Engineering Manager, R&D

About the role

We are seeking an Engineering Manager who will manage the R&D engineering team at Commure. The team takes emerging technology from inception to impact. They scout new capabilities—such as a frontier LLM that can chain tool calls, browser agents that can navigate the web, and new agent harnesses that can self-improve—and figure out how to productionize them for healthcare.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a team of 3+ engineers, ensuring clarity of purpose, healthy execution, and strong collaboration
• Maintain the team’s startup mindset as we grow, excelling in fast-paced environments where priorities and objectives can shift
• Own the technical execution and delivery of the backend systems, automation platforms, and agent infrastructure that power this pipeline - ensuring they scale alongside the company
• Partner closely with Product, Ops, and cross-functional teams to translate high-value problems into shipped solutions, filling gaps as necessary across the research-to-production spectrum
• Manage project and resource prioritization, ensuring the team works on the most important work streams with the right level of urgency and technical rigor
• Uphold high standards in system design, code quality, and engineering operations, fostering a culture of reliability and ownership
• Coach and develop engineers, supporting career growth, technical excellence, and a high-performing culture that can move from 0 to 1 and sustain what it builds

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience developing software, with a background in shipping products in a fast-paced, rapidly scaling environment
• 1+ years of experience leading engineering teams, including mentoring, performance reviews, and fostering a culture of growth and collaboration
• A strong foundation as an individual contributor, with the ability to roll up your sleeves, dive into the codebase, and problem-solve directly alongside the team when needed
• Strong technical background with expertise in modern backend development (e.g., Python - fastAPI, PostgreSQL, Kubernetes) and frontend development (JavaScript - React) to build broad, event-driven platforms
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to collaborate strongly with cross-functional teams and effectively present technical concepts to leadership
• A passion for healthcare innovation and making a meaningful impact on patient care
• Experience managing and scaling teams of 8+ engineers, ideally with sub-team leads or tech leads reporting to you
• Proven ability to deliver platform-scale systems that are reliable, maintainable, and scalable
• Proven experience as a technical leader with the ability to make key architectural and strategic decisions that influence the overall product direction
• Proven ability to manage resource allocation, ensuring that projects are completed on time and with the right level of technical rigor

Qualifications

• Compensation Range: $190K - $230K