Software Engineering Manager

Summary

Join Heidi, a health-tech company on a mission to revolutionize healthcare delivery, as a Client Platform Engineering Manager. Lead a team responsible for building and maintaining the foundational frontend architecture across Heidi’s products, including desktop, mobile, and web clients. You will own the design system, component library, build tooling, and platform capabilities. The role involves driving developer productivity, unifying cross-platform experiences, fostering technical excellence, and supporting teams through architectural changes. You will also lead and develop the team, setting clear expectations and fostering a collaborative culture. Heidi offers a flexible hybrid work environment, additional paid time off, discounted gym memberships, a generous personal development budget, equity, and the opportunity to make a global impact.

Requirements

• 8–10+ years of engineer management experience, with at least 2 years in a technical leadership or management role
• Proven track record building and scaling production systems in cloud environments (preferably AWS)
• Deep knowledge of infrastructure automation, CI/CD tooling, containerization, and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Expertise in monitoring and alerting tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Datadog)
• Experience with secrets management, service mesh, and distributed systems
• Strong knowledge of security best practices and compliance requirements in healthcare
• Comfort with scripting languages such as Python or Bash

Responsibilities

• Own Heidi’s Frontend Platform: Lead the technical strategy, development, and maintenance of core client infrastructure — including the design system, shared UI components, performance tooling, and accessibility standards
• Drive Developer Productivity: Build tooling and abstractions that improve the day-to-day experience of frontend engineers and allow product teams to focus on feature development
• Unify Cross-Platform Experiences: Collaborate with design and product to ensure consistent, performant experiences across desktop, mobile, and web clients
• Foster Technical Excellence: Champion best practices in frontend architecture, testing, performance, and accessibility across the org
• Support Teams Through Change : Guide the org through architectural migrations or upgrades (e.g., framework changes, mobile app refactors), ensuring business continuity and minimal disruption
• Lead and Develop the Team: Hire, mentor, and support engineers on the Client Platform team, setting clear expectations and fostering a culture of collaboration, ownership, and growth

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in healthtech, startups, or regulated industries

Benefits

• Flexible work with a hybrid environment
• Additional paid day off for your birthday and wellness days
• Discounted corporate gym memberships
• A generous personal development budget of $500 per annum
• Become an owner, with shares (equity) in the company, if Heidi wins, we all win