Job Description
TL;DR: A mission-driven HealthTech company is hiring a visionary CTO to lead the transformation of its AI-powered care coordination platform. Shape strategy, scale engineering, and directly improve how millions access critical behavioral health and social care. $200K–275K + equity.
The Opportunity:
Join a fast-growing healthcare technology company addressing one of the most urgent challenges in society: connecting people with the care they need—when they need it. With over 20 million users served and a $20M+ recent funding round from purpose-aligned investors, this platform leverages AI, real-time logistics, and secure data systems to break down barriers in behavioral health and social support access.
The Challenge: Lead the team through a pivotal growth phase without sacrificing current customer needs and access. Direct the evolution from monolithic to microservices architecture while implementing Infrastructure-as-Code, advanced DevOps, and next-generation AI capabilities.
The Technology:
- Current Stack: Python/Django backend, React frontend, AWS cloud infrastructure
- Data Platform: PostgreSQL with Snowflake data warehouse, advanced analytics via Tableau
- Performance: 99.98%+ uptime with horizontal scaling and Redis caching
- Security: Enterprise-grade compliance (HIPAA, FERPA, SOC2) with end-to-end encryption
What You'll Own:
Strategic Leadership
- Define and execute the long-term technology roadmap
- Build and inspire a world-class engineering organization
- Drive platform scalability to support exponential growth
- Lead architectural evolution from current monolith to scalable microservices
- Transform development operations with modern DevOps practices
Technical Excellence
- Partner with Product, AI, and Data teams to deliver cutting-edge capabilities
- Architect systems for security, compliance, and reliability at scale
- Integrate advanced AI for personalized experiences and proactive interventions
- Evolve from monolithic to microservices architecture as they scale
- Drive infrastructure modernization and DevOps transformation
Mission Impact
- Ensure technology serves our core purpose: connecting people with life-changing support
- Navigate complex healthcare regulations and data privacy requirements
- Lead through a pivotal growth phase with mission-aligned investors
What You Bring:
Leadership Experience
- Senior technology leadership role (CTO or equivalent) with proven scaling success
- Track record building and leading high-performance engineering teams
- Deep expertise in product collaboration and system architecture
- Expertise in attracting and retaining top engineering talent
- Personal Skills: Collaborative, strong communicator to connect business and technical objectives to execs, high EQ, mentality to build for purpose not to just “make cool stuff”
Technical Depth
- Healthcare (highly preferred) or regulated SaaS experience
- Expertise with modern cloud-native architectures (AWS, containerization)
- Strong background in Python/Django, JavaScript/TypeScript, and React
- Experience with data infrastructure, analytics, and warehouse solutions
- Mastery of security frameworks, compliance standards (HIPAA, FERPA, SOC2)
- Bonus: Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Docker), CI/CD optimization
Mission Alignment
- Genuine passion for improving lives through technology
- Empathy for users navigating complex systems
- Drive to solve problems that matter
Why This Role Matters:
This platform is delivering real-world impact in one of the most important areas of healthcare access. With a trusted brand, supportive investors, and growing reach into education, municipalities, and employers, your leadership will shape systems that help people cope, heal, and thrive—at scale.
Compensation: $200K – $275K base salary (depending on experience) + pre-IPO equity and excellent benefits package