Steer Health

Director of Engineering

Steer Health

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Irving • Texas • 🇺🇸 United States

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Job Level

Lead

Tech Stack

CloudGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaScriptKubernetesMongoDBNext.jsNode.jsSQL

About the role

  • Lead and scale engineering organization
  • Drive execution of engineering initiatives from ideation through production release
  • Lead, mentor, and grow high-performing engineering teams
  • Partner cross-functionally with Product, Design, and GTM to align technology with business outcomes
  • Ensure high standards for quality, performance, security, scalability, and compliance
  • Strengthen engineering processes, tooling, and culture to support rapid growth
  • Translate product strategy into clear technical plans, milestones, and delivery metrics
  • Establish engineering best practices, accountability, and operational excellence
  • Own the architecture, delivery, and evolution of Steer Health’s AI-powered platforms
  • Ensure systems are scalable, secure, reliable, and compliant (including SOC 2)
  • Drive modern engineering practices such as CI/CD, automated testing, code reviews, and observability
  • Provide technical guidance on design decisions, tradeoffs, and system integrations
  • Hire, retain, and develop top engineering talent
  • Foster an inclusive, collaborative, and high-trust engineering culture
  • Partner with Product, Design, GTM, Customer Success, and Product Marketing teams

Requirements

  • 15+ years of engineering experience, with 7+ years in senior technical leadership roles
  • Proven ability to build, lead, and scale high-performing engineering teams
  • Strong architectural judgment with experience scaling SaaS or cloud-native platforms
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to influence at the executive level
  • Track record of close collaboration with Product and cross-functional partners
  • Strong hands-on and leadership experience with Node.js
  • Experience working with MongoDB and SQL databases
  • Practical experience building or integrating agentic AI systems (OpenAI or similar LLM platforms)
  • Frontend experience with Next.js and modern web architectures
  • Deep understanding of CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment workflows
  • Experience running production systems on Kubernetes
  • Cloud experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
  • Strong understanding of SOC 2 compliance, security controls, and audit readiness
Benefits
  • Impactful Mission: Build AI-driven technology that improves patient access and healthcare operations
  • High Ownership Role: Shape engineering strategy and execution at a growing healthcare tech company
  • Collaborative Culture: Work closely with leadership, product, and GTM teams
  • Competitive Compensation & Benefits

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
engineering leadershiparchitectural judgmentNode.jsMongoDBSQL databasesagentic AI systemsNext.jsCI/CDKubernetesGoogle Cloud Platform
Soft skills
communication skillsinfluencecollaborationmentoringteam buildinginclusive culturehigh-trust cultureoperational excellencetechnical guidanceaccountability
Certifications
SOC 2 compliance