Engineering Manager, Cloud Software Platform Practice

About the Company

The organization is a global healthcare leader focused on advancing health across all life stages. Operating in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals, and branded generic medicines, it serves people in over 160 countries. It addresses challenges in diabetes management by providing accurate data through innovative glucose monitoring technologies.

About the Role

The ENGINEERING MANAGER, CLOUD SOFTWARE PLATFORM PRACTICE leads a team responsible for developing and maintaining cloud-based platform capabilities that support healthcare professionals, patients, and caregivers. This role is key to translating strategic goals into executable plans, fostering a culture of trust and innovation, and ensuring the delivery of reliable, secure, and scalable solutions that create value for the organization and its users.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of cloud software engineers through coaching and mentoring.
• Foster an inclusive, collaborative, and innovative team environment.
• Support hiring, onboarding, and succession planning activities.
• Design and implement cloud-based services and components using Go.
• Develop high-volume, low-latency services for a global platform.
• Collaborate with partners to develop and integrate APIs for medical data sharing.
• Work with Information Security to design secure solutions.
• Maintain platform performance, scalability, reliability, and quality.
• Participate in architectural and operational decision-making.
• Manage delivery risks, dependencies, and communicate progress.
• Align priorities with product owners and stakeholders.
• Balance short-term delivery with long-term platform sustainability.
• Encourage experimentation and innovation based on customer needs.
• Build relationships across business and technology teams.
• Lead technical planning, design reviews, and best practices.
• Stay informed on industry trends and recommend innovations.
• Support compliance with regulatory requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field, or equivalent experience; Master’s degree preferred.
• At least 8 years of relevant experience, or 6+ years with a Master’s degree.
• Leadership style based on humility, curiosity, accountability, and service.
• Experience managing engineers across multiple teams or matrix structures.
• Strong software engineering background with cloud or distributed systems.

Benefits & Perks

• Free medical coverage through the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan.
• Retirement savings plan with high employer contribution.
• Tuition reimbursement, student debt assistance, and education benefits.