What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Engineering position at parachutehealth?
Responsibilities:
- Influence company goal setting by representing engineering’s current and future capacity & capabilities.
- Strategically align division teams with the company direction, then communicate the vision and plan to the rest of the engineering team and other stakeholders.
- Understand how to navigate a complex domain area and reconcile market, budget, and competing priorities as constraints.
- Department budget ownership not limited to but including current headcount, team development, education, tooling, hiring and retention.
- Track and evaluate key performance metrics, objectives, dependencies, status, and results of a growing product portfolio
- Shape technical processes with the assistance of engineering leadership.
- Lead engineering managers, mentor next level down leaders, and build engineering teams in a high-growth environment
- Empower developer productivity and set the tone for the culture of the department
- Evaluate technology partners, where appropriate
- Collaborate with other departmental leaders (Product, Design, Technical Program Management, Data) to organize initiatives and organizational growth plans
- Manage, track and promote employee engagement by building a mission-driven culture of improving patient’s lives built on teamwork, autonomy, interdependence and creative problem-solving
- Direct key technical decisions related to application and data model design.
- Understanding of data structures, TDD, and software engineering design patterns and principles.
Requirements:
- 3 years of managing and leading high growth engineering organizations
- 5 years experience in a scaling SaaS organization with opinions on how to grow engineering specifically
- 3 years leading 2 engineering teams
- 7 years prior programming experience
- Experience in healthcare: HL7, FHIR, HIPAA and other healthcare compliance constraints.
- Experience building and supporting multi-tenant solutions in a SaaS model
- Experience delivering in agile and other modern development methodologies
- Experience with cloud infrastructure services such as AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills with other departments and leadership
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science from an accredited college or university or equivalent experience
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States and must be located in the continental US for the duration of the employment
Nice to have:
- Familiarity with our technology: ruby on rails, react, mirth
- Knowledge in container technology, infrastructure as code, and cloud-based engineering practices.
Benefits:
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Remote-First Company with the option to work at our New York City office
- Equity Incentive Plan
- Annual Company-Wide Bonus (up to 15%)
- Flexible Vacation Policy
- Summer Fridays - 5 Fridays Off During Summer (Separate From PTO)
- Monthly Internet Stipend
- Annual Home Office Stipend
- Co-Working Space Reimbursement
- Annual stipend for education and development
Base Salary Bands (based on experience and level):
Senior Engineering Manager: $225,000 - $260,000
Director: $240,000 - $300,000
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This role is not eligible for employer visa sponsorship. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of application and for the duration of employment. The Company does not sponsor employment authorization for this position, nor will it provide assistance in obtaining temporary work authorization
Salary : $225 - $260
