Manager, Software Engineering

GoodRx is the leading prescription savings platform in the U.S. Trusted by more than 25 million consumers and 750,000 healthcare professionals annually, GoodRx provides access to savings and affordability options for generic and brand-name medications at more than 70,000 pharmacies nationwide, as well as comprehensive healthcare research and information. Since 2011, GoodRx has helped consumers save nearly $75 billion on the cost of their prescriptions.

Our goal is to help Americans find convenient and affordable healthcare. We offer solutions for consumers, employers, health plans, and anyone else who shares our desire to provide affordable prescriptions to all Americans.

About the Role

As an Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for helping team members with the technical aspects of their jobs and be the point of escalation for any technical challenges and help troubleshoot any problems that may arise.  Apart from being hands-on with coding, you will also be responsible for driving end-to-end architectural design while maintaining alignment to deliver well rounded solutions along with promoting best practices and coding standards.  You will also be coordinating with team members in daily or weekly forums ensuring the right work is being prioritized that aligns with business growth and deadlines.

Responsibilities:

• Leads and directs the work of others.

• Owns strategy and implementation of products that deliver against team-owned business KPIs.

• Responsible for key system design, integration decisions and for communicating decisions to individuals implementing the system.

• Able to materially improve performance and quality of team output.

• Recommends changes to policies and establishes procedures that affect immediate organization(s).

• Hire, train and supervise engineering staff members.

• Work closely with others across teams and disciplines to ensure quality and reliability of services.

• Work with the team and other cross-functional leaders to define roadmap and vision.

• Use business knowledge to guide team technical decisions.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Minimum education required: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related quantitative field.

• Minimum required experience: 5+ years in software engineering, with at least 2 years in a management or technical leadership role.

• Seasoned and experienced manager who successfully leads a single function team. 

• Effective hiring, retaining, and developing software engineers.

• Leadership skills necessary to manage and develop several teams local and remote.

• Demonstrable knowledge of application design, development, monitoring and operating critical domains and infrastructure reliably.

• Experience designing, building, deploying, operating, and maintaining cloud-based web services and microservices (AWS, Azure, GCP, etc.)

• Deep Experience with one or more backend programming languages (Go, Java, Python, C#)

• Experience with relational and non-relational database technologies

• Experience with automatic building/deployment services like Jenkins, AWS, CodeFresh, GCP, etc.

• Experience with APM and visual performance monitoring (DataDog, SpeedCurve or others)

• Integrating with different analytics/events-based systems like Segment, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, etc.

• Experience with using RESTful APIs (Protocol Buffers, etc)

• Experience working in an agile development environment.

• Organizational competencies and project management skills to keep projects, processes, and engineering teams on track.

• Self-motivated with ability to multitask and thrive in a timeline-driven environment.

• Interpersonal communication skills with expertise in distilling complicated topics to a broader audience. 

• Healthcare and/or pharmacy experience is a plus.

• Experience with identity management platforms is preferred.

At GoodRx, pay ranges are determined based on work locations and may vary based on where the successful candidate is hired. The pay ranges below are shown as a guideline, and the successful candidate’s starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, and other relevant business and organizational factors. These pay zones may be modified in the future. Please contact your recruiter for additional information.

San Francisco and Seattle Offices:

New York Office:

Santa Monica Office:

Other Office Locations:

GoodRx also offers additional compensation programs such as annual cash bonuses or commission, and annual equity grants for most positions as well as generous benefits. Our great benefits offerings include medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) with a company match, an ESPP, unlimited vacation, 13 paid holidays, and 72 hours of sick leave. GoodRx also offers additional benefits like mental wellness and financial wellness programs, fertility benefits, generous parental leave, pet insurance, supplemental life insurance for you and your dependents, company-paid short-term and long-term disability, and more!

We’re committed to growing and empowering a more inclusive community within our company and industry. That’s why we hire and cultivate diverse teams of the best and brightest from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We believe that true innovation happens when everyone has a seat at the table and the tools, resources, and opportunities to excel.

With that said, research shows that women and other underrepresented groups apply only if they meet 100% of the criteria. GoodRx is committed to leveling the playing field, and we encourage women, people of color, those in the LGBTQ+ communities, individuals with disabilities, and Veterans to apply for positions even if they don’t necessarily check every box outlined in the job description. Please still get in touch - we’d love to connect and see if you could be good for the role!

GoodRx is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities during our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please reach out to us at [email protected].

We prioritize candidate safety. Please be aware that all official communication will only be sent from @goodrx.com or [email protected] addresses.

GoodRx is America's healthcare marketplace. The company offers the most comprehensive and accurate resource for affordable prescription medications in the U.S., gathering pricing information from thousands of pharmacies coast to coast, as well as a tele-health marketplace for online doctor visits and lab tests. Since 2011, Americans with and without health insurance have saved $60 billion using GoodRx and million consumers visit goodrx.com each month to find discounts and information related to their healthcare. GoodRx is the #1 most downloaded medical app on the iOS and Android app stores. For more information, visit www.goodrx.com.