Director, Software Dev Engineer

DeepHealth; France; Hybrid; EUR 171,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

DeepHealth is seeking a Director of Software Development Engineering to shape the engineering roadmap, lead multiple teams, and drive architectural excellence for health tech platforms. You will recruit and mentor top engineers, balance strategic initiatives with delivery, and partner with product, clinical, and data teams to build scalable, secure healthcare solutions.

You will oversee cloud-based distributed systems, establish coding standards, and steer the organization toward high quality,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field.
• 12+ years of software engineering experience, with 5+ years in engineering leadership.
• Proven track record of building and scaling distributed software systems.
• Deep expertise in cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure), microservices, APIs, and modern DevOps/CI-CD.
• Strategic thinker able to engage in code reviews and executive roadmap discussions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, with ability to present technical topics to non-technical audiences.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams in fast-paced, regulated environments.
• Familiarity with HIPAA and healthcare data standards is a plus.
• Experience with tools like GitHub, Jira, Datadog, PagerDuty.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive multi-year engineering vision and platform strategy.
• Lead architecture and design decisions for scalable, reliable systems.
• Own engineering delivery, uptime, and technical debt management.
• Partner with Product to translate requirements into engineering plans.
• Drive agile practices and ensure regulatory and quality standards.
• Collaborate with Clinical, Data Science, and Design teams.
• Establish KPIs/OKRs and drive accountability across org.
• Mentor and develop engineering talent across multiple disciplines.
• Champion tooling, automation, and AI/ML adoption to accelerate velocity.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Cross-functional leadership

Architectural decisions

Executive communication

People development

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field

12+ years software engineering experience

5+ years in engineering leadership

Tools

AWS

GCP

Azure

Microservices

CI/CD (DevOps)

GitHub/Jira/Datadog/PagerDuty

Job description

As Director of Software Development Engineering, you will lead the engineering organization responsible for building and scaling DeepHealth’s platform and products. You will drive technical strategy, architecture decisions, and engineering excellence across multiple teams, ensuring delivery of high-quality, reliable software that supports our mission in health technology.

Operating as a strategic partner to product, clinical, and business leadership, you will shape the engineering roadmap, cultivate a strong engineering culture, and build scalable systems and teams. You will also recruit, develop, and retain top engineering talent, ensuring strong execution and measurable impact on business outcomes.

Engineering Strategy & Technical Leadership

· Define and drive the multi-year engineering vision, technical roadmap, and platform strategy aligned with business goals

· Lead architecture and design decisions for complex, distributed systems, ensuring scalability, reliability, and security

· Establish engineering standards, processes, and best practices to drive consistency, quality, and operational excellence

· Own accountability for engineering delivery, system uptime, and technical debt management across the organization

Product Delivery & Engineering Execution

· Partner with Product Management to define and execute the product roadmap, translating business requirements into engineering plans

· Drive agile delivery practices across teams, ensuring on-time, high-quality releases that meet regulatory and compliance standards

· Collaborate closely with Clinical, Data Science, and Design teams to shape technically sound and patient-centered solutions

· Ensure consistency of engineering quality, code review culture, and testing standards across all teams and geographies

Cross-Functional Collaboration & Stakeholder Alignment

· Partner with Product, Clinical, and Data Science leaders to align engineering priorities with company strategy and customer needs

· Communicate technical concepts and trade-offs clearly to non-technical stakeholders, including executive leadership and the Board

· Establish engineering KPIs and OKRs, creating transparency and accountability across the organization

· Drive innovation in tooling, automation, and AI/ML adoption to accelerate engineering velocity and product quality

Team Leadership & Organizational Impact

· Recruit, retain, and develop world-class engineering talent across multiple disciplines, including backend, frontend, platform, and data engineering. Ensuring alignment with organizational policies and culture.

· Define engineering team structure, roles, career ladders, and performance frameworks to support growth and retention

· Build scalable engineering onboarding programs and a culture of continuous learning, psychological safety, and inclusive collaboration

· Supervise, coach, and evaluate team members to ensure high performance and professional development.

· Assign and prioritize workloads, monitor progress, and adjust resources to meet deadlines and objectives.

· Set clear goals, conduct regular performance reviews, provide constructive feedback and development plans, and implement improvement plans when needed.

· Foster a positive work environment by resolving conflicts proactively, promoting collaboration and accountability across the team, and maintaining clear communication across the team

Innovation & Engineering Culture

· Build, lead, and mentor a high-performing engineering organization, fostering a culture of technical excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement

· Champion emerging technologies and evaluate build vs. buy decisions to accelerate innovation responsibly

· Act as a key member of the executive leadership team, contributing to overall company strategy, culture, and decision-making

· Influence senior stakeholders and drive alignment across product, operations, commercial, and clinical functions

PLEASE NOTE: This is not an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and requirements of the position described above. Other functions may be assigned and management retains the right to add or change duties at any time.

Minimum Qualifications, Education and Experience

· Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field required.

· 12+ years of software engineering experience, with 5+ years in engineering leadership roles, ideally in SaaS, health tech, or regulated industries

· Proven track record of building and scaling distributed software systems and high-performing engineering organizations

· Deep expertise in cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure), microservices, APIs, and modern DevOps/CI-CD practices

· A strategic thinker who’s equally comfortable diving into code, architecture reviews, and executive-level roadmap conversations

· Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present technical topics to non-technical audiences

· Strong analytical mindset with experience using engineering metrics, system performance data, and business outcomes to guide decisions

· Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment with competing priorities

· Excellent program management skills—able to drive multiple engineering initiatives in parallel with clarity and accountability

· Experience with tools like GitHub, Jira, PagerDuty, Datadog, or similar engineering productivity and observability platforms

· Experience working in HIPAA-compliant environments; familiarity with healthcare data standards (HL7, FHIR) is a plus

Quality Standards

· Communicates, cooperates, and consistently functions professionally and harmoniously with all levels of supervision, co-workers, visitors, and vendors.

· Demonstrates initiative, personal awareness, professionalism and integrity, and exercises confidentiality in all areas of performance.

· Follows all local, regional and country laws concerning employment.

· Follows all DeepHealth policies and procedures.

· Follows data privacy, compliance, safety and confidentiality standards at all times.

· Practices universal safety precautions.

· Promotes good public relations on the phone and in person.

· Adapts and is willing to learn new tasks, methods, and systems.

· Reports to work regularly as scheduled; consistently punctual with respect to working hours, meal and rest breaks, and maintains satisfactory personal attendance in accordance with DeepHealth guidelines.

· Completes job responsibilities in a quality and timely manner.

Travel

This position requires domestic / international travel up to 10%.

Working Environment

Remote

Physical Demands

This position often requires sitting, standing, walking, bending, twisting, reaching with hands and arms, using hands and fingers, handling, or feeling, speaking, listening, and high-level cognitive thinking. Also, must be able to lift up to 10 pounds occasionally.

I have read and understand the responsibilities and requirements of the position.

Salary range is from $198,000 to $260,000