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San Francisco, California, United States
Onsite
Latent builds clinical intelligence that helps health systems run complex pharmacy operations, giving patient access to the medications they need, and helping care teams focus on serving patients.
The work spans healthcare workflows, enterprise software, and applied AI. Engineers work closely with Product and customer-facing teams to understand the problem, build the solution, and own the outcome in production.
We are hiring our first Engineering Manager. You will lead a portfolio of product engineering teams, working towards accelerating medication access for patients. Each team has a clear area of ownership and an Engineering Lead. Because you are the first person in this role, you will help define what engineering management looks like at Latent rather than run an established playbook.
Your job is to help those teams work effectively. You will mentor and support Leads, hire and develop engineers, and keep teams aligned with company priorities. You will also work directly with Product and business leaders on strategy, prioritization, and execution.
Lead multiple product engineering teams across product areas
Coach Leads on technical direction, execution, communication, and team development
Hire engineers and help each person improve through clear expectations and regular feedback
Work with Product and business leaders to set directions and team priorities
Define technical strategies and roadmaps
Define and improve engineering management practices as the organization grows
You have experience managing multiple engineering teams, leading through experienced technical leads or other managers
You truly care about building teams, and helping each person on the team grow their career and impact
You have made difficult performance and organizational decisions with care and clarity
You have partnered closely with Product and with stakeholders outside engineering to deliver business outcomes
You have worked in a domain with complex requirements, multiple stakeholders, or significant operational constraints
You were a staff-level (or comparably senior) engineer before moving into management, and you can still go deep on architecture and tradeoffs with senior engineers
You communicate cogently
You know how to add structure without adding process for its own sake
Our teams are small by design. Engineers are expected to understand the customer problem, own their decisions, and follow their work through to deliver business outcomes. Leads handle much of the daily technical direction and leadership. Engineering Managers focus on team quality, coaching, staffing, performance, and alignment across teams.
This role will suit someone who likes to stay engaged with the substance of the work, and is comfortable making decisions through ambiguity. AI is changing what a small team of strong engineers can build, and we are designing the engineering organization around that. If you are looking for an established playbook to run, this is not the role. If you want to help write it, it will be a good fit.