Director of Engineering

Artpharmacy; Connecticut; Remote; USD 140,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Artpharmacy is seeking a Director of Engineering to lead product engineering efforts during a critical growth phase. This fully remote role focuses on developing a secure, resilient architecture, managing engineering teams, and enforcing best practices while collaborating closely with product leaders.

Benefits

Equity

Health Insurance

401(k)

20 days of PTO annually

Qualifications

• Strong preference for candidates with HIPAA compliance experience.
• Experience in startup or early-stage environments is preferred.
• Strong instincts for project management and technical execution.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage engineering from technical strategy to implementation.
• Ensure compliance with data privacy and HIPAA requirements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align engineering efforts.

Skills

Project Management

Technical Leadership

Agile/Scrum Methodologies

Web Technologies

HIPAA Compliance

Education

8+ years of software engineering experience

Tools

Zoho

React

Python

AWS

PostgreSQL

Job description

Reports to: Chief Executive Officer

Location: Remote, U.S.-based

Status: Exempt, Full-time

About SocialRx

SocialRx (dba Art Pharmacy) works with healthcare, education, and workforce management partners to address the dual mental health and loneliness crises through social prescribing — a new model of care that connects people to non-clinical services that improve their health and well-being. We partner with health plans, employers, and public agencies to help people access arts, culture, nature, and other community-based services that drive value for our business partners and the people they serve.

We are a small, growing team backed by early stage venture investors. We are currently serving customers in AZ, CA, CT, GA, MA, NC and NY. We have immediate plans to expand to 2 additional markets in 2025.

The Opportunity

We are hiring a Director of Engineering to lead our product engineering efforts during a critical phase of growth. Reporting directly to the CEO, you will partner closely with our Head of Product to evolve and maintain our core platform, which powers care navigation, community referrals, and member engagement across our social prescribing ecosystem. You will also supervise contracted resources and agency partners to help scale the product for new geographies and partners.

This role is ideal for someone who loves to balance strategy and execution (50/50) — setting direction while staying close to the code. You will define engineering practices, enforce HIPAA-compliant data handling, and shape a secure, resilient architecture. You’ll also be instrumental in hiring and mentoring future engineering team members.

We’re seeking a Senior Engineering Leader who thrives in early-stage environments and can bring engineering discipline, team leadership, and delivery excellence to our product stack.

You’ll serve as the technical leader for the company and as a mentor and manager, collaborating with the Head of Product while introducing engineering best practices and systems that enable velocity. You’ll help define architecture, manage timelines, and ensure our platform remains reliable, secure, and scalable as we grow.

What You'll Do

• Lead and manage all aspects of engineering, from technical strategy and architecture to hands-on implementation.
• Lay the foundation of tech infrastructure, providing structure, accountability, and engineering rigor.
• Own delivery timelines and drive execution across product and infrastructure initiatives.
• Introduce and enforce coding standards, testing practices, sprint cadences, and technical documentation.
• Ensure compliance with data privacy, security, and HIPAA requirements.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Operations, and Partnerships teams to align engineering with business priorities.
• Actively contribute to the codebase on a near-daily basis — building features, fixing bugs, reducing technical debt, and setting engineering best practices by example.
• The expectation is a 50/50 split between strategic and hands-on work.
• Build early engineering systems that scale — including CI/CD, monitoring, and dev workflows.

What We're Looking For

• 8+ years of software engineering experience, with 2+ years in a technical leadership or management role
• Proven ability to lead and scale engineering in a startup or early-stage environment
• Strong preference for candidates with HIPAA compliance experience and deep familiarity with healthcare data privacy and security
• Fluency in modern web technologies and architecture — especially Zoho, React, Python, AWS, and PostgreSQL
• A strategic and hands-on approach: roughly 50% of your time will be spent coding
• Strong instincts around project management, sprint planning, and technical execution
• Passion for mission-driven work that centers community well-being, health equity, and creativity
• Excellent communication skills and comfort collaborating cross-functionally

Support & Collaboration Structures

While the Director of Engineering reports directly to the CEO, you will be supported by a strong Head of Product and a network of experienced technical advisors (including Bryan Dennstedt at TechCXO). This advisory structure provides ongoing mentorship and collaboration opportunities to deepen your impact and support your growth.

Remote Work Expectations

This is a fully remote role with the expectation of working primarily within east coast U.S. business hours. We emphasize collaboration and transparency — key meetings are synchronous, but the day-to-day workflow allows for flexibility. You’ll need to be proactive with communication in a distributed environment and available for internal meetings regularly. Company leadership convenings twice annually in Atlanta, GA for one week.

Our Current & Future Tech Stack

We are in the process of modernizing our platform. Candidates should either have experience with or be open to working with the following:

• Must-have: Zoho (including Deluge scripting)
• In use / transitioning toward: React, Python, PostgreSQL, AWS, Node.js
• Tooling: CI/CD (GitHub Actions/BitBucket Pipelines preferred), Asana, and Slack (consideration for future Jira integration)
• Development methodology: Agile/Scrum

We value adaptable engineers who can work across technologies as we scale and modernize.

Why Join Us

• Work on something deeply human: combatting loneliness, improving mental health, and strengthening social infrastructure.
• Join a high-integrity team that cares about creativity, joy, and delivering a different kind of healthcare experience.
• Help shape a fast-growing product and tech strategy from the ground up.
• Build something that will reach millions of people.
• $140 - $175k + equity + health insurance, 401(k), 20 days of PTO annually

How to Apply

Apply via this link with your resume, LinkedIn, and GitHub.