Blackbird Health · 22 hours ago
Director of Product Engineering - Remote
Blackbird Health is a clinician-founded organization dedicated to providing mental health services for children and young adults. The Director of Product Engineering will lead the delivery of core full-stack applications, ensuring scalability and reliability while fostering a high-performance culture within the technology team.
Health CareInformation TechnologyMedicalWellness
Responsibilities
Define and execute the architectural roadmap for our web and mobile platforms, transitioning to a scalable, service-oriented architecture
Architect the application layer that integrates our foundational services like the EHR that houses our clinical workflows with our novel services, ensuring low latency and high reliability
Adopt a move fast delivery cadence to break down complex initiatives into shippable, high-value milestones
Manage and mentor 2-3 cross-functional squads, implementing career frameworks that foster growth and retention
Own the live site health by establishing SRE (Site Reliability Engineering) practices, incident response protocols, and comprehensive observability standards
Build a diverse and inclusive engineering culture that attracts top talent and balances autonomy with alignment
Enforce rigorous CI/CD pipelines and automated testing standards to ensure safe and frequent deployments
Qualification
Required
12+ years of software engineering experience, with a focus on building complex, high-scale web and mobile applications
5+ years of engineering management experience, including experience managing leads or other managers (not just individual contributors)
Full Stack Mastery: Deep expertise in modern stacks (React, Node.js, Python) and cloud-native infrastructure (GCP, CDN, IAP)
Architectural Depth: Proven track record of designing distributed systems, microservices, and event-driven architectures
Data Privacy: Experience working in regulated environments (HIPAA, Fintech) with strict security and privacy requirements
Remote Fluency: Ability to lead distributed teams effectively, maintaining strong communication and collaboration across time zones
Preferred
Experience as a Product / Program Manager
Experience with EHR integrations (FHIR standards) or healthcare interoperability
Background in AI/ML application engineering, specifically working with LLMs or RAG pipelines
Contributions to open source projects or a history of technical writing/public speaking
Benefits
Medical, Dental & Vision coverage (available on day 1 of employment)
401k (with a company match)
Employer-paid life insurance coverage
Generous paid time off
Opportunities for career growth
Company
Blackbird Health
Blackbird Health is a mental health clinic that supports children and young adults facing social, developmental, and academic difficulties.
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$17MKey Investors
Define Ventures
2024-02-21Series A· $17M
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