Senior Director, Software Engineering

Butterfly Network•New York, NY

22h•Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking an experienced software engineering leader to head a significant part of Butterfly Network's software organization. This is a backfill for a departing leader on the team. The role is based in our New York City office and reports to Boon Chen. You will set the technical vision and organizational strategy across our mobile, cloud, and platform engineering teams, driving the roadmap that powers the Butterfly ecosystem, from the Butterfly iQ3 device to Butterfly Cloud and Compass AI. You will lead a multi-team organization of engineering managers and individual contributors, partnering closely with Product, Design, Regulatory, and executive leadership to deliver a world-class, FDA-regulated medical device software platform.

Requirements

15+ years of software engineering experience, including 5+ years leading multi-team engineering organizations at the Director/Sr. Director/VP level.
Sense of urgency and ownership of software development end to end.
Experience running engineering processes and organizational structures at scale.
Equally comfortable with cloud/backend development and mobile (iOS/Android) applications.
Excellent communication skills, able to work equally well with technical staff and C-level executives.
Engineering degree and equivalent experience.
FDA medical device experience.

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.