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LifeStance Health is hiring a Senior Engineering Manager

About the Role

Lead and scale engineering teams responsible for building and maintaining a secure, high-performance healthcare platform, ensuring alignment with clinical, operational, and regulatory requirements while driving technical innovation and team development.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee the development and delivery of software products across multiple engineering teams
  • Collaborate with product and technology leaders to define technical roadmaps and priorities
  • Mentor engineering leads and individual contributors to grow technical and leadership capabilities
  • Ensure consistent application of software engineering best practices and architectural standards
  • Drive initiatives to improve code quality, system reliability, and deployment efficiency
  • Lead incident response and post-mortem processes for critical system issues
  • Foster a culture of accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement
  • Manage performance evaluations, career development, and team engagement
  • Work closely with security and compliance teams to uphold healthcare data standards
  • Recruit, onboard, and retain skilled software engineers
  • Promote agile methodologies and effective team workflows
  • Coordinate with infrastructure and DevOps teams to enhance development tooling
  • Support the adoption of cloud-native technologies and scalable system design
  • Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend strategic implementations
  • Ensure engineering efforts align with business objectives and patient care goals
  • Facilitate communication between technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Address technical debt and long-term platform sustainability
  • Champion engineering diversity and inclusive team practices
  • Monitor team velocity and delivery metrics to guide operational decisions
  • Lead planning for large-scale system changes and service migrations
  • Encourage knowledge sharing and cross-team collaboration
  • Drive automation in testing, deployment, and monitoring systems
  • Support disaster recovery and business continuity planning
  • Balance short-term delivery needs with long-term technical vision
  • Ensure adherence to software development lifecycle policies

Compensation

Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package

Work Arrangement

Hybrid work model with flexibility for remote and office-based collaboration

Team

Part of a growing engineering organization focused on building reliable, secure, and patient-centered technology systems

About Us

We are a national provider of mental health services dedicated to expanding access through technology-enabled care delivery. Our platform connects patients with licensed therapists and psychiatrists using secure, compliant digital tools designed to support clinical outcomes.

Our Technology

We build and maintain a secure, scalable telehealth platform that supports video visits, patient scheduling, electronic health records, and billing. Our systems are designed to meet strict regulatory requirements while delivering a seamless experience for patients and providers.

Growth and Impact

As we expand our reach, engineering plays a central role in enabling faster access to care, improving clinical workflows, and ensuring system reliability. This role directly influences the scalability and performance of our core services.

Culture and Values

We value transparency, collaboration, and a patient-first mindset. Engineers are encouraged to innovate responsibly, advocate for best practices, and contribute to a supportive, inclusive work environment.

Professional Development

We support ongoing learning through conference attendance, training programs, and internal knowledge-sharing forums. Managers are expected to guide career growth and help team members achieve their professional goals.

Available for qualified candidates requiring sponsorship

Required Skills
Node.jsTypeScriptAWS LambdaAWSDockerKubernetesTerraformDatadogTeam LeadershipSoftware Development LifecycleCloud ArchitectureInfrastructure as Code
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LifeStance Health
LifeStance Health is the fastest growing mental health practice group in the country, striving to help individuals, families, and communities with their mental health needs.
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Posted 10 months ago