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.