Engineering Lead, AI-Driven HealthTech Platform

The Bronx; New Jersey; On-site; USD 180,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary up to $225k

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Leadership opportunity

Strategic influence

Job summary

Scion Technology is helping a HealthTech client hire a Senior Software Engineering Manager in New Jersey for a full‑time, onsite role. You will build a new engineering organization, guide architecture across products, and lead AI-enabled initiatives throughout the lifecycle.

You will establish principles, drive architectural choices, and shape the team and product strategy, with significant influence over technical direction and delivery.

Qualifications

• Experience leading software engineering organizations through growth or transformation.
• Proven ability to improve engineering productivity, delivery velocity, and software quality.
• Practical experience using AI-enabled tools as part of modern software development workflows.
• Strong architectural judgment and ability to evaluate unfamiliar systems and technologies.
• Experience in healthcare, regulated technology, or another quality-sensitive environment is a plus.
• Willingness and ability to work onsite five days per week and travel periodically to other locations.

Responsibilities

• Establish and grow a new engineering group, including recruiting, organizational design, onboarding, and leadership development.
• Improve development throughput, delivery consistency, and software quality.
• Identify and remove obstacles that limit engineering productivity.
• Provide technical leadership for major new product initiatives involving intelligent recommendations and AI-enabled experiences.
• Guide architecture across mature applications and newly developed systems.
• Establish engineering principles, technical standards, and development practices.
• Incorporate AI-assisted approaches into implementation, testing, troubleshooting, documentation, and technical exploration.

Skills

Leadership experience

Engineering productivity

AI-enabled tools

Architectural judgment

Healthcare domain

Onsite work/travel

Job description

Scion Technology is helping a HealthTech client hire a Senior Software Engineering Manager in New Jersey for a full‑time, onsite role. You will build a new engineering organization, guide architecture across products, and lead AI-enabled initiatives throughout the lifecycle.

You will establish principles, drive architectural choices, and shape the team and product strategy, with significant influence over technical direction and delivery.