Director of Engineering, Air (San Francisco)

Healthcare providers go into medicine to care for people, but end up losing valuable time each day to admin work and other workplace challenges. Time that could otherwise be spent helping patients. And patients end up suffering as a result. At Commure, we build solutions that simplify providers' lives and keep them connected to their patients so they can focus on doing what matters most: providing care.

Our innovative suite of software and hardware augmented by advanced LLM AI, RTLS, and healthcare workflow automations boosts efficiency across every domain of healthcare, freeing up healthcare providers to spend more of their time caring for patients. Our growing suite of technologies include staff duress alerting, asset tracking, patient elopement, revenue cycle management, clinical documentation and intake, provider copilots, patient engagement and communication, home health, remote patient monitoring, and more.

Today, we support over 250,000 clinicians across hundreds of care sites around the country. And were only just getting started: Healthcares watershed moment for AI-powered transformation is here so join us in creating the technology to power healthcare!

About the Role

Commure + Athelas is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to help build Air , our cutting-edge Electronic Health Record (EHR) platform from the ground up. The Air Engineering Team owns all EHR features end-to-end, closely integrating with AI and RCM teams to deliver a seamless, delightful, and data-driven healthcare experience for providers and patients.

The role will lead the Air Engineering Team at Commure + Athelas, overseeing our Electronic Health Record (EHR) product, the core operating system for our practices. Our productAirprovides practice staff, physicians (and other providers), and administrators with everything they need to navigate the care journey.

In this role, you will work closely with the team to drive high-impact product initiatives, mentor and grow engineers, and ensure the scalability, reliability, and performance of our platform as we expand to support thousands of practices nationwide. You will foster a culture of continuous improvement and play a key role in delivering solutions that eliminate inefficiencies in healthcare operations.

What Youll Do

• Lead and grow a team of 15+ engineers and 1 EM, ensuring clarity of purpose, healthy execution, and strong collaboration.

• Maintain the teams startup mindset as we grow, excelling in fast-paced environments where priorities and objectives can shift.

• Drive the technical direction and execution of the Air platform, ensuring it scales effectively as we grow to support thousands of practices and millions of users.

• Partner closely with Product, Design, Ops, and cross-functional teams to build products and features that solve high-value business problems and delight customers.

• Manage project and resource prioritization, ensuring the team works on the most important work streams with the right level of urgency and technical rigor.

• Improve operational processes, ensuring the team delivers high-quality products in a timely and efficient manner.

• 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.

• Foster a strong, in-person culture of collaboration, inclusion, and mutual respect within the engineering team.

What You Have

Required

• 8+ years of experience developing software, with a background in shipping products in a fast-paced, rapidly scaling environment.

• 4+ years of experience leading engineering teams, including mentoring, performance reviews, and fostering a culture of growth and collaboration.

• Proven experience as a technical leader with the ability to make key architectural and strategic decisions that influence the overall product direction.

• A strong product mindset with the ability to balance technical requirements with user needs and business goals.

• Strong technical background with expertise in full-stack development (e.g., ReactJS, Python, PostgreSQL).

• Familiarity with modern API design patterns (e.g., GraphQL, REST) and best practices in backend-for-frontend (BFF) architectures.

• Proven ability to manage resource allocation, ensuring that projects are completed on time and with the right level of technical rigor.

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across cross-functional teams and effectively present technical concepts to leadership.

• A passion for healthcare innovation and making a meaningful impact on patient care.

Preferred

• Experience scaling engineering teams in high-growth environments.

• Background in building and optimizing scalable web applications with a focus on performance and user experience.

• Experience in highly regulated industries (e.g., healthcare, finance, insurance) with a focus on compliance, security, and reliability.

If you're excited about building the future of healthcare and leading a team of engineers dedicated to making a real-world impact, wed love to hear from you!

Why youll love working at Commure + Athelas:

• Highly Driven Team: We work hard and fast for exceptional results, knowing were doing mission-driven work to transform the countrys largest sector.

• Strong Backing : We are backed by top investors including General Catalyst, Sequoia, Y Combinator, Lux, Human Capital, 8VC, Greenoaks Capital and Elad Gil.

• Incredible Growth : Prior to our merger, Commure and Athelas had independently grown more than 500% YoY for three consecutive years. Weve achieved Series D funding, have an industry-leading runway, and continue to scale rapidly.

• Competitive Benefits: Flexible PTO (pending specific geographical locations) , medical, dental, vision, maternity and paternity leave. Note that benefits are subject to change and may vary based on jurisdiction.

Commure + Athelas is committed to creating and fostering a diverse team. We are open to all backgrounds and levels of experience, and believe that great people can always find a place. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to all applicants throughout the application process.

Please be aware that all official communication from us will come exclusively from email addresses ending in @ getathelas.com , @ commure.com or @ augmedix.com .Any emails from other domains are not affiliated with our organization.

Employees will act in accordance with the organizations information security policies, to include but not limited to protecting assets from unauthorized access, disclosure, modification, destruction or interference nor execute particular security processes or activities. Employees will report to the information security office any confirmed or potential events or other risks to the organization. Employees will be required to attest to these requirements upon hire and on an annual basis.