Role
We’re looking for a highly technical Engineering Manager to lead a senior team of engineers building our development platform on Kubernetes in AWS. The ideal candidate for this role is passionate about developer efficiency through excellent planning, techniques, and architectures and is also able to jump into tough problems to help resolve them. This role reports to the Head of Engineering.
SmarterDx builds clinical AI that empowers hospitals to achieve 100% chart accuracy for revenue integrity. Our solution helps hospitals tell the most accurate and complete story of the patient and the care that was delivered, which helps them recover millions in earned revenue and improve quality of care scores. Become a Smartian and help optimize the way the healthcare system works for everyone. Learn more at smarterdx.com/careers.
**This role is fully remote within the US**
Key responsibilities
- Be accountable for all aspects of the team’s performance including velocity of feature delivery, quality, operational excellence, hiring, retention, professional growth, and well-being
- Foster a culture of clarity, alignment, and confidence to help the team deliver on goals effectively
- Work with the Head of Engineering to drive out the strategy, roadmap, and architecture for the application development platform
- Design, build, and launch new platform features to improve the overall quality and experience of software development at SmarterDx
- Champion DevOps culture across the organization
- Protect patients’ privacy by teaching secure coding practices and ensuring they are woven into the fabric of our architecture
- Support our platform in production
- Work with the Head of Engineering to improve the broader engineering organization
Your qualities
- 12+ years of software engineering experience
- 3+ years as an engineering manager
- Expertise running an agile process (preferably Kanban) for a team and fluency with the agile toolkit
- Expertise with Terraform and Kubernetes
- Deep experience designing and implementing microservice architectures
- Experience in Python and one or more database systems, especially PostgreSQL
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Experience working in a security-conscious domain
- Experience working at startups, especially in the health tech space
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
Nice-to-have qualifications
- You're a former startup founder, or have managed a team at a fast-growing startup
- Experience supporting data engineering tools like Airflow and dbt.
- Experience with Snowflake
Our stack
AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, Go, Python, Typescript, Postgres
Compensation
$200K to $250K base salary + equity incentives
Benefits
- Medical, Dental & Vision – Comprehensive plans with leading insurance providers, covering 90-100% of your premiums and 70-90% for dependents, depending on the plan.
- One Medical Membership – Free membership included if you enroll in a SmarterDx medical plan.
- Paid Parental Leave – Up to 12 weeks of paid leave for birth or adoption.
- Remote-First Team – Work from anywhere in the U.S. with a $400 home office reimbursement stipend.
- Unlimited PTO & 10 Holidays – 4 of which include floating holidays so you can recognize the days that matter most to you.
- Learning & Development Budget – $500 per year (prorated) for courses, books, and resources to expand your skills.
- 401(k) with Traditional & Roth Options – Tax-advantaged retirement savings through Empower.
- Minimal Bureaucracy – A fast-moving, high-impact environment where you can focus on what matters.
- Incredible Teammates! – Work alongside smart, supportive, and mission-driven colleagues.
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