Engineering Manager

Photon•New York, NY

12d•Hybrid

About The Position

Photon is looking for an Engineering Manager to lead and scale its engineering team. This is a high-impact, cross-cutting role responsible for people management, execution, and team effectiveness across engineering, from patient experience to customer integrations and internal systems. The role involves working closely with the CTO to ensure the right things are being built and to improve team operations by increasing clarity, alignment, and consistency during scaling. The Engineering Manager will play a key role in developing engineers, strengthening team performance, and identifying areas for improvement in structure, ownership, or processes. This includes addressing challenges directly, enhancing team collaboration, and ensuring the organization operates effectively. The role is ideal for someone excited about building strong teams, improving work processes, and shipping meaningful products in the complex healthcare space.

Requirements

5+ years of software engineering experience, with 2+ years in an engineering management role
Experience managing engineers across multiple teams or a full product surface area
Strong track record of improving team execution, delivery, and overall effectiveness
Experience identifying and resolving team, organizational, or process issues
Ability to create clarity in ambiguous environments—across priorities, ownership, and decision-making
Experience working closely with Product, Ops, and Commercial in a fast-paced environment
Strong communication skills, including the ability to address difficult or complex situations directly

Nice To Haves

Background in scaling early or growth-stage engineering teams
Experience improving developer productivity and internal workflows
Familiarity with APIs, integrations, or distributed systems
Experience in healthcare, fintech, or other complex/regulatory environments
Experience leveraging AI in workflows

Responsibilities

Manage and mentor engineers across multiple pods, supporting their growth, performance, and career development
Drive hiring and team building—attracting and retaining strong engineering talent
Drive execution across teams, ensuring clear priorities, strong alignment, and consistent delivery
Partner closely with Product, Ops, and Commercial teams to plan roadmaps, scope projects, and make tradeoffs
Identify and address performance issues, team misalignment, and execution risks
Contribute to technical direction as needed, while ensuring teams can execute effectively day-to-day
Build a strong engineering culture rooted in ownership, accountability, and high standards