Full Stack Engineering Lead

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Frontera Health is revolutionizing pediatric healthcare by developing a cutting-edge, tech-enabled platform that delivers essential therapies to rural families. Our platform leverages AI/ML to create a robust video-based data model for early intervention and developmental disorders. By collaborating closely with parents, caregivers, and clinical partners, we're bridging the gap in access to care, improving health equity, and providing personalized treatment plans. Backed by leading investors like Lightspeed and Lux, Frontera Health is poised for rapid growth.

Our ABA direct services are designed to meet the unique needs of children in underserved communities, providing them with the support and resources they require to reach their full potential. We are passionate about ensuring that every child, regardless of their location or socioeconomic status, has access to high-quality healthcare. By leveraging our technology platform and partnering with local providers, we are able to deliver effective ABA therapy to families who may otherwise have limited access to these essential services.

The Role

We are seeking a passionate and experienced Engineering Lead to join our growing team and play a pivotal role in building our innovative platform. As an Engineering Lead, you will oversee the development lifecycle, from designing and implementing core functionalities to mentoring a team of talented engineers. You will be instrumental in shaping the platform's technical direction in collaboration with senior engineers, ensuring the successful delivery of high-quality features. This is a player-coach role, where you'll allocate approximately 50% of your time to leading and coordinating the engineering team and the remaining 50% to hands-on development work. Within the first 6-9 months, this role is expected to transition into an Engineering Manager position, directly managing 3-5 engineers and taking on additional responsibilities in people management and team development.

Responsibilities

• Technical Leadership: Lead the zero-to-one design, development, and implementation of complex features across both frontend and backend components of our platform.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with product, design, and operations teams to translate product requirements into technical specifications, driving alignment and collaboration across both our US and India-based engineering teams.
• User-Centric Improvements: Take ownership in identifying and enhancing user experience, functionality, and performance for patient and provider-facing products.
• Architecture and Development: Architect and build scalable, maintainable, and secure software systems, writing clean, well-documented, and efficient code.
• Mentorship and Team Development: Mentor and guide engineers, fostering a collaborative and high-performing engineering team. Prepare for a transition to a full-time management role within 6-9 months.
• Continuous Learning and Best Practices: Stay up-to-date with advancements in full-stack development technologies and industry best practices, applying this knowledge to optimize performance and scalability.
• Optimization and Improvement: Identify opportunities for technical optimization and performance improvements, proactively enhancing the platform's stability and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8+ years of experience in full-stack engineering with a solid understanding of both frontend and backend development.
• Minimum of 2+ years of experience managing other engineers
• Excels working in a very fast moving environment and motivated by the opportunity to build greenfield products.
• Motivated by creating meaningful impact for customers and the product, with a focus on practical, user-centric solutions rather than seeking out complex or "cool" technical challenges.
• A genuine drive to build innovative solutions that make a positive difference in people's lives.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Capable of effectively running meetings and managing projects, ensuring clear communication, alignment on priorities, and timely progress tracking across teams.
• Excited to work in person at an office with teammates.
• Experience in building and deploying complex web applications at scale.
• Strong understanding of AI/ML concepts and their potential applications in healthcare is a plus.

Why Frontera Health?

• Opportunity to be at the forefront of innovation in pediatric healthcare.
• Work on challenging and impactful projects that leverage cutting-edge AI/ML technologies.
• Collaborate with a talented and passionate team in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
• Make a real difference in the lives of children and families in rural communities.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.

Join us in building the future of behavioral healthcare!

We have determined a salary range for this position that takes into account several factors including experience, knowledge, education, skills, and abilities. Please note that the salary information is a general guideline and the exact salary will be determined based on the individual's qualifications and experience, with consideration given to the factors listed above. All full time employee benefits include a stake in shared success through stock options, health benefits, 401(k) plan, and responsible PTO.

Expected salary range in Denver $180—$200,000 USD

Frontera Health, Inc. is committed to creating and maintaining a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and has the opportunity to thrive. We believe that our make us stronger and that all employees, regardless of their background, experiences, or abilities, contribute to our success.

We are committed to:

• Providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals, without regard to , , , , , status, , or expression, , genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
• Fostering a culture of and belonging where everyone feels valued and respected.
• Providing reasonable accommodations to employees with disabilities.
• Continuously learning and improving our DE&I practices.

We will achieve this commitment by:

• Recruiting and hiring a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve.
• Creating and maintaining an inclusive work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment.
• Actively listening to and addressing the needs and concerns of all employees.

We believe that , equity, and are essential to our success as a company and to our mission of serving the pediatric behavioral health community. We are committed to continuous improvement in this area and welcome feedback from all employees.