Manager, Engineering

Let’s keep things simple: we are an unbelievably talented, hard-working, and compassionate team driving towards a mission that impacts every single one of us - even you! 

Healthcare benefits are complex, underutilized and a mystery for most users. We’re removing that complexity. Now more than ever, employers are adding value to their employees’ benefits like telemedicine and mental health services. HealthJoy’s industry-changing tech platform consolidates those benefits into a simplified benefits experience, saving users time and money.  

With over $100M in fundraising to date, and the successful closing of our recent Series D, HealthJoy has garnered workplace awards for Inc.’s Fastest Growing Startups and Built In Chicago’s Best Places to Work while growing globally to nearly 400 team members. We’re continuing down the path of high growth and high impact, and this role is a key member of the Engineering Team making that happen.

As a Software Engineering Manager, you will have an opportunity to lead a cross-functional team creating new experiences to deliver Joy to our members. You will enhance our SaaS solution, scale highly distributed systems, and continuously improve our engineering practices. You will get to work with the latest software practices and technologies such as microservices architecture, cloud design patterns, automated CI/CD pipeline, Kubernetes, and AWS.  Above all, your work will impact people’s interactions with the healthcare system.

• Lead a talented team of software and QA engineers to deliver innovative, high-quality products based on architectural and engineering excellence
• Guide software engineers through planning, designing, coding, delivery, and support, driving the day-to-day technical decisions
• Own and continually improve the throughput and stability of product delivery and application lifecycle
• Collaborate with product management and design during product discovery to create amazing solutions for all our users
• Collaborate with staff engineers to ensure solutions delivered integrate well with the rest of the HealthJoy platform.
• Manage metrics for product delivery and developer performance
• Recruit, grow, and retain engineering top talent
• Coach individual contributors and technical leads to grow them 
• Be the conduit between your team and business stakeholders.
• Encourage a collaborative environment to deliver high-quality, reliable and well-tested features 
• Champion HealthJoy values within your team.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of software development experience.
• 3+ years of managing software development teams.
• Hands-on leadership experience going into the details for software design, code, build, test, deploy, and support.
• 5+ years of hands development experience utilizing python
• 5+ years of experience with relational database design, development and optimization.
• Working knowledge of kubernetes is a plus
• Working knowledge on AWS infrastructure is a plus
• Hands-on experience mentoring engineers to build scalable, resilient, consumer-facing mobile and web distributed solutions.
• Experience in leading engineers through technical impediments and production support.
• Experience with US healthcare is a plus.
• Experience, interest with AI development tools is a plus

Job Level: 50  

Base Compensation Range for Job Level: $175,000-200,000 Annually 

The cash compensation above includes base salary only. Certain roles are eligible for additional cash incentives such as commission, annual bonus targets, overtime pay or other variable incentives.

HealthJoy maintains a comprehensive strategy to determine rewarding and competitive packages for individual compensation for new hires, internal promotions and internal job changes. This strategy is based on several factors unique to each individual, including: 1) the skills, experience and qualifications of the individual; 2) the responsibilities and demands of the role; 3) analysis of external market data; and 4) company budget and financial performance. 

HealthJoy is a remote-first employer. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. 

At HealthJoy, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role, and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each role and individual. 

In addition to cash compensation, HealthJoy offers a rich “Total Rewards” package that includes:

• Medical, Dental and vision insurance packages
• HSA contribution match
• Stock options for eligible roles
• 401k match
• Paid parental leave
• Company sponsored Short Term and Long Term Disability coverage
• Flexible PTO 

Commitment to Equal Pay

At HealthJoy, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone has the opportunity to succeed and thrive.

We believe that everyone should be paid based on their qualifications, experience, and the work that they do, and not on their gender, race, or any other personal characteristic. Our compensation practices are essential to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where we value the contributions of all our employees. 

We conduct thorough annual reviews of employee pay and our pay practices to ensure we reward the right behaviors and are providing equal pay for equal work. 

Additionally, we assess the external market and internal equity across like roles. As part of our regular review of pay practices, HealthJoy examines employee pay for potential disparities between persons of different genders, races and ethnicities that are not explainable by objective factors such as performance, experience level, credentials, or location, and are committed to correcting any issues and reviewing practices from unintended outcomes. 

Commitment to Equal Opportunity

HealthJoy is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. 

All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or any other basis forbidden under federal, state, or local law.

Don’t meet every single requirement? We know the confidence gap and imposter syndrome can get in the way of meeting spectacular candidates, so please don’t hesitate to apply — we’d love to hear from you. HealthJoy is dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role and HealthJoy, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.