Head of Engineering

Position: Head of Engineering

Location: US-Remote

Reports To: Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

About Chamber:

Chamber is revolutionizing cardiovascular care through cutting-edge technology and a collaborative team of dedicated professionals. We’re building solutions that enable cardiologists and care teams to gain a population health view of their patients, with tools that drive better decision-making and improved outcomes for high-risk cardiac populations. Join us in shaping the future of value-based healthcare.

Job Overview:

We are seeking a Head of Engineering to lead and inspire our growing team. This is a critical leadership role at Chamber, responsible for shaping our technical vision, scaling the engineering organization, and ensuring high-quality, reliable delivery. In the immediate term, this person needs to be comfortable operating in a hands-on capacity, contributing directly to architecture and key projects while we remain a lean, high-impact team. This position plays a central role in advancing our roadmap, growing the team, and scaling the AI-enabled cardiology platform, all while fostering a culture of ownership, speed, and technical excellence. The ideal candidate brings deep healthcare technology experience, a bias for action, and a track record of building secure, high-performance, and interoperable systems that support real-world clinical workflows in value-based care.

Key Responsibilities:

• Technical Strategy & Roadmap Execution: Translate the Chamber vision into actionable engineering strategies and a detailed roadmap. Oversee the successful execution of all engineering projects, ensuring timely delivery, high quality, and adherence to architectural standards – with a strong emphasis on designing for seamless integration capabilities.

• Team Leadership & Development: Recruit, mentor, and lead a high-performing, mission-driven team of engineers. Foster a collaborative and innovative engineering culture, promoting continuous learning, best practices, and professional growth across the team.

• Scalability, Performance & Reliability: Drive the architectural evolution of our platform to ensure it meets current and future demands for scalability, performance, security, and reliability, particularly in handling large volumes of sensitive healthcare data and complex AI models. This includes championing robust APIs, standardized data models, and flexible integration frameworks.

• Process Optimization & Operational Excellence: Grow and optimize agile development processes, CI/CD pipelines, and robust testing methodologies to enhance engineering efficiency, product quality, and rapid iteration cycles, ensuring our systems consistently meet the needs of value-based care delivery.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration & Integration: Serve as a key technical liaison, collaborating closely with Product Management, AI/Data Science, Clinical, Operations, and Regulatory/Compliance teams to ensure seamless integration of models, clinical workflows, and data insights into our product offerings.

Necessary Skills Specific to This Role

• Deep Technical Expertise & Architectural Acumen:

• Strong background in engineering, with significant experience in building and scaling operations-enablement platforms within healthcare.

• Proficiency in modern cloud architectures (AWS, Azure, GCP) and microservices design.

• Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, and system design principles for highly available and resilient applications.

• Experience with various integration patterns (e.g., event-driven architectures, message queues) and healthcare interoperability standards (e.g., FHIR, HL7).

• Leadership & People Management:

• Proven experience hiring, developing, and retaining top-tier engineering talent.

• Exceptional leadership, coaching, and mentoring skills, with a track record of building cohesive, high-performing teams.

• Ability to inspire, motivate, and manage diverse engineering functions and a commitment to cultivating a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement

• Demonstrated ability to lead while actively contributing to technical execution, ideally in an early-stage or startup environment.

• Healthcare Domain & Regulatory Awareness:

• Understanding of the unique challenges and requirements of the healthcare industry, including data privacy (HIPAA, GDPR), security, and compliance.

• Familiarity with value-based care models and how technology can enable their success is a significant plus.

• Strategic Thinking & Execution:

• Ability to translate high-level strategic goals into concrete technical plans and effectively prioritize competing demands.

• Strong problem-solving skills and a hands-on approach when needed to unblock teams or address critical issues.

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, for technical and non-technical audiences.

• AI/ML Integration & Data Understanding:

• Familiarity with the integration of Machine Learning (ML) models into production systems and understanding of MLOps principles.

• Comfortable working with large, sensitive datasets, in a healthcare context.

• Ability to collaborate effectively with data scientists and understand their needs for model deployment and data pipelines.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

• 8-12+ years of progressive experience in engineering, with at least 5 years in a role managing and leading engineering teams.

• Demonstrated experience delivering successful, scalable products in a fast-paced environment.

• Prior experience in a healthcare services, digital health, or med-tech startup.

Why Chamber?

• Mission-Driven Work: Contribute to impactful solutions that improve cardiovascular care for patients nationwide.

• Collaborative Team: Work alongside talented professionals who are passionate about technology and healthcare.

• Growth Opportunity: Be a key player in an early-stage company, with significant opportunities for personal and professional growth.

• Remote Flexibility: Work from wherever you’re most productive.

If you’re excited about building data systems that make a real difference in healthcare, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now and join us in transforming cardiovascular care.

Our Values

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and our employees are people with different strengths, experiences and backgrounds, who share a passion for healthcare and improving people's lives. Our definition of diversity not only includes race and gender identity, but also age, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, religion and many other parts of one’s identity. We believe all of our colleague’s points of view are integral to our success, and that inclusion is everyone's responsibility and a cause of beautiful things. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and are committed to a fair hiring process free from discrimination and focused around problem solving, improvement, and mutual empowerment.