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SmarterDx · 1 month ago

Engineering Manager, Backend Services

United States

Full-time

Remote

Director/Executive

$230K/yr - $270K/yr

10+ years exp

SmarterDx is a clinical AI company transforming how hospitals translate care into payment. They are seeking a highly technical Engineering Manager to lead a senior team of engineers in building mission-critical backend services using Python, focusing on delivering quality and operational excellence.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Health CareHospitalInformation Technology

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

Build robust, well tested services and capabilities

Design, build and launch new features and improve the overall quality of our internal and external services

Collaborate across disciplines to understand our users and iterate on new ideas

Support our services and systems in production

Contribute to engineering standards, system design reviews, and best practices around scale, operational excellence, testing and cloud-native systems

Qualification

PythonAgile processMicroservices architectureKubernetesCloud-native systemsProduct management collaborationSoftware engineering experienceHealth tech experienceTeam collaborationCommunication skills

Required

10+ years of software engineering experience

2+ years as an engineering manager

Expertise in Python

Experience of owning products from development, through delivery to live support and maintenance

Expertise running an agile process (preferably Kanban) for a team and fluency with the agile toolkit

Extensive experience working with product managers to shape and define requirements into small, incremental business-valuable deliverables

Deep experience designing and implementing microservice-based, event-driven architectures, especially on Kubernetes

Excellent communication and team collaboration skills

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience

Preferred

Experience integrating with FHIR APIs

Experience at a scale-up, or rapid growth, technology company

Experience in the health tech domain, particularly in hospital billing systems

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 – Generous paid leave to support families through birth or adoption: Up to 12 weeks for birthing parents and 6 weeks for non-birthing parents.

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.