Head of Engineering

People Culture Talent • New York, NY

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Dart Health is hiring a Head of Engineering to help shape the future of applied AI in healthcare. Backed by the Mayo Clinic Platform and leading healthcare investors, they’ve quickly become the market leader in post-acute care and are now expanding into acute care — with a clear ambition to become the national standard for clinical AI. Their platform is already deploying frontier intelligence across the country’s top healthcare organizations. Their core platform enables healthcare organizations to deploy safe, high-impact technology across complex clinical environments. Today, their systems support 100,000+ patients weekly across hospice, home health, cardiology, oncology, and more. As Head of Engineering, you’ll scale the technical foundation behind this platform and help define how clinical AI is built, validated, and deployed across the healthcare system.

Requirements

• 6–10 years of engineering experience with a demonstrated track record of success as an engineering lead
• Experience leading small, high-performing engineering teams — and comfort being a builder first, manager second
• ~50% hands-on engineering in your most recent role; you're not looking to leave the code behind
• Startup experience (any stage) — you move fast, operate with autonomy, and don't need process to get things done
• First-principles thinking and the ability to operate in high-variability, trust-critical environments

Nice To Haves

• Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) experience is a strong plus — the ability to sit at the intersection of customer problems and technical solutions is exactly what this role calls for
• No healthcare background required; curiosity about clinical AI and patient impact is what matters

Responsibilities

• Lead from the front — Stay ~50% hands-on across architecture, coding, and technical decision-making (TypeScript, Python, AWS, PostgreSQL/Supabase)
• Scale the team — Manage the existing engineering team (6 engineers in São Paulo) and build out a NYC-based founding team
• Define the architecture — Build systems and infrastructure for enterprise-grade healthcare deployments
• Shape the roadmap — Partner closely with founders on product direction and R&D, including a virtual hospital simulation lab using synthetic patients
• Set the bar — Own engineering quality, reliability, and speed in a trust-critical environment where technology reaches clinicians in weeks
• Hire and build — Play a key role in recruiting as the team scales from ~11 to 15–20 this year

Benefits

• ICHRA health benefits (best-in-class, flexible)
• Flex time off — not tracked, with a culture that trusts you to manage your time
• Annual company offsites in unique, off-the-grid locations
• Milestone events tied to company wins (go-karts, team outings, and more)
• In-person, collaborative culture in a spacious NYC office near Madison Square Garden
• Monthly lunch cards (~$500/person)
• Customer travel opportunities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed