Head of Engineering

WellTheory

. Lead WellTheory’s first engineering function and establish engineering processes, quality standards, technical direction, and hiring practices .

Posted 10/23/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesLead💰 $205,000 - $230,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in leading engineering teams, establishing processes, and ensuring compliance with HIPAA, SOC 2, and HITRUST standards. Proficient in TypeScript and JavaScript, with a focus on building reliable and observant systems in regulated environments.

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Engineering Team LeadershipTypeScript DevelopmentHIPAA CompliancePerformance ManagementIncident Response

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Hard Skills

TypeScriptJavaScriptCode ReviewIncident ManagementDevOpsEngineering ProcessesQuality StandardsTechnical DirectionAI UtilizationRegulated Environment Experience

Soft Skills

Clear Written CommunicationPerformance ManagementCareer Development

Tools & Technologies

Internal ToolingCoding AgentsDevelopment Environments

Industry Keywords

HealthcareFintechB2B2C HealthcareEligibilityClaimsCare DeliverySOC 2HITRUST

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

JavaScriptTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead WellTheory’s first engineering function and establish engineering processes, quality standards, technical direction, and hiring practices
Lead and grow the engineering team through 1:1s, hiring, performance management, and career development
Design planning, code review, testing, release, and incident-management practices
Set foundational architecture direction with the founding engineer
Own the platform and DevOps roadmap, including non-production environments that keep PHI out of daily development
Partner with operations and compliance leads on HIPAA, SOC 2, and HITRUST engineering requirements
Introduce coding agents, evaluations, and internal tooling to improve engineering productivity
Review code, pair on difficult problems, and contribute directly to production code
Partner with product and design on roadmap scope and tradeoffs
Represent engineering at the leadership table
Report to the Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer
Build the member app, Care Team tools, and insurance and data infrastructure connecting employers, health plans, and channel partners

Requirements

What you’ll need

Current work authorization in the United States
No visa sponsorship is available
Experience leading engineering teams through growth
Experience managing senior individual contributors, building teams, hiring, performance management, and career growth
Experience building in a regulated environment such as healthcare or fintech
Recent production TypeScript or JavaScript experience
Ownership of reliability, observability, environments, and incident response
Experience using AI to improve engineering team leverage
Experience partnering closely with product and design on roadmap development
Clear written communication and documentation skills in a fully remote environment
Access to protected health information is required
Bonus: digital health or B2B2C healthcare experience and knowledge of eligibility, claims, or care delivery tooling
Bonus: experience leading SOC 2 or HITRUST efforts from the engineering side

Benefits

Comp & perks

Fully remote work
Annual company retreat
Diverse, inclusive, and authentic team environment
Accommodations during the hiring process