Engineering Lead (NY, NY)

About us:

Zealthy is a telemedicine company on a mission to provide critical healthcare services to all who need them. We are building the world's largest and highest quality telemedicine company and fundamentally expanding access to high-quality care.

While the Founder was most recently Founder and CEO at a unicorn healthcare company, the full-time team is currently only 13 people, including 4 full-time engineers and growing. The company is focused on sustainable growth, and the company is growing quickly to achieve its mission.

We work hard at Zealthy to ensure that patients can access high-quality healthcare from anywhere. This means working Monday-Friday in the office. Hours tend to be longer than at most companies because we work hard to serve our patients and make sure that we can achieve our mission of building the world's largest and highest quality telemedicine company.

The culture is focused on what we can do to serve our patients and all full-time members of the team will be equity holders in the business, as we firmly believe that all team members should be literal and figurative owners in what we are building.

The Role:

We are seeking an experience full-time Engineering Manager. As an Engineering Manager, your responsibilities will involve a combination of hands-on engineering work, technical leadership, project management, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to develop and maintain our platform.

What You’ll Do:

• This engineering manager will be hands on, and will both code as well as manage other engineers.
• You will report directly and work in tandem with the CEO, and work closely with the rest of the engineering team, product management, and executive leadership to ensure a high-quality experience for users.
• Scale the team from a team of 4 to a team of 10 full-stack engineers.
• Fine-tune the performance of our telemedicine platform, conducting optimizations and enhancements that elevate the quality of care and user satisfaction.
• Lead architectural discussions and decisions related to telemedicine platform development.
• Cultivate a virtuoso team of engineers, conducting mentorship programs and career development initiatives that empower them to reach new heights of excellence.
• Stay updated with the latest technologies and trends in telemedicine to ensure the company remains competitive.
• Foster a collaborative and inclusive team environment.
• Partner with cross-functional teams such as product management, design, and QA to deliver high-quality telemedicine solutions
• Conduct regular code reviews to ensure code quality, maintainability, and adherence to coding standards.
• Identify potential security risks and vulnerabilities and implement measures to mitigate them.

What You’ll Bring:

• Prior experience working at an early stage startup, preferably in the healthcare space.
• Strong proficiency in software development, with experience in our relevant programming languages (such as Typescript, Javascript, and React).
• Experience using Supabase preferred, but not required.
• Demonstrated leadership experience, preferably in a technical role, with the ability to inspire and motivate engineering teams. Those with the capacity to serve as a player/coach are preferred.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams and communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify and address technical challenges and performance bottlenecks in telemedicine platforms.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, prioritize tasks, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced startup environment.