Senior Engineering Manager
Color· R&D – Engineering
Hybrid (South San Francisco, California)$220k - $280kFull-TimePosted 7mo ago
About the role
Lead a team to shape and improve the care delivery platform at Color, enabling high-quality, accessible healthcare across scale, with a focus on system architecture, AI integration, and operational excellence.
Responsibilities
- Lead and grow a team of engineers, setting clear direction and creating a culture of ownership and accountability
- Define and evolve the architecture of our care operations platform to support scale, reliability, and rapid iteration
- Partner closely with product, clinical, data, and operations leaders to translate complex healthcare workflows into simple, high-leverage systems
- Drive pragmatic adoption of AI and automation to increase care team efficiency and unlock new capabilities
- Balance speed and durability in a regulated environment, making thoughtful tradeoffs that support long-term scalability
- Develop senior engineers into technical leaders through structured feedback, coaching, and delegation of meaningful ownership
- Improve system observability, quality, and operational excellence so internal teams can depend on our tools every day
- Contribute to broader engineering strategy, prioritization, and cross-team alignment as a senior engineering leader
Qualifications
- 8+ years of experience building and shipping production systems in fast-moving, ambiguous environments
- 3+ years of experience managing engineers, including senior engineers and/or multiple teams
- Experience operating in startup or high-growth environments where leaders are expected to define strategy and execute
- A track record of delivering cross-functional initiatives from concept through iteration
- Strong technical judgment across backend systems, APIs, and frontend applications (experience with Python/Django, React, AWS, and SQL is a plus)
- Experience introducing AI-enabled tooling or workflow automation into production systems
- Demonstrated success developing engineers through direct feedback, growth planning, and sponsorship
- Ability to communicate technical tradeoffs clearly to both technical and non-technical partners
Skills
Required:Leadership and ManagementSystem Architecture
Nice to have:AI and Automation IntegrationHealthcare Systems
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life, and disability benefits
- 401k match
- Monthly phone and wifi stipend, annual ergonomic stipend
- Generous vacation policy, paid holidays and recharge days
- Equal paid parental leave for all parents
- Free cancer screening and prevention resources
Last updated Apr 1, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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