VP of Engineering

Our client, a fast-growing Healthtech startup, is hiring a hands-on VP of Engineering to join their team in New York. The successful candidate will lead the development of a platform supporting independent primary care practices, responsible for building data-intensive products, transforming manual processes into scalable software and managing a growing engineering and data team.

Responsibilities

• Set the technical direction and architecture for backend services, data pipelines and customer-facing products.

• Build systems that collect, transform and deliver complex healthcare and practice management data.

• Create dashboards, workflows and operational tools that help clinic staff access and act on information.

• Connect electronic health records and practice management platforms to ensure reliable data flows.

• Work with product and operations teams to turn manual tasks into automated workflows and self-service capabilities.

• Define engineering practices that improve delivery, maintainability and scalability.

• Oversee hiring, onboarding and professional development across the engineering and data team.

• Guide technical decisions through architecture reviews, code reviews and practical mentorship.

• Maintain production quality and reliability through testing, monitoring, issue resolution and controlled releases.

Skillset

At least 8 years’ experience developing production web applications, with responsibility for major systems or products.

Strong backend and data engineering skills, alongside the ability to work across the full stack.

Proficiency in Python and JavaScript, with experience designing and building RESTful APIs.

A track record of creating data-intensive applications that help non-technical users understand and use complex information.

Expertise in data modelling, query optimisation and processing data within applications.

Familiarity with cloud data warehouses and modern data tools.

Experience leading frontend and backend engineers, including recruiting, mentoring and expanding teams.

A product-led mindset, with sound technical judgement and the ability to balance delivery priorities with future requirements.

Experience working with healthcare, billing or claims data would be beneficial.

Knowledge of workflow automation, rule-based systems or turning managed services into self-service software would also be an advantage.

Benefits

• Salary: $250k – $325k.

• Equity.