Engineering Director - Paris (x/f/m)

Doctolib; Paris; Hybride; EUR 90 000 - 130 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Free comprehensive health insurance

Parent Care Program

Free mental health services

Flexible work from abroad

Work Council subsidy

Up to 14 days of RTT

Lunch voucher

Résumé du poste

A leading healthcare technology company is looking for an Engineering Director in Paris to lead the Patient Health Companion organization. You will oversee multiple engineering teams and drive innovative healthcare experiences, mentoring managers and engineers while establishing best practices. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of engineering leadership, a passion for healthcare innovation, and strong technical depth. This position offers a full-time, hybrid work model along with comprehensive health benefits.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of engineering management experience, including managing managers.
• Proven ability to recruit, develop, and retain engineering talent.
• Strong foundation in software engineering and architecture.
• Ability to align engineering efforts with company strategy.
• Genuine interest in healthcare innovation.
• Track record of scaling engineering organizations.
• Deep empathy for users and commitment to addressing their needs.

Responsabilités

• Build and scale a world-class engineering organization.
• Drive the technical vision for Patient Health Companions.
• Lead development of groundbreaking healthcare experiences.
• Establish engineering practices for quality and scalability.
• Partner with different teams to address health needs.
• Define acquisition strategies for users across Europe.
• Pioneer solutions for accessible and effective healthcare.

Connaissances

Leadership excellence

Team building

Technical depth

Strategic vision

Healthcare passion

Growth mindset

User‑centricity

Description du poste

The Challenge

We're looking for an Engineering Director to lead our Patient Health Companion organization, a key initiative transforming Doctolib into a daily health companion, enabling everyone to manage their health and wellbeing proactively. You'll oversee 4 engineering teams and their managers, including our flagship Health Companion for Parents of young children, which aims to revolutionize how we support parents to care proactively for their children's health and wellbeing.

• Incredible experience for our AI‑powered chat that combines top‑notch medical expertise with artificial intelligence.
• Sophisticated recommendation systems that deliver personalized content and actionable health insights and actions.
• Engaging mobile experiences that make health management intuitive and accessible.
• Growth strategies to bring these transformative services to millions.

Your Impact

• Build and scale a world‑class engineering organization, mentoring engineering managers and staff engineers across multiple technical domains while fostering a culture of excellence and innovation.
• Drive the technical vision and strategy for our Patient Health Companions, ensuring alignment with Doctolib's broader mission, business and product goals.
• Lead the development of groundbreaking healthcare experiences including AI‑powered chat support, sophisticated recommendation systems, and intuitive mobile interfaces.
• Establish engineering practices and architecture that enable rapid experimentation while maintaining the highest standards of quality, security, and scalability.
• Partner with product, design, and healthcare professionals to ensure our solutions address real health needs while delivering exceptional user experiences.
• Define and execute acquisition and growth strategies to bring our health companions to millions of users across Europe.
• Shape the future of healthcare technology by pioneering solutions that make healthcare more accessible, personalized, and effective.

Your Profile

You're a seasoned engineering leader with a proven track record of building and scaling high‑performing teams. You combine technical excellence with strategic vision and have a passion for creating technology that transforms lives.

Core qualifications

• Leadership excellence: 5+ years of engineering management experience, including managing managers and staff engineers across diverse technical domains.
• Team building: Proven ability to recruit, develop, and retain exceptional engineering talent.
• Technical depth: Strong foundation in software engineering, distributed systems, and architecture, with the ability to guide technical decisions across mobile and backend systems.
• Strategic vision: Ability to translate business objectives into technical roadmaps and align engineering efforts with company strategy.
• Healthcare passion: Genuine interest in healthcare innovation and improving patient outcomes through technology.
• Growth mindset: Track record of scaling engineering organizations while maintaining culture and quality.
• User‑centricity: Deep empathy for users and commitment to building products that address their needs.

Bonus points for

• Experience building consumer health products or working in healthcare technology.
• Background in AI/ML systems, recommendation engines, or content platforms.
• Track record of launching and growing successful mobile applications.
• Experience working with medical professionals or in regulated environments.

What We Offer

• Free comprehensive health insurance for you and your children.
• Parent Care Program: receive one additional month of leave on top of the legal parental leave.
• Free mental health and coaching services through our partner Moka.care.
• For caregivers and workers with disabilities, a package including an adaptation of the remote policy, extra days off for medical reasons, and psychological support.
• Work from abroad for up to 10 days per year thanks to our flexibility days policy.
• Work Council subsidy to refund part of sport club membership or creative class.
• Up to 14 days of RTT.
• Lunch voucher with Swile card.

Job details

• Permanent position
• Full‑time
• Paris, France
• Start date: as soon as possible
• Working mode: hybrid

The interview process

• Recruiter interview
• Mobile pair programming
• Mobile app design
• Behavioral interview
• At least one reference check
• Offer!

Equal Opportunity Statement

At Doctolib, we are committed to improving access to healthcare for everyone. This translates into our recruitment process. We evaluate candidates based solely on qualifications and motivation, without any form of discrimination. The more diverse ideas are heard, the more our product will truly improve healthcare for all. You are welcome to apply to Doctolib, regardless of your gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, ethnicity, disability. To ensure equal opportunities, we invite you to exclude personal information (e.g. pictures, age) from your applications. If you require any accommodation, please let us know for support during the hiring process. Join us in building the healthcare we all dream of! All information provided is processed by Doctolib for application management. For data processing details, click here. Please contact hr.dataprivacy(at)doctolib.com for inquiries or to exercise your rights.