Engineering Manager at Photon

New York, New York, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

29 Jul, 26

Salary

220000.0

Posted On

30 Apr, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Engineering management, People management, Team leadership, Software engineering, Hiring, Mentorship, Project management, Strategic planning, Cross-functional collaboration, Process improvement, Technical direction, Communication, Performance management, Product development, Healthcare technology

Industry

Software Development

Description

Location: NYC Metro Area (Williamsburg Office, 3+ days/week) Reports to: CTO COMPANY MISSION Photon gives patients ownership of prescriptions. Our platform enables clinicians to send prescriptions to patients via text, which saves them time by allowing their patients to shop between pharmacies. The vision is to help consumers save money by increasing transparency. WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR We’re looking for an Engineering Manager to lead and scale our engineering team across Photon. This is a high-impact, cross-cutting role responsible for people management, execution, and team effectiveness across engineering—from patient experience to customer integrations and internal systems. You’ll work closely with the CTO to ensure we’re building the right things, while also improving how teams operate: increasing clarity, alignment, and consistency as we scale. You’ll play a key role in developing engineers, strengthening team performance, and identifying where structure, ownership, or processes need to evolve. This includes addressing challenges directly, improving how teams work together, and ensuring the organization is set up to operate effectively. If you’re excited about building strong teams, improving how work gets done, and shipping meaningful products in a complex space like healthcare, this role is for you. CORE RESPONSIBILITIES * Manage and mentor engineers across multiple pods, supporting their growth, performance, and career development * Drive hiring and team building—attracting and retaining strong engineering talent * Drive execution across teams, ensuring clear priorities, strong alignment, and consistent delivery * Partner closely with Product, Ops, and Commercial teams to plan roadmaps, scope projects, and make tradeoffs * Identify and address performance issues, team misalignment, and execution risks * Contribute to technical direction as needed, while ensuring teams can execute effectively day-to-day * Build a strong engineering culture rooted in ownership, accountability, and high standards REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS * 5+ years of software engineering experience, with 2+ years in an engineering management role * Experience managing engineers across multiple teams or a full product surface area * Strong track record of improving team execution, delivery, and overall effectiveness * Experience identifying and resolving team, organizational, or process issues * Ability to create clarity in ambiguous environments—across priorities, ownership, and decision-making * Experience working closely with Product, Ops, and Commercial in a fast-paced environment * Strong communication skills, including the ability to address difficult or complex situations directly PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS * Background in scaling early or growth-stage engineering teams * Experience improving developer productivity and internal workflows * Familiarity with APIs, integrations, or distributed systems * Experience in healthcare, fintech, or other complex/regulatory environments * Experience leveraging AI in workflows WHY JOIN US Photon is reimagining how prescriptions move through the healthcare system—making it simpler, faster, and more transparent for patients, providers, and pharmacies alike. You’ll: * Work closely with leadership across Engineering, Sales, and Operations to influence the direction of the business and product. * Help modernize how prescriptions are integrated into clinical workflows—making healthcare simpler and more human. * Be part of one of the weirdest, funnest, most driven teams in health tech. * Competitive salary, benefits, and meaningful equity OUR VALUES 🍕🐀 Be a Pizza Rat – We’re ambitious subway dwellers. It’s our slice and we’re not letting go. 🍚 🍣 Make Rice – We don’t prepare fish until we’ve mastered rice. Quality is in details. 🛰️ 🌎 Put it in Orbit – We know success happens well after lift-off. The rocket isn’t our mission. 🔍 🏴‍☠️ Seek Buried Treasure – We’re digging in unexpected places. Our adventure has meaning. 🍄 🌒 Grow in Darkness – We’re thriving amidst forest decay. Our day in the sun will come. PAY TRANSPARENCY The estimated base salary for this role is $180,000 – $220,000 USD annually. Actual compensation will depend on skills, qualifications, and experience, and includes equity and benefits. At our stage, we place significant value on equity as part of total compensation.

Responsibilities

The Engineering Manager will lead and scale the engineering team while managing performance, career development, and hiring. They will also drive execution across multiple pods and partner with Product, Ops, and Commercial teams to align on roadmaps and priorities.