Engineering Manager, R&D

Commure

Engineering Manager focusing on transforming emerging technology into impactful healthcare solutions. Leading a team to manage backend systems and foster innovation at a healthcare AI company.

Posted 6/26/2026full-timeMountain View • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $190,000 - $230,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

JavaScriptKubernetesPostgresPythonReact

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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

What you’ll need

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.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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Hard Skills & Tools

PythonfastAPIPostgreSQLKubernetesJavaScriptReactbackend developmentfrontend developmentsystem designcode quality

Soft Skills

leadershipmentoringcollaborationcommunicationproblem-solvingcoachingresource prioritizationtechnical rigorculture of growthhigh-performing culture