Director, Software Dev Engineer

Description As Director of Software Development Engineering, you will lead the engineering organization responsible for building and scaling Keystone AI’s platform and products. You will drive technical strategy, architecture decisions, and engineering excellence across multiple teams, ensuring delivery of high-quality, reliable software that supports our mission in health technology. Operating as a strategic partner to product, clinical, and business leadership, you will shape the engineering roadmap, cultivate a strong engineering culture, and build scalable systems and teams. You will also recruit, develop, and retain top engineering talent, ensuring strong execution and measurable impact on business outcomes. Requirements Engineering Strategy & Technical Leadership · Define and drive the multi-year engineering vision, technical roadmap, and platform strategy aligned with business goals · Lead architecture and design decisions for complex, distributed systems, ensuring scalability, reliability, and security · Establish engineering standards, processes, and best practices to drive consistency, quality, and operational excellence · Own accountability for engineering delivery, system uptime, and technical debt management across the organization Product Delivery & Engineering Execution · Partner with Product Management to define and execute the product roadmap, translating business requirements into engineering plans · Drive agile delivery practices across teams, ensuring on-time, high-quality releases that meet regulatory and compliance standards · Collaborate closely with Clinical, Data Science, and Design teams to shape technically sound and patient-centered solutions · Ensure consistency of engineering quality, code review culture, and testing standards across all teams and geographies Cross-Functional Collaboration & Stakeholder Alignment · Partner with Product, Clinical, and Data Science leaders to align engineering priorities with company strategy and customer needs · Communicate technical concepts and trade-offs clearly to non-technical stakeholders, including executive leadership and the Board · Establish engineering KPIs and OKRs, creating transparency and accountability across the organization · Drive innovation in tooling, automation, and AI/ML adoption to accelerate engineering velocity and product quality Team Leadership & Organizational Impact · Recruit, retain, and develop world-class engineering talent across multiple disciplines, including backend, frontend, platform, and data engineering. Ensuring alignment with organizational policies and culture. · Define engineering team structure, roles, career ladders, and performance frameworks to support growth and retention · Build scalable engineering onboarding programs and a culture of continuous learning, psychological safety, and inclusive collaboration · Supervise, coach, and evaluate team members to ensure high performance and professional development. · Assign and prioritize workloads, monitor progress, and adjust resources to meet deadlines and objectives. · Set clear goals, conduct regular performance reviews, provide constructive feedback and development plans, and implement improvement plans when needed. · Foster a positive work environment by resolving conflicts proactively, promoting collaboration and accountability across the team, and maintaining clear communication across the team Innovation & Engineering Culture · Build, lead, and mentor a high-performing engineering organization, fostering a culture of technical excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement · Champion emerging technologies and evaluate build vs. buy decisions to accelerate innovation responsibly · Act as a key member of the executive leadership team, contributing to overall company strategy, culture, and decision-making · Influence senior stakeholders and drive alignment across product, operations, commercial, and clinical functions PLEASE NOTE: This is not an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and requirements of the position described above. Other functions may be assigned and management retains the right to add or change duties at any time. Minimum Qualifications, Education and Experience · Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field required. · 12+ years of software engineering experience, with 5+ years in engineering leadership roles, ideally in SaaS, health tech, or regulated industries · Proven track record of building and scaling distributed software systems and high-performing engineering organizations · Deep expertise in cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure), microservices, APIs, and modern DevOps/CI-CD practices · A strategic thinker who’s equally comfortable diving into code, architecture reviews, and executive-level roadmap conversations · Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present technical topics to non-technical audiences · Strong analytical mindset with experience using engineering met