Staff Engineer, Frontend- Team Lead
Healthie
Our mission
Healthie powers virtual-first care delivery while improving access to healthcare and enabling better healthcare outcomes through technology.
We build infrastructure that all healthcare organizations need to perform virtual-first care. Between our EHR, scheduling, and patient engagement solutions, Healthie’s API-first approach makes it easy for organizations of every size to build, customize, and scale their business.
Today, we power thousands of organizations ranging from small private practices, to digital health startups and multi-billion-dollar healthcare companies. Leveraging Healthie, our customers deliver care to millions of patients, across the full spectrum of healthcare services—from preventative health and wellness to complex chronic care management. We believe that the future of healthcare delivery is virtual-first, longitudinal, and collaborative.
Learn more at: https://www.gethealthie.com/
About the role
We are hiring an exceptional Senior/Staff Front-End Software Engineer- Team Lead to join Healthie’s Web Engineering team and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our front-end platform. In this leadership position, you’ll architect scalable, high-performing, and accessible user interfaces that directly impact how healthcare providers and patients interact with digital health tools.
As a hands-on technical leader, you’ll guide the front-end team through the design, development, and optimization of Healthie’s web applications. You’ll work closely with engineering leadership to set technical direction, mentor engineers, and drive engineering excellence across the team. You’ll collaborate with product, design, and backend stakeholders to ensure alignment and delivery of cohesive, intuitive experiences using React, TypeScript, GraphQL, and modern web tooling.
This is a high-impact role for someone who thrives on both technical ownership and team leadership. You will help define our front-end architecture, champion modern best practices, and ensure Healthie’s front-end systems are scalable, maintainable, and performant for years to come.
Details, details
- This is a full-time position located in either NYC or LA for a hybrid work schedule (2/3 days per week in the office)
- The base salary for this role is $160,000 - $190,000 per year with additional benefits and an annual company bonus.
- U.S. work authorization is required, Healthie does not provide sponsorship.
About you
- Experienced & Technical: You have 8+ years of recent experience shipping front-end applications in production environments and at least 2+ years as a Team lead, with deep expertise in React, TypeScript, GraphQL, and modern front-end architectures. You are proficient in building scalable, high-performance UIs and have experience optimizing front-end applications for usability, accessibility, and maintainability.
- Operational Excellence: You bring a strong understanding of front-end best practices, including component architecture, state management, performance optimization, and accessibility standards. You write clean, maintainable, and scalable code while advocating for modern development patterns and tools.
- Development & Testing: You have experience with front-end testing frameworks such as Jest, React Testing Library, and Playwright. You are skilled in writing unit, integration, and end-to-end tests to ensure stability and prevent regressions in production applications.
- Leadership & Collaboration: You provide technical leadership in front-end development, guiding teams in best practices, performance improvements, and maintainability. You thrive in a collaborative environment, actively participating in code reviews, design discussions, and cross-functional planning while mentoring engineers.
- Mission-Driven: You have a passion for healthcare and believe deeply in improving patient outcomes. You are excited to work in a company that is advancing healthcare delivery with technology.
- Exceptional Communicator: Whether in writing or on the phone, you are able to communicate complex technical concepts in a clear and understandable manner. You have strong interpersonal skills and work well in a remote-first environment, consistently collaborating with both engineers and product teams.
- Execution-Oriented: You are highly focused on delivering results. You have a bias toward execution and are comfortable navigating obstacles to get the job done.
- Values-Driven: You embody Healthie’s values of Respect, Reliability, and Resilience in everything you do, and bring a spirit of collaboration and trust to the team.
Interview Process
- Interview with Debbie, AI recruiter (30 minutes)
- Quick chat with Katie, Director of Talent (20 minutes)
- Interview with Jonathan, VP of Engineering (30 minutes)
- Complete our Technical Take Home Assessment (asynchronous)
- Peer Interviews:
- Meet with Niya, Principal Front End Engineer (30 minutes)
- Meet with Front End team members Alex or Cami (30 minutes)
- Meet with Cavan, CTO + cofounder (20 minutes)
- Reference Checks
To learn more about Working at Healthie & our benefits, click here.
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Healthie is committed to equal employment opportunity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to and will not be discriminated against based on age, race, gender, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other protected category. We're proud to be building a diverse and inclusive environment that encourages collaboration, creativity, and growth. Whatever your background, please apply if this is a role that would make you excited to come into work every day.