Lead Software Engineer

Engineering Manager I (Player/Coach, Full Stack)Location: RemoteCompensation: $185,000 - $195,000About Our ClientOur client is a mission-driven telehealth company focused on expanding access to treatment for opioid use disorder. They build compliant, patient- and clinician-facing software that supports care delivery at scale. The work is high-trust, outcomes-driven, and deeply tied to reliability, privacy, and regulatory compliance (HIPAA).The RoleOur client is hiring an Engineering Manager I to lead a team of 2–5 full-stack engineers building and maintaining core web applications. This is a true player/coach role with a 50–70% hands-on coding expectation (and 30–50% leadership), depending on business needs and team maturity.You’ll be responsible for delivery quality, architecture improvements, engineering standards, and day-to-day mentorship—working side-by-side with your team across the full product lifecycle from idea → implementation → measurable results.Tech StackTypeScript, ReactFirebase (Firestore, Authentication, Remote Config)Google Cloud Platform (GCP)What You’ll DoLead delivery with strong technical judgment: contribute to roadmap planning, scope shaping, and estimation; drive incremental wins and predictable executionMaintain a high engineering bar: clear technical designs, opinionated architecture choices, strong code review culture, and solid test coverageBuild across the stack: primarily strengthening frontend capabilities, while contributing wherever the team needs mostCoach and develop engineers: mentorship, feedback, and growth plans while fostering a culture of excellence, creativity, collaboration, and continuous improvementPartner cross-functionally: work closely with Product and Design, plus clinicians and non-technical stakeholders, to ensure solutions meet real clinical and business needsImprove systems and process: advocate for investments that improve architecture, quality, and performance—balancing traditional engineering approaches with thoughtful use of AI toolingOperate with flexibility: thrive in ambiguity, ask questions, learn fast, and adapt team priorities as business needs evolveManage performance: with support from leadership and People partners, handle performance evaluations, promotions, coaching plans, and (when necessary) separationsWhat Our Client Is Looking ForExperience leading and mentoring engineers while remaining hands-on as a technical contributorStrong full-stack product engineering background, ideally with modern frontend strengths (TypeScript/React)Ability to make and defend architecture decisions, improve code quality, and build scalable patternsComfort working in a regulated or high-trust environment (healthcare experience is a plus; HIPAA familiarity is helpful)Strong collaboration and communication skills, including working with clinicians and non-technical partnersBias toward incremental delivery, measurable outcomes, and pragmatic executionCuriosity and openness to using emerging tools (including AI tooling) to improve development practices and product outcomesWhy This RoleDirect impact on patients and clinicians through real clinical workflowsPlayer/coach scope with meaningful ownership over systems, standards, and team developmentHigh-leverage work: architecture improvements, quality bar, delivery reliability, and cross-functional influenceA mission that matters, in a space where thoughtful engineering and compliance are non-negotiable