Engineering Director: Scale AI & Platform Leadership

Qualified Health; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 240,000 - 310,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualified Health in Palo Alto is seeking a Director of Engineering to set strategy and organizational structure for a high-growth phase. You will own roadmaps across applications, AI and the core platform, guiding scalable delivery and technology decisions.

You will lead senior engineers and managers, balancing hands-on work with leadership, and align engineering goals with business value in health-tech collaborations.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading large engineering orgs and managers.
• Hands-on systems design and production-grade architecture experience.
• Strong background in backend and AI/ML for scalable platforms.

Responsibilities

• Own people management across the organization, including performance reviews and hiring.
• Scale the engineering org with thoughtful headcount growth.
• Drive end-to-end roadmaps across Applications, Platform, and AI initiatives.
• Lead adoption of cutting-edge AI/LLM techniques to healthcare problems.
• Mentor managers and align with executive leadership on priorities.

Skills

People management

System design

Backend engineering

AI/LLM expertise

Roadmap planning

Cross-functional leadership

Job description

Qualified Health in Palo Alto is seeking a Director of Engineering to set strategy and organizational structure for a high-growth phase. You will own roadmaps across applications, AI and the core platform, guiding scalable delivery and technology decisions.

You will lead senior engineers and managers, balancing hands-on work with leadership, and align engineering goals with business value in health-tech collaborations.