Software Engineering Manager

SimplePractice is headquartered in Los Angeles, California, but we have team members who work and live across the United States, Dominican Republic, Mexico City, and Ukraine.

At SimplePractice, we are improving access to quality care by equipping health and wellness clinicians with all the tools they need to thrive in private practice.

More than 250,000 providers trust SimplePractice to build their business through our industry-leading software with powerful tools that simplify every part of practice management. From admin work to clinical care, our suite of innovative solutions work together to reduce administrative burden—empowering solo and small group practitioners to thrive alongside their clients.

Award-winning and people-first, SimplePractice is shaping the future of health tech. Recognized by MedTech Breakthrough, the Digital Health Awards, Best Places to Code in Mexico and Built In's Best Places to Work.

The Role

As the Senior Engineering Manager, you will lead and support SimplePractice engineers in designing and developing high quality software solutions for our products. You’ll also partner closely with product managers, designers, and other stakeholders to define technical requirements, ensure smooth project execution, and encourage a high performing collaborative team environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead a squad of engineers, fostering collaboration and supporting their professional growth.
• Work closely with product and design teams to define requirements and technical direction and translate those into work
• Provide mentorship to engineers across a variety of backgrounds and experiences
• Set clear performance expectations and provide direct, timely and actionable feedback
• Promote engineering best practices within your squad and across the entire engineering team
• See around the corner to anticipate technical and resourcing challenges
• Ensuring collaboration in a remote / hybrid work environment across cross-functional teams

Desired Skills & Experience

• 5+ years of experience delivering high quality software products as a software engineer
• 5+ years of experience managing software engineers
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field
• A strong technical background, including: Experience building web applications using common frameworks (Ruby on Rails is preferred but not required). Experience writing clean, readable and testable code Experience with delivering ML/AI projects (preferred) Experience architecting web applications Solid understanding of SQL and databases Proficiency with Git, CI/CD pipelines, and release management Working knowledge of front-end technologies and frameworks
• Leadership and communication skills, including: A proven track record in managing, mentoring, scaling, and inspiring diverse teams of software engineers in complex, zero-to-one environments.Strong verbal communication and technical writing skills An innate curiosity about new technologies and software engineering patterns The ability to form strong partnerships with your peers in engineering, product, and design, as well as non-technical stakeholders The ability to translate business objectives into technical solutions and plans Understanding of software development lifecycles, agile engineering principles, and other modern engineering practices.
• Experience with identity management, authentication methods, and security standards.

Benefits

We offer a competitive benefits program including:

• • Privatized Medical, Dental & Vision Coverage
  • Work From Home stipend
  • Flexible Time Off (FTO), wellbeing days, paid holidays, and Summer Fridays
  • Monthly Meal Reimbursement
  • Holiday Bonus, 15-day Aguinaldo
  • Hybrid Work Schedule & Catered Lunch
  • A relocation bonus for candidates joining us from a different city
  • Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)