Director, Software Dev Engineer

DeepHealth•Somerville, MA

2d•$198 - $260•Remote

About The Position

As Director of Software Development Engineering, you will lead the engineering organization responsible for building and scaling DeepHealth’s platform and products. You will drive technical strategy, architecture decisions, and engineering excellence across multiple teams, ensuring delivery of high-quality, reliable software that supports our mission in health technology. Operating as a strategic partner to product, clinical, and business leadership, you will shape the engineering roadmap, cultivate a strong engineering culture, and build scalable systems and teams. You will also recruit, develop, and retain top engineering talent, ensuring strong execution and measurable impact on business outcomes.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field required.
12+ years of software engineering experience, with 5+ years in engineering leadership roles, ideally in SaaS, health tech, or regulated industries
Proven track record of building and scaling distributed software systems and high-performing engineering organizations
Deep expertise in cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure), microservices, APIs, and modern DevOps/CI-CD practices
A strategic thinker who’s equally comfortable diving into code, architecture reviews, and executive-level roadmap conversations
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present technical topics to non-technical audiences
Strong analytical mindset with experience using engineering metrics, system performance data, and business outcomes to guide decisions
Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment with competing priorities
Excellent program management skills—able to drive multiple engineering initiatives in parallel with clarity and accountability
Experience with tools like GitHub, Jira, PagerDuty, Datadog, or similar engineering productivity and observability platforms
Communicates, cooperates, and consistently functions professionally and harmoniously with all levels of supervision, co-workers, visitors, and vendors.
Demonstrates initiative, personal awareness, professionalism and integrity, and exercises confidentiality in all areas of performance.
Follows all local, regional and country laws concerning employment.
Follows all DeepHealth policies and procedures.
Follows data privacy, compliance, safety and confidentiality standards at all times.
Practices universal safety precautions.
Promotes good public relations on the phone and in person.
Adapts and is willing to learn new tasks, methods, and systems.
Reports to work regularly as scheduled; consistently punctual with respect to working hours, meal and rest breaks, and maintains satisfactory personal attendance in accordance with DeepHealth guidelines.
Completes job responsibilities in a quality and timely manner.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with healthcare data standards (HL7, FHIR) is a plus

Responsibilities

Define and drive the multi-year engineering vision, technical roadmap, and platform strategy aligned with business goals
Lead architecture and design decisions for complex, distributed systems, ensuring scalability, reliability, and security
Establish engineering standards, processes, and best practices to drive consistency, quality, and operational excellence
Own accountability for engineering delivery, system uptime, and technical debt management across the organization
Partner with Product Management to define and execute the product roadmap, translating business requirements into engineering plans
Drive agile delivery practices across teams, ensuring on-time, high-quality releases that meet regulatory and compliance standards
Collaborate closely with Clinical, Data Science, and Design teams to shape technically sound and patient-centered solutions
Ensure consistency of engineering quality, code review culture, and testing standards across all teams and geographies
Partner with Product, Clinical, and Data Science leaders to align engineering priorities with company strategy and customer needs
Communicate technical concepts and trade-offs clearly to non-technical stakeholders, including executive leadership and the Board
Establish engineering KPIs and OKRs, creating transparency and accountability across the organization
Drive innovation in tooling, automation, and AI/ML adoption to accelerate engineering velocity and product quality
Recruit, retain, and develop world-class engineering talent across multiple disciplines, including backend, frontend, platform, and data engineering. Ensuring alignment with organizational policies and culture.
Define engineering team structure, roles, career ladders, and performance frameworks to support growth and retention
Build scalable engineering onboarding programs and a culture of continuous learning, psychological safety, and inclusive collaboration
Supervise, coach, and evaluate team members to ensure high performance and professional development.
Assign and prioritize workloads, monitor progress, and adjust resources to meet deadlines and objectives.
Set clear goals, conduct regular performance reviews, provide constructive feedback and development plans, and implement improvement plans when needed.
Foster a positive work environment by resolving conflicts proactively, promoting collaboration and accountability across the team, and maintaining clear communication across the team
Build, lead, and mentor a high-performing engineering organization, fostering a culture of technical excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement
Champion emerging technologies and evaluate build vs. buy decisions to accelerate innovation responsibly
Act as a key member of the executive leadership team, contributing to overall company strategy, culture, and decision-making
Influence senior stakeholders and drive alignment across product, operations, commercial, and clinical functions