Manager, Software Engineering

HHAeXchange is the leading technology platform for home and community-based care. Founded in 2008, HHAeXchange was born out of an idea to create a fully comprehensive end-to-end homecare solution to help people who are aging or have disabilities thrive in their homes and communities. Our employees are passionate about transforming the healthcare space by building the only homecare ecosystem that fully connects patients, personal care providers, managed care organizations, and states.

We are seeking a deeply experienced engineering leader to join our R&D organization as Manager, Software Engineering and lead one or more engineering teams delivering AI-enabled platform capabilities for HHAeXchange. This role sits at the core of our technology strategy focusing on day-to-day engineering execution, people leadership, and operational excellence, ensuring teams deliver high-quality, secure, reliable, and scalable software solutions. The ideal candidate is a  strong software engineer who has transitioned into leadership  and enjoys mentoring developers while still contributing technically when needed.

This is an opportunity to shape a platform that powers critical healthcare workflows, data interoperability, and next-generation intelligent systems. You will lead a team of high-performing engineers and technical leads, driving modernization, bringing clarity to ambiguity, rigor to execution, and discipline to prioritization. Success in this role requires the ability to balance long-term platform vision with near-term delivery, while maintaining high standards for reliability, security, and scalability in a complex, high-impact healthcare ecosystem.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodation. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Job Duties

• Own end-to-end engineering delivery, reliability, and production support for core platform capabilities, including processing of healthcare transactions, Identity, APIs, and audit systems
• Drive high-quality delivery of new features and enhancements with a strong focus on scalability, performance, security, and maintainability
• Lead sprint planning and execution to ensure predictable, high-velocity delivery
• Provide hands-on technical leadership through architecture guidance, design reviews, and code reviews, setting a high bar for engineering excellence
• Lead modernization efforts, advancing microservices, serverless, event-driven, and cloud-native architectures while reducing technical debt
• Champion AI-assisted development practices to improve engineering velocity, code quality, and developer productivity
• Drive the development of AI-enabled platform capabilities, ensuring strong standards for security, privacy, and reliability
• Leverage AI tools and platforms as an integral part of daily responsibilities to enhance decision making, streamline workflows, and drive data-informed outcomes
• Ensure operational excellence through effective incident response, troubleshooting, and system observability
• Partner closely with Product, Architecture, QA, and Operations to deliver production-ready, aligned solutions
• Coach and mentor engineers and technical leads, support career growth, as well as foster ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement
• Attract and hire top talent, contributing to a strong and scalable high-performing engineering organization

Other Job Duties

• Other duties assigned by supervisor or HHAeXchange leader.

Travel Requirements

• Travel up to 10%, including overnight travel

Required Education, Experience, Certifications And Skills

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science (or equivalent experience)
• 6+ years of software engineering experience, including 3 + years leading engineering teams
• Proven ability to lead large-scale enterprise platform transformations and deliver complex, high-impact initiatives end-to-end
• Strong backend engineering background (Python, .NET, or Java) with proficiency in scalable REST APIs and distributed systems
• Experience designing and operating high-throughput transaction systems, integration layers, and platform services
• Deep understanding of system design, data modeling, and relational databases (SQL, PostgreSQL)
• Hands-on experience with cloud-native architectures (AWS preferred), including microservices, serverless, and multi-cloud environments
• Experience building cross-platform data integration solutions and enterprise-scale platforms
• Strong experience with identity and access management (OAuth2/OIDC) and secure system design principles
• Experience working in healthcare or regulated industries, including clinical or operational data environments
• Familiarity with healthcare interoperability standards such as FHIR, HL7, and EHR integrations
• Experience building platforms that support AI use cases and data-driven decisioning
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools and modern SDLC practices
• Passion for leveraging AI to improve engineering productivity, automation, and system intelligence
• Strong Agile/Scrum experience with tools like Jira or equivalent workflow systems
• Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous environments, translating problem statements into executable technical solutions
• Strong communication skills with ability to influence technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to balance hands-on technical depth with organizational leadership
• Passion for building a culture of ownership, continuous improvement, and engineering excellence

The base salary range for this US-based, full-time, and exempt position is $150,000-167,000/yr, not including variable compensation. An employee’s exact starting salary will be based on various factors including but not limited to experience, education, training, merit, location, and the ability to exemplify the HHAeXchange core values.

This is a benefits-eligible position. HHAeXchange offers competitive health plans, paid time-off, company paid holidays, 401K retirement program with a Company elected match, including other company sponsored programs.

HHAeXchange is an equal-opportunity employer. The Company offers employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, marital status, veteran status, citizenship, genetic information, hairstyles, or any other status protected by local or federal law.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.