Director of Engineering leading AI-powered healthcare products at Steer Health. Responsible for technical leadership, team development, and aligning engineering initiatives with business goals.
Responsibilities
Lead and scale engineering organization
Drive execution of engineering initiatives from ideation through production release
Lead, mentor, and grow high-performing engineering teams
Partner cross-functionally with Product, Design, and GTM to align technology with business outcomes
Ensure high standards for quality, performance, security, scalability, and compliance
Strengthen engineering processes, tooling, and culture to support rapid growth
Translate product strategy into clear technical plans, milestones, and delivery metrics
Establish engineering best practices, accountability, and operational excellence
Own the architecture, delivery, and evolution of Steer Health’s AI-powered platforms
Ensure systems are scalable, secure, reliable, and compliant (including SOC 2)
Drive modern engineering practices such as CI/CD, automated testing, code reviews, and observability
Provide technical guidance on design decisions, tradeoffs, and system integrations
Hire, retain, and develop top engineering talent
Foster an inclusive, collaborative, and high-trust engineering culture
Partner with Product, Design, GTM, Customer Success, and Product Marketing teams
Requirements
15+ years of engineering experience, with 7+ years in senior technical leadership roles
Proven ability to build, lead, and scale high-performing engineering teams
Strong architectural judgment with experience scaling SaaS or cloud-native platforms
Excellent communication skills and ability to influence at the executive level
Track record of close collaboration with Product and cross-functional partners
Strong hands-on and leadership experience with Node.js
Experience working with MongoDB and SQL databases
Practical experience building or integrating agentic AI systems (OpenAI or similar LLM platforms)
Frontend experience with Next.js and modern web architectures
Deep understanding of CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment workflows
Experience running production systems on Kubernetes
Cloud experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
Strong understanding of SOC 2 compliance, security controls, and audit readiness
Benefits
Impactful Mission: Build AI-driven technology that improves patient access and healthcare operations
High Ownership Role: Shape engineering strategy and execution at a growing healthcare tech company
Collaborative Culture: Work closely with leadership, product, and GTM teams
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