Director of Engineering, Air (LA)

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 we’re only just getting started: Healthcare’s 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 product—Air—provides 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 You’ll Do

• Lead and grow a team of 15+ engineers and 1 EM, 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.

• 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