Head of Software Engineering (Remote)

M3USA•Fort Washington, PA

9d•Remote

About The Position

M3 is the global leader in digital solutions in healthcare, experiencing significant year-on-year growth. Due to continued expansion, we are hiring a Head of Software Engineering to join PracticeMatch, an M3 company. PracticeMatch is a leader in providing physician data and services to healthcare organizations. This role will define and execute a technology roadmap to modernize PracticeMatch's legacy platform, align engineering with business strategy, and foster a culture of engineering excellence. The ideal candidate will lead the engineering team, drive delivery, and partner with business and product leadership.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent experience.
Active engagement with M3 USA's AI training and upskilling programs; demonstrated adoption of agentic coding tools.
12+ years of progressive software engineering experience, including significant time in a hands-on technical role.
5+ years of engineering leadership experience, including direct management of engineering teams.
Demonstrated experience leading legacy system modernization or technology platform migration efforts.
Experience in a SaaS, data, or platform product environment.
Expert-level understanding of web application architecture.
Strong working knowledge of modern web technologies (React or equivalent front-end frameworks, RESTful APIs, cloud infrastructure, containerization).
Experience designing and operating CI/CD pipelines, automated test frameworks, and observability systems.
Practical knowledge of application security, data privacy, and compliance requirements in web products.
Working knowledge of agentic coding tools (Claude Code, Codex, or equivalents) and supporting techniques.
Proven ability to recruit, manage, and develop engineering talent at multiple levels.
Strong written and verbal communication; able to present technical information to executive, business, and engineering audiences.

Nice To Haves

Healthcare technology or physician recruiting industry experience a plus.
Working fluency in ColdFusion and SQL Server sufficient to evaluate and guide modernization decisions.
Familiarity with the physician recruiting or healthcare data domain is an advantage.

Responsibilities

Define and execute a multi-year technology roadmap for modernizing PracticeMatch's legacy platform.
Partner with product and business leadership to align engineering priorities with business strategy.
Establish a phased approach to system transformation, maintaining product stability.
Evaluate and recommend modern technology choices for scalability.
Champion the responsible adoption of agentic AI across the engineering lifecycle.
Lead, manage, and develop the engineering team, including software engineering and QA.
Build and sustain a culture of engineering excellence (code quality, security, documentation, peer review, test automation).
Attract, recruit, and retain engineering talent, building career paths and development plans.
Conduct performance conversations, provide feedback, and address performance issues.
Foster psychological safety and a learning environment within the team.
Own engineering delivery, ensuring projects are well-scoped, executed reliably, and meet quality standards.
Maintain and improve engineering systems (CI/CD, automated testing, deployment, observability).
Troubleshoot production incidents, drive root cause analysis, and implement durable fixes.
Implement and refine repository context, conventions, and executable plans for agentic coding.
Identify engineering work for AI-assisted or automated workflows.
Serve as the primary technology partner to business and product leadership.
Collaborate with M3 USA's broader technology leadership on shared infrastructure and standards.
Communicate architecture decisions, transformation progress, and engineering health to senior leadership.
Partner with HR on workforce planning, organizational design, compensation, and talent strategy.