Senior Director, Software Engineering

Butterfly Network•New York, NY

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Butterfly Network is seeking an experienced software engineering leader to head a significant part of its software organization. Based in the New York City office, this role reports to Boon Chen and sets technical vision and organizational strategy across mobile, cloud, and platform engineering. The position drives the roadmap supporting the Butterfly ecosystem, including the Butterfly iQ3 device, Butterfly Cloud, and Compass AI. The Senior Director leads a multi-team organization of engineering managers and individual contributors, partnering with Product, Design, Regulatory, and executive leadership to deliver a high-quality, FDA-regulated medical device software platform. The role also represents engineering to executive leadership and champions ownership, quality, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

15+ years of software engineering experience.
5+ years leading multi-team engineering organizations at the Director, Senior Director, or VP level.
A sense of urgency and ownership of software development end to end.
Experience running engineering processes and organizational structures at scale.
Comfort with both cloud/backend development and mobile (iOS/Android) applications.
Excellent communication skills and ability to work with both technical staff and C-level executives.
Engineering degree and equivalent experience.
FDA medical device experience.
Authorization to work in the United States; the company will not provide immigration sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

Hardware device experience.
Experience scaling engineering organizations through high-growth periods.
Background in health tech, medical devices, or other regulated industries.

Responsibilities

Own and deliver the software engineering roadmap across mobile, cloud, and platform teams.
Lead, grow, and develop a multi-team engineering organization, including engineering managers and senior technical leaders.
Define and evolve software architecture and engineering standards across the organization.
Attract, retain, and develop exceptional engineering talent at all levels.
Partner with Product, Design, Regulatory, and Quality to ship compliant, high-quality software on schedule.
Design and manage internal operational processes, including planning, execution, and delivery rhythms, across a distributed engineering organization.
Serve as a technical and organizational leader across the company, representing engineering to executive leadership as needed.
Champion a culture of ownership, quality, and continuous improvement.
Adhere to company security policies and procedures, securely use company assets, and complete required security awareness training.
Safeguard company data and systems and immediately report suspected or actual security incidents according to established procedures.

Benefits

Comprehensive health insurance, including dental and vision coverage.
Annual company contributions to Health Savings Accounts for enrolled employees.
Employee Assistance Program with emotional health and day-to-day support resources.
401(k) plan with matching.
Eligible employees may participate in an Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
Unlimited paid time off and 10 holiday days per year.
Parental leave, with additional support for primary caregivers transitioning back to work.
Competitive salaried compensation.
Equity.
Hybrid work model with two or more days a week in the office for most positions.