Senior Software Engineer/Head of Engineering

Alldus; New York (NY); On-site; USD 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Job summary

Alldus is partnering with a HealthTech startup in Manhattan, NY to recruit a Senior Software Engineer. This role focuses on designing and scaling backend systems for an AI-powered healthcare platform that serves teams across the United States.

You will own features end-to-end, collaborate with users and the broader team to shape product decisions, and explore new AI capabilities to turn ideas into reliable software. The role also involves helping establish engineering practices as the team grows.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent.
• Strong backend engineering experience, preferably with a new product or scale.
• Previous startup experience is a plus.
• Ability to work independently and make sound technical and product decisions.
• Experience building and scaling your own product is a bonus.
• Experience in US healthcare or health tech is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and scale backend systems for an AI-powered healthcare platform.
• Own features from initial concept through to production.
• Work with users and the wider team to understand needs and shape product decisions.
• Research and test new AI capabilities, then turn promising approaches into reliable features.
• Help establish engineering practices as the team grows.

Skills

Backend engineering

Startup experience

Independent worker

Product decisions

AI capabilities

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science

Job description

Our client, an early-stage HealthTech startup, is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to join their team in Manhattan, New York. The successful candidate will play a key role in building backend systems, helping make product decisions and turning emerging AI capabilities into software for healthcare teams across the U.S.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and scale backend systems for an AI-powered healthcare platform.
• Own features from initial concept through to production.
• Work with users and the wider team to understand needs and shape product decisions.
• Research and test new AI capabilities, then turn promising approaches into reliable features.
• Help establish engineering practices as the team grows.

Skillset

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or similar.
• Strong backend engineering experience, ideally building a new product or scaling one through growth.
• Previous experience in a startup environment.
• Ability to work independently and make sound technical and product decisions.
• Experience building and scaling your own product is a bonus.
• Previous experience working in US healthcare or health technology would be an advantage.

Benefits

• Salary: $200k - $250k.
• Equity.