Senior Engineering Manager - epocrates

Join us as we work to create a thriving ecosystem that delivers accessible, high-quality, and sustainable healthcare for all.

The epocrates team at athenahealth is seeking a Senior Software Engineering Manager who will lead the development of the epocrates Enabling Capability zone. epocrates is the #1 mobile application used by clinicians to make point of care patient decisions, delivered via native iOS and Android apps and web-based experiences. The role will have the opportunity to improve the quality of healthcare for millions of patients through capability enablement for data and development management of full-stack software technologies to ensure that the prescribing clinicians get the answers they need fast.

Position Summary:

We are looking for a strong people, project and process leader with full-stack software implementation experience to help enhance a culture of nimble software delivery that provides high-quality, maintainable, and usable software solutions. We want someone excited to build and maintain high-performing, agile teams and help engineers at every experience level develop their craft and soft skills. You will work in partnership with product management and user experience to build services and applications for epocrates product. You will also have an opportunity to participate in site leadership to help steward the culture and cohesiveness of our Austin location.

Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

People Leadership

• Clarify roles and responsibilities for direct reports
• Set and monitor performance goals & objectives, including providing feedback through day-to-day discussions and performance appraisal cycles
• Determine both individual performance and team goals and ensure alignment with the overall product line goals and objectives
• Interview and make hiring decisions for roles on your own team; review candidate selection for other teams as needed
• Advocate up the management chain in support of the accomplishments and challenges of your teams
• Coach and mentor your team; hold ongoing career pathing discussions; encourage lateral development in addition to readiness for upward mobility
• Provide feedback to direct reports both ad hoc and on a scheduled basis
• Identify your staff’s strengths and development needs and propose individual or team training as appropriate
• Identify timeframe and readiness for promotion of direct reports; solicit cross functional feedback in support of promotions and employee rewards

Project Leadership

• Maintain working knowledge of the product line in terms of usage, business value, road map, and user perspective for their area of assignment
• Work closely with product counterparts to ensure proper planning and contribute to strategic planning process as requested
• Drive execution to ensure on-time delivery of product and technical roadmap initiatives.
• Attend and/or lead Scrum ceremonies including daily stand-ups, retrospectives, planning sessions, sprint reviews, etc.  for scrum team/s reporting to you
• Identify and manage team-based risks and dependencies in partnership with product management
• Share the team vision and strategy to foster an understanding of the overall direction and the "why" behind decisions

Process Leadership

• Eliminate barriers to productivity; determine strategies and tactics to help teams avoid distractions during sprints
• Provide influential connective tissue by encouraging teams to utilize best practices and ensure the team follows established software engineering processes to ensure delivery of quality releases

Technical Leadership

• Maintain technical knowledge of the product line in terms of architecture, tech stack, dependencies, scale and performance for area of assignment; build technical knowledge in direct reports in support of improving the team’s execution results
   

Education, Experience, & Skills Required:

• 5+ years of experience as an engineering manager leading software development teams delivering complex software solutions
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or engineering related field or equivalent
• Track record of developing employees both technically and professionally
• Experience working in an Agile Scrum environment
• Proficient leading full-stack web and mobile development teams