Sage is looking to improve the quality of life for older adults by reinventing how we care for and respond to older adults in times of need, and is seeking a Head of Software Engineering to lead their software engineering team into its next chapter.
Requirements
- 10+ years of engineering experience, with 5+ years in a people management role
- Experience scaling an engineering team from early-stage through growth, ideally at a startup or in a fast-paced environment
- Demonstrated excellence in one or more technical domains (e.g., backend, infrastructure, data, frontend)
- Experience working in or building HealthTech products
- Experience with technical hiring and scaling teams during high-growth phases
- A track record of fostering team cultures grounded in trust, growth, and accountability
- Previous experience as a Head of Engineering or Director/Manager looking to step into a top-level leadership role
Responsibilities
- Building, leading, mentoring, and growing a high-performing engineering team
- Partnering with the CTO to define the future trajectory of the software engineering team
- Driving architectural and infrastructure decisions to ensure reliability, scalability, and speed
- Partnering closely with Product to define Sage’s technical roadmap and align it with company goals
- Helping the team deconstruct large, ambiguous technical problems into a believable set of deliverables
- Ensuring operational excellence through high standards of code quality, testing, and documentation
- Supporting team members’ growth through thoughtful feedback, career development conversations, and hiring practices
Other
- 10+ years of engineering experience, with 5+ years in a people management role
- Proven ability to lead through influence and build trust across cross-functional teams
- Outstanding communicator, able to distill complex topics for a variety of technical and non-technical audiences
- Comfortable navigating between high-level strategy and low-level technical conversations
- Strong systems thinker with the ability to decompose complex problems into actionable plans
- Fully-paid health insurance coverage for all employees
- Competitive base compensation along with stock options
- Expected annual salary for this role is between $250,000 and $300,000
