Head of Software Engineering (Remote)

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Responsibilities

• ▹Define and execute a multi-year technology roadmap that systematically modernizes PracticeMatch's legacy platform, prioritizing migrations and rewrites based on business value, risk, and continuity
• ▹Partner with product and business leadership to align engineering priorities with PracticeMatch's competitive strategy and customer outcomes
• ▹Establish a pragmatic, phased approach to system transformation while maintaining product stability and customer commitments
• ▹Evaluate and recommend modern technology choices (languages, frameworks, cloud infrastructure, data platforms)
• ▹Champion the responsible adoption of agentic AI across the engineering lifecycle, from planning and design through testing, deployment, and production operations
• ▹Lead, manage, and develop the PracticeMatch engineering team, including direct and indirect reports across software engineering and QA
• ▹Build and sustain a culture of engineering excellence: code quality, security, documentation, peer review, and test automation standards
• ▹Attract, recruit, and retain strong engineering talent; build career paths and development plans at every level
• ▹Conduct regular performance conversations; provide direct, constructive feedback; address performance issues in partnership with HR
• ▹Foster psychological safety and a team environment where engineers can raise concerns and learn from failure
• ▹Own engineering delivery, ensuring projects are well-scoped, executed reliably, and completed to a high standard
• ▹Maintain and improve engineering systems — CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, deployment infrastructure, quality gates, and observability
• ▹Troubleshoot complex production incidents; drive root cause analysis and durable fixes
• ▹Implement repository context, conventions, and executable plans supporting agentic coding tools such as Claude Code and Codex
• ▹Identify engineering work suitable for AI-assisted or automated workflows, keeping human review where it protects quality, accuracy, and compliance
• ▹Serve as the primary technology partner to PracticeMatch's business and product leadership
• ▹Collaborate with M3 USA's broader technology leadership and other business unit CTOs on shared infrastructure, platforms, and standards
• ▹Communicate architecture decisions, transformation progress, and engineering health to senior leadership
• ▹Partner with HR on workforce planning, organizational design, compensation benchmarking, and talent strategy

Requirements

• ▹Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent experience
• ▹Active engagement with M3 USA's AI training and upskilling programs; demonstrated adoption of agentic coding tools
• ▹12+ years of progressive software engineering experience, including significant time in a hands-on technical role
• ▹5+ years of engineering leadership experience, including direct management of engineering teams
• ▹Demonstrated experience leading legacy system modernization or technology platform migration efforts
• ▹Experience in a SaaS, data, or platform product environment; healthcare technology or physician recruiting industry experience a plus
• ▹Expert-level understanding of web application architecture
• ▹Strong working knowledge of modern web technologies (React or equivalent front-end frameworks, RESTful APIs, cloud infrastructure, containerization)
• ▹Experience designing and operating CI/CD pipelines, automated test frameworks, and observability systems
• ▹Practical knowledge of application security, data privacy, and compliance requirements in web products
• ▹Working knowledge of agentic coding tools (Claude Code, Codex, or equivalents)
• ▹Proven ability to recruit, manage, and develop engineering talent at multiple levels
• ▹Strong written and verbal communication; able to present technical information to executive, business, and engineering audiences

Nice to have

• ▹Familiarity with the physician recruiting or healthcare data domain

Soft skills

What we offer

• ▹Health and Dental
• ▹Life, Accident and Disability Insurance
• ▹Prescription Plan
• ▹Flexible Spending Account
• ▹401k Plan and Match
• ▹Paid Holidays and Vacation
• ▹Sick Days and Personal Day

About the company

M3 is the global leader in digital solutions in healthcare, serving healthcare, life sciences, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, and charity sectors through market research, medical education, clinical development, and job recruitment. Founded in 2000 with start-up capital from Sony, M3 generates over $1 billion in annual revenue. PracticeMatch, an M3 USA company, is the industry leader in physician recruiting data and services.