Engineering Manager, Core Platform

Charlie Health•New York, NY

2h•$185,000 - $265,000•Hybrid

About The Position

As the Engineering Manager, Core Platform, you will lead a team of Platform Engineers, driving execution at a high level while fostering a culture of trust, empathy, and technical excellence. The Core Platform team is responsible for improving developer productivity, AI tooling, observability, shared services, and code quality in our core systems. Your work will directly shape how quickly we can turn ideas into impact for patients. You will help transform behavioral health care by building the platform behind our care model. You will provide structured execution, clear prioritization, and alignment with business needs. As a hands-on leader, you will lead sprint ceremonies, roadmap planning, provide mentorship, remove blockers, contribute technically as needed, and create a culture of execution and continuous improvement. You will partner with leaders in our Engineering, Data, and ML teams and define a vision for our Core Platform team. We’re a team of passionate, forward-thinking professionals eager to take on the challenge of the mental health crisis and play a formative role in providing life-saving solutions. If you’re inspired by our mission and energized by the opportunity to increase access to mental healthcare and impact millions of lives in a profound way, apply today.

Requirements

2+ years managing and mentoring Platform Engineers, with a focus on execution and delivery, and 6+ years of engineering experience total
Proven ability to drive team operations, including sprint ceremonies, roadmap planning, and prioritization
Proficiency in one or more programming languages (Python preferred), with the ability to guide and review technical work
Experience being an effective cross-functional partner with Product, Engineering, Machine Learning, and Analytics, aligning work with business goals
Clear, concise communicator who can translate complex technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders
Comfortable navigating ambiguity, breaking down complex problems, and driving iterative solutions
Committed people leader with a history of coaching talent and fostering a high-performance, inclusive team culture

Nice To Haves

Experience leading a Core Services or Developer Experience team
Familiarity with SPACE and DORA metrics
Experience measuring AI developer tooling impact

Responsibilities

Manage and mentor a growing team of Platform Engineers; foster a culture of technical excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement
Lead execution, ensuring the team delivers high-quality, reliable solutions aligned with business priorities, including leading sprint ceremonies and roadmapping
Own the team’s roadmap, balancing near-term developer pain with long-term architectural investments
Hire and develop a high-performing team through strong onboarding, coaching, and performance management
Build and maintain shared application capabilities, including libraries, services, frameworks, and internal tooling
Establish clear platform boundaries and contracts to avoid service sprawl and reduce cognitive load for product teams
Measure impact using outcomes like developer velocity, onboarding time, reliability, codebase health, and platform adoption
Identify bottlenecks and implement improvements to team workflows, tools, and development practices
Work with Product and Engineering to sequence and deliver incremental architectural improvements without impacting feature development
Own AI tooling adoption and best practices across Engineering

Benefits

Charlie Health is pleased to offer comprehensive benefits to all full-time, exempt employees. Read more about our benefits here.
NYC-based candidates: $185,000 - $265,000
Remote candidates (outside NYC): $185,000 - $225,000
Please note, pay will be determined on an individualized basis and will be impacted by location, experience, expertise, internal pay equity, and other relevant business considerations. Further, cash compensation is only part of the total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may include stock options and other Charlie Health-sponsored benefits.

Stand Out From the Crowd

Upload your resume and get instant feedback on how well it matches this job.

Upload and Match Resume