Marigold Health is hiring a
Lead Engineer

Summary

Join Marigold Health as an engineering leader to oversee our team and codebase, collaborating with product, data science, and clinical operations to improve the responsiveness, quality, scalability, and reliability of our technology offering.

Requirements

• 4-9 years of engineering experience in industry, with at least 2 years in a lead role managing others’ work output and at least 1 year of healthcare tech experience
• Strong understanding of U.S. healthcare regulations as they relate to building software, including HIPAA and HITRUST
• Experience with and interest in managing a remote team of software engineers across multiple time zones
• Curiosity about and demonstrated ability to learn new technologies and become an authority on them
• Demonstrated track record of designing and developing systems for scale, performance, security, and availability
• Ability to decompose complex business problems and collaborate with others in solving them
• Strong analytical skills leading to demonstrated expertise in problem-solving, technical innovation and decision-making
• High standards for DevOps, code quality, performance and utilization
• Ability to think broadly and strategically coupled with the desire to directly manage projects and tasks
• Strong risk assessment and time estimation skills, including an ability to prioritize and delegate work efficiently
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to convey complex technical concepts to non-technical colleagues in an understandable and accessible way
• Strong technical documentation skills

Responsibilities

• Provide expert technical guidance and leadership to the engineering team
• Drive the architecture and design decisions for complex engineering projects, ensuring scalability, reliability, and maintainability
• Contribute to the development of the company's technical strategy, aligning it with business goals and market trends
• Maintain a deep understanding of the technical aspects of the company's products and services, and provide guidance and support to the team
• Own the codebase. Conduct thorough code reviews and refactors when necessary to ensure adherence to coding standards, best practices, security, and maintenance of high-quality codebase
• Lead security by analyzing and improving security systems and processes, developing organization-wide best practices and standards, and mitigating and reporting possible threats or software issues
• Establish metrics and performance indicators to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of the engineering team, identifying areas for improvement
• Identify and optimize performance bottlenecks in software systems, ensuring optimal performance and scalability
• Ensure the delivery of engineering projects on time and in line with or exceeding quality benchmarks
• Work with technical lead to accurately estimate time and resources for projects and tasks
• Oversee structure and effectiveness of sprint planning, task prioritization, and backlog grooming
• Create and maintain technical documentation, including design specifications, system architecture diagrams, and API documentation
• Identify opportunities for process optimization, implement best practices, and continuously improve engineering workflows and methodologies

Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare coverage, including fully covered premiums for individuals (with the option to cover dependents for a cost) and a dedicated mental health benefit
• 4 weeks of PTO
• Computer and equipment provided