Head of Engineering

Optura.AI; United States; Remote; USD 195,000 - 355,000; Full time

Job summary

Optura.AI is seeking a Head of Engineering to lead the development of its AI orchestration platform. This role includes overseeing backend services, architecting cloud-native solutions, and fostering a culture of technical excellence. The position is fully remote, offering a unique opportunity to shape the future of AI in healthcare with a highly collaborative team.

Benefits

Comprehensive Healthcare: Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Remote Work: Work from anywhere in the US

Equity Ownership

Qualifications

• 5+ years of engineering experience, including 3+ years leading teams.
• Proven experience building and scaling cloud-based platforms.
• Expertise in backend development and distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Own and scale AI orchestration platform, ensuring performance and security.
• Lead decisions on containerization, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps practices.
• Design and build multi-tenant, cloud-native architecture.

Skills

Leadership

Backend Development

Cloud Technology

Microservices

APIs

DevOps

AI/ML Infrastructure

Containerization

Education

5+ years engineering experience

3+ years leading teams

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Python

Node.js

Go

AWS

GCP

Azure

Job description

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Building Optura — The First AI Operating System for Healthcare | Chief of Staff & GTM Leader

Location : Remote

Head of Engineering

About OpturaOptura is on a mission to revolutionize AI deployment in healthcare. Our AI orchestration platform helps mid-to-large healthcare organizations and tech-enabled platforms seamlessly build, scale, and operationalize AI in production. As we enter our next phase of growth, we are hiring a Head of Engineering to lead the development of our platform and scale our engineering team.

**The Role **

We are seeking a technical, hands-on leader to drive the engineering vision, strategy, and execution at Optura. This role is perfect for someone who thrives in an early-stage, high-impact environment and wants to build a world-class engineering organization. You’ll lead the development of our AI orchestration platform, infrastructure, and core services—transforming how AI is deployed at scale.

What You’ll Do

• Own and scale Optura’s AI orchestration platform, ensuring it is scalable, secure, and high-performing.

• Design and build multi-tenant, cloud-native architecture (AWS/GCP/Azure).

• Implement and optimize AI/ML infrastructure, APIs, and data pipelines to support real-time AI workflows.

• Lead decisions on containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps best practices.

• Ensure high availability, reliability, and security across all platform components.

Software Engineering & Development

• Architect and develop backend services and APIs that power AI integration workflows, leveraging state-of-the-art technologies such as Streamlit, Hugging Face, LangSmith, PyTorch, and LLM APIs.

• Establish best practices in software design, distributed systems, and event-driven architectures optimizing for scalability and reliability.

• Oversee full-stack development, collaborating with frontend teams to build intuitive AI-powered user experiences.

• Implement Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), prompt engineering, and vector databases (e.g., Pinecone, Qdrant, Lance) to enhance AI-driven applications.

• Design and optimize databases (e.g., PostgreSQL) and data pipelines (e.g., Temporal) to support knowledge graphs, recommendation systems, and AI agents.

• Balance hands-on coding with high-level system design and solution architecture, ensuring smooth AI orchestration in production.

• Define and drive technical roadmaps, coding standards, and engineering principles, ensuring best practices in building and scaling products, teams, and architecture.

Leadership & Team Building

• Build and scale a high-performing engineering team with hiring, mentoring, and growing top-tier talent.

• Foster a culture of technical excellence, innovation, and ownership.

• Work closely with product, design, and business teams to align technical execution with company strategy.

• Scale engineering processes and best practices to support rapid growth.

What We’re Looking For

• 5+ years of engineering experience, including 3+ years leading teams.

• Proven experience building and scaling cloud-based platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure).

• Expertise in backend development (Python, Node.js, Go, or similar) and distributed systems.

• Strong understanding of microservices, APIs, DevOps, and AI/ML infrastructure.

• Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and CI/CD automation.

• Track record of hiring, leading, and mentoring engineers in a high-growth environment.

• Startup experience preferred but not required.

• Passion for building game-changing AI-driven platforms (no healthcare experience needed).

Why Join Us?

• Lead the engineering team at a high-growth AI startup.

• Shape the future of AI in healthcare—your work will have a real-world impact.

• Work alongside experienced founders and top AI experts.

• Remote-first, with a highly collaborative and mission-driven culture.

• Comprehensive Healthcare : Medical, dental, and vision coverage

• Remote Work : Work from anywhere in the US

• Equity Ownership

If you’re a builder, innovator, and leader who wants to drive the next wave of AI adoption, we’d love to hear from you.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Software Development

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