Senior Director of Software Engineering

Butterfly Network, Inc.; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision coverage

Life insurance

401(k) with employer match

Employee stock purchase plan

Flexible PTO

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Butterfly Network, Inc. in New York City seeks a seasoned software engineering leader to head a major portion of the companys software organization. The role reports to Boon Chen and is based in NYC, driving the technical vision across mobile, cloud, and platform teams.

You will lead a multi-team engineering organization, shape architecture and standards, and collaborate with Product, Regulatory, and executives to deliver a world-class, FDA-regulated medical device software platform on schedule.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills and ability to work with technical staff and executives.
• Experience leading multi-team engineering organizations at Director/Sr. Director/VP level.
• Experience with software processes and scalable organizational structures.
• Experience in FDA-regulated medical device software and health tech.

Responsibilities

• Own and deliver the software engineering roadmap across mobile, cloud, and platform teams.
• Lead, grow, and develop a multi-team engineering organization.
• Define and evolve software architecture and engineering standards.
• Attract, retain, and develop engineering talent at all levels.
• Partner with Product, Design, Regulatory, and Quality to ship compliant software on schedule.
• Design and manage internal operational processes for distributed teams.
• Serve as a technical and organizational leader and represent engineering to executives.
• Champion a culture of ownership, quality, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Leadership

Software architecture

Cross-functional collaboration

Cloud/backend development

Mobile development

High-growth scaling

Communication skills

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

• We are seeking an experienced software engineering leader to head a significant part of Butterfly Network’s software organization
• This is a backfill for a departing leader on the team
• The role is based in our New York City office and reports to Boon Chen
• You will set the technical vision and organizational strategy across our mobile, cloud, and platform engineering teams, driving the roadmap that powers the Butterfly ecosystem, from the Butterfly iQ3 device to Butterfly Cloud and Compass AI
• You will lead a multi-team organization of engineering managers and individual contributors, partner closely with Product, Design, Regulatory, and executive leadership to deliver a world-class, FDA-regulated medical device software platform
• As part of our team, your core responsibilities will be to:
• Own and deliver the software engineering roadmap across mobile, cloud, and platform teams
• Lead, grow, and develop a multi-team engineering organization, including engineering managers and senior technical leaders
• Define and evolve software architecture and engineering standards across the organization
• Attract, retain, and develop exceptional engineering talent at all levels
• Partner with Product, Design, Regulatory, and Quality to ship compliant, high-quality software on schedule
• Design and manage internal operational processes, including planning, execution, and delivery rhythms, across a distributed engineering organization
• Serve as a technical and organizational leader across the company, representing engineering to executive leadership as needed
• Champion a culture of ownership, quality, and continuous improvement

Benefits

• 100% coverage for medical, dental, and vision (flexible buy-up plans with employee contributions)
• Life insurance and disability coverage for you and your family
• HSA for out-of-pocket expenses, plus other pre-tax savings like the Dependent Care Account (DCA)
• Pre-tax or post-tax 401(k) contributions (company match vests immediately)
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Recognition program and other rewards
• Flexible (reasonable) PTO, along with 10 US holidays observed each year
• Birthday PTO
• Hybrid work model for most positions
• Offices designed for collaboration, with comfortable workspaces, stocked kitchens, and opportunities to connect with peers
• Opportunity to build a revolutionary healthcare product and save millions of lives!
• Parental leave and support for employees during pregnancy loss

Excellent communication skills, able to work equally well with technical staff and C-level executivesEqually comfortable with cloud/backend development and mobile (iOS/Android) applications15+ years of software engineering experience, including 5+ years leading multi-team engineering organizations at the Director/Sr. Director/VP levelExperience running engineering processes and organizational structures at scaleFDA medical device experienceSense of urgency and ownership of software development end to endEngineering degree and equivalent experienceBackground in health tech, medical devices, or other regulated industriesExperience scaling engineering organizations through high-growth periodsHardware device experience