The Engineering Manager leads a software engineering team, focusing on delivering quality software, team development, and cross-functional collaboration in the healthcare domain.
Care Lumen | Remote (US Only) / Remote (Global)
Employment Type: Full-time Employee / Part-time Employee / Contractor
Salary Range: $145,000 to $174,000
About the Role
The Engineering Manager leads a team of software engineers delivering product capabilities within the Care Management (CM) domain of Care Lumen’s clinical platform. This role owns both people leadership and engineering excellence—guiding the team to deliver high-quality, scalable software on time and in alignment with product and clinical priorities.
Reporting to senior engineering leadership, the Engineering Manager fosters a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous growth. They partner closely with Product Managers, QA, and Design to define team goals, manage delivery cadences, and navigate technical trade-offs.
The ideal candidate combines hands-on technical credibility with strong people management skills and a passion for building healthcare technology that improves clinical outcomes.
What You’ll Do
- Lead, coach, and develop a team of software engineers, fostering a high-performance and inclusive team culture.
- Oversee the full software development lifecycle for features within the CM domain, from planning to production.
- Partner with Product Managers to align engineering priorities with roadmap goals and business objectives.
- Define technical approach and architecture in collaboration with senior engineers and architects.
- Drive Agile delivery practices, including sprint planning, standups, retrospectives, and backlog grooming.
- Identify and address technical debt, platform risks, and delivery blockers proactively.
- Establish and monitor engineering quality standards, including code review, testing, and deployment practices.
- Conduct regular 1:1s, performance reviews, and career development conversations with direct reports.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with QA, Platform Engineering, and Product teams to ensure seamless delivery.
- Communicate team progress, risks, and dependencies clearly to senior leadership.
What’s Required
- 5+ years of software engineering experience, including 2+ years in an engineering management or team lead role.
- Demonstrated ability to manage, coach, and grow engineering teams.
- Strong technical foundation in backend and/or full-stack software development.
- Experience delivering software in Agile/Scrum environments.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to work across product, design, and engineering disciplines.
- Experience partnering with Product Management to define priorities and resolve trade-offs.
- Familiarity with cloud-native development practices and modern software delivery pipelines.
- Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States for any employer.
- This role requires travel for up to 5% of work-time.
- This role requires support of the business hours, 8 am to 5 pm EST.
What’s Preferred
- Experience building products in the healthcare industry, particularly in Care management,Utilization management, or clinical workflows.
- Background in SaaS product development at a high-growth company.
- Experience managing distributed or remote-first engineering teams.
- Familiarity with healthcare interoperability standards (HL7, FHIR).
Compensation & Benefits
The expected total cash compensation for this role is market-driven, with an expected starting salary of $145,000 to $174,000. Salary is ultimately determined based on a candidate's skills, expertise, and experience.
Care Lumen offers a robust and comprehensive benefits package including:
Care Lumen offers a robust and comprehensive benefits package including:
- Remote-first environment with company provided computer
- Thirteen paid holidays per year (average)
- Medical, dental and vision coverage with multiple levels of coverage
- HSA, FSA and Dependent Care accounts
- Short-term and Long-term disability
- Life and accidental death insurance
- Discounted voluntary benefits, such as additional life insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Paid Parental Leave
- Flexible vacation time
- 401(k) with employer matching and immediate vesting
Offers are contingent upon successful completion of a background screening. Background screenings will be conducted in compliance with applicable laws and will not be initiated without your consent.
Care Lumen is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other legally protected status.
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application process. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at [email protected].
About Care Lumen
Care Lumen is transforming healthcare by connecting people, care, and data—so that every decision leads to better outcomes. We empower care teams with a unified platform that delivers intelligent, real-time insights, streamlined workflows, and stronger collaboration across clinical, operational, and administrative domains.
Our vision is bold: to reimagine how care is delivered by unifying clinical operations and unlocking insights that improve lives. We believe in the power of great people and purposeful technology—and with all of us aligned around a common goal, our potential grows even stronger. We're building for impact today and evolving through innovation tomorrow.
We’re a remote-first company that values flexibility, autonomy, and results over hours logged. We're guided by values that push us to excel, stay curious, and take smart risks. The best solutions come from teams that listen, learn, and build together. And we're focused on outcomes that matter—not just for our clients, but for the people they serve.
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We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application process. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at [email protected].
About Care Lumen
Care Lumen is transforming healthcare by connecting people, care, and data—so that every decision leads to better outcomes. We empower care teams with a unified platform that delivers intelligent, real-time insights, streamlined workflows, and stronger collaboration across clinical, operational, and administrative domains.
Our vision is bold: to reimagine how care is delivered by unifying clinical operations and unlocking insights that improve lives. We believe in the power of great people and purposeful technology—and with all of us aligned around a common goal, our potential grows even stronger. We're building for impact today and evolving through innovation tomorrow.
We’re a remote-first company that values flexibility, autonomy, and results over hours logged. We're guided by values that push us to excel, stay curious, and take smart risks. The best solutions come from teams that listen, learn, and build together. And we're focused on outcomes that matter—not just for our clients, but for the people they serve.
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