Director of Engineering

Rocket Doctor; Remote; CAD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A digital health platform is seeking a Director of Engineering to lead and mentor a growing team. The role involves designing scalable technology solutions, aligning technology vision with product strategy, and managing technical challenges in a leadership capacity. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in software engineering, a deep understanding of AI in healthcare, and a passion for improving patient care. This position offers entirely virtual work and competitive benefits.

Benefits

Entirely virtual work

Full health benefits

Three weeks paid vacation

Stock and options

Qualifications

• 8+ years of full-time software engineering experience, with 3+ years managing teams.
• Highly technical expertise in web application development and infrastructure.
• Experience in implementing AI solutions in the healthcare sector.

Responsibilities

• Grow and mentor an existing engineering team.
• Design scalable technology solutions for millions of users.
• Align technology vision with product strategy.

Skills

Software engineering

Team management

Web application development

DevOps

AI in healthcare

Tools

React

NodeJS

Google Cloud Platform

Job description

ABOUT ROCKET DOCTOR

Rocket Doctor is a digital health platform and marketplace that is breaking down obstacles that limit access to quality, comprehensive and cost-effective healthcare. Our proprietary software equips doctors with the tools to run successful independent practices in virtual and hybridized in-person models of care, enabling them to provide tailored support to patients in rural and remote communities across Canada and on Medicaid and Medicare across the United States.

Leveraging large language models, AI/ML and wireless medical devices, Rocket Doctor is bridging the healthcare divide, connecting patients to equitable and accessible healthcare regardless of age, location, or financial status.

We believe that every person deserves equal access to quality healthcare and are looking for team members who are motivated to learn, grow, and innovate, while making a meaningful difference. Since launch we have enabled more than 400 MDs to provide care to more than 700,000 patient visits across North America.

We recently joined the team at Rocket Doctor AI (formerly Treatment.com AI), becoming a publicly-traded company in Spring of 2025, and are rapidly expanding across all avenues.

This is your chance to get in early with our rapidly growing company so that together we can bring high quality care with advanced technology to millions of patients around the World!

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Director of Engineering will join the leadership team and report to the CEO. You will work closely with key members across the organization, and lead a team of engineers, while working closely with product to conceptualize and develop the future of technology at Rocket Doctor.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Grow and mentor an existing engineering team of various seniority while deploying resources to hire and grow engineering across the organization
• Work with our Architect to design and think-through solutions that will scale to millions of users to improve health and well being, building on our current code base
• Build a vision for scaling and growing technology systems used across Rocket Doctor by our patients, providers, and care coordinators
• Collaborate with product management to align technology vision with product strategy, define and prioritize the technical roadmap in support of business and customer goals.
• Manage technical challenges around implementing and supporting that vision
• Be the voice of engineering on the leadership team, creating new processes and workflows that continues to transform the company into a technology-first enterprise
• Be excited to work with the team on a day to day basis helping them to unblock problems, build solutions and ship code
• Work directly with the CEO to build a vision for how technology can revolutionize healthcare

ABOUT YOU

• 8+ years of full-time software engineering experience (with 3+ years of experience managing software engineering teams)
• Highly technical with expertise in web application development, infrastructure, architecture, and DevOps and ready to jump in where necessary
• Passionate about using AI in the healthcare industry, with 2-3 years of experience implementing the same
• Able to help engineers develop new skills and advance in their careers
• Building web applications with engineering best practices and achieve a high level of test coverage
• Manage the rigorous requirements of maintaining sensitive patient healthcare records
• Experience creating applications in React(Typescript)/NodeJS
• Building scaled microsystems within Google Cloud Platform
• Experience working in a digital health or healthcare environment

BENEFITS

• Entirely virtual work - do the job from anywhere in the world
• Full health benefits (prescription, dental, vision, paramedical)
• Three weeks paid vacation
• Stock and options
• Join a team that values innovation, creativity, and accountability, and cultivates a positive culture of open-communication and collaboration.
• Compensation commensurate with experience

EQUITY STATEMENT

We are committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable, and accessible environment, where everyone feels valued, respected and supported, with a workforce that reflects the diversity of our community. We particularly encourage women, black people, indigenous peoples, people of colour, and members of the LGBTQIA community to apply.