Engineering Manager

Doximity Doximity · Vertical AI · U.S., San Francisco, CA · Remote · Engineering

Seeking a senior Engineering Manager with a strong background in Ruby on Rails to lead a team of 3-5 software engineers. The role involves a 70-80% individual contribution split, focusing on technical direction, code reviews, and product development, alongside people management responsibilities including career growth and performance reviews. The company is transforming the healthcare industry and values pragmatic, hands-on engineers.

What you'd actually do

  1. You will play a liaison role alongside Engineering, Product, and Data teams.
  2. You will contribute to the technical direction of software products.
  3. You will aid in planning, retrospectives, and devise effective delegation strategies for you and your team.
  4. You will review code, write technical proposals, and help your team grow by recruiting, training, and aiding in career progression plans.
  5. You will strive to keep the team pragmatic, shipping, and focused on adding business value while maintaining a cohesive software stack.

Skills

Required

  • Ruby on Rails
  • people management
  • technical leadership
  • code review
  • technical proposals
  • recruiting
  • training
  • career progression planning
  • software architecture
  • systems design
  • modern programming disciplines
  • Ruby
  • TypeScript
  • written communication
  • verbal communication
  • constructive feedback

Nice to have

  • GraphQL
  • WebRTC
  • VOIP
  • observability tools
  • AI-assisted software development

What the JD emphasized

  • pragmatic
  • senior engineer
  • significant experience building Ruby on Rails applications
  • high-impact individual contributor
  • people manager
  • professional growth
  • performance
  • support
  • elevated level of responsibility
  • stretching ourselves
  • hands-on
  • software engineer first and foremost
  • roll up your sleeves
  • hands-on engineering problems
  • leading projects and teams
  • iterative delivery
  • high-quality solutions
  • deep understanding of modern programming disciplines
  • Ruby
  • TypeScript
  • software architecture
  • systems design
  • modern, production web applications
  • concise and effective written and verbal communication
  • helping others improve and grow their career
  • servant to the team
  • starts with empathy
  • trust your team
  • empower them to execute
  • giving clear, constructive feedback
  • helping engineers grow