Director - Engineering

Job Overview:

The Director of Engineering is a senior technology leader at CureMD, reporting directly to the Chief Information Officer (CIO). This role owns the strategy, execution, and health of CureMD's engineering organization spanning Software Development, Databases, DevOps/Infrastructure, Application Security, and VoIP/Telephony. The Director partners closely with the CIO and cross-functional leadership to translate business and product priorities into scalable, secure, and reliable technology platforms, while building and mentoring a high-performing multi-disciplinary engineering organization. This is a hands-on leadership role that requires both deep technical credibility and strong people and program management skills.

Job Responsibilities:

• Own the technology strategy, roadmap, and delivery for Development, Database, DevOps, Security, and VoIP functions, ensuring alignment with CureMD's product and business objectives.

• Lead, mentor, and grow a multi-disciplinary engineering organization of managers, architects, and engineers, building a strong bench of technical leadership and a healthy engineering culture.

• Provide architectural direction and hands-on technical guidance across the ASP.NET/.NET technology stack, ensuring applications are scalable, maintainable, secure, and performant.

• Own end-to-end software delivery, partnering with Product and QA to drive predictable release cadence, code quality, and engineering best practices (code reviews, CI/CD, automated testing).

• Oversee database architecture, performance, availability, and disaster recovery strategies across production and non-production environments (SQL Server and related platforms).

• Drive DevOps maturity - CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, containerization, environment management, and release engineering - to increase deployment speed and reliability.

• Provide technical oversight of the VoIP/telephony function, ensuring alignment with the broader engineering roadmap, security standards, and enterprise architecture.

• Define and track engineering KPIs (velocity, quality, uptime, MTTR, security posture) and report progress, risks, and recommendations to the CIO and senior leadership.

• Drive project and program management discipline across engineering initiatives, ensuring scope, timelines, and dependencies are actively managed and communicated.

• Lead root-cause analysis, incident response, and post-mortem reviews for major production issues, driving a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence.

• Evaluate, recommend, and lead adoption of new technologies, tools, and engineering practices (including AI-assisted development and automation) to improve productivity and product quality.

• Partner with HR on hiring, performance management, career development, and succession planning for the engineering organization.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science (BSCS) or a related field is required; a Master's degree is a plus.

• Minimum 15 years of progressive experience in software engineering, including at least 6-8 years in senior engineering leadership roles managing multi-disciplinary teams.

• Strong hands-on knowledge of the ASP.NET/.NET technology stack, enterprise application architecture, and modern software design patterns.

• Demonstrated experience owning or closely partnering across Database engineering, DevOps/Infrastructure, and Application/Information Security functions.

• Solid understanding of cloud platforms (Azure/AWS), containerization, and CI/CD pipeline design.

• Working knowledge of HIPAA and healthcare data-security/compliance requirements; Healthcare IT / EHR industry experience strongly preferred.

• Proven project and program management skills, with the ability to manage multiple concurrent initiatives, budgets, and cross-functional stakeholders.

• Strong track record of building, scaling, and retaining high-performing engineering teams, including hiring, mentoring, and performance management.

• Excellent executive communication skills, with the ability to translate technical strategy into business terms for the CIO and senior leadership.

• Prior exposure to VoIP/telephony or unified communications platforms is a plus, but not required.

Compensation and Benefits:

Financial:

• Competitive salary and bi-annual bonus.

• Fast track and uncapped career growth for high performers.

• Company-sponsored vehicle financing (car and bike).

• Interest-free loans.

• Provident Fund: CureMD matches up to 8% of your base salary.

• Fuel Card.

• Cellular Allowance.

Health and Wellness:

• In-house clinic with a team of certified male and female doctors with 24/7 telemedicine service.

• Hospital treatment monitoring by company doctors.

• Comprehensive health coverage for your immediate family (outpatient, inpatient, maternity and parents' inpatient).

• Exclusive health benefits and discounts at top class clinics and labs.

Supportive Workplace:

• Pick-up and drop-off services for female employees.

• In-house daycare facility.

• In-house gym and recreational area to unwind.

Continued Learning:

• Company-sponsored trainings, workshops, development programs and retreats.

• Paid specialized trainings/certifications.

The Difference You'll Make:

At CureMD, every role, whether senior or junior, plays a pivotal part in transforming healthcare. By joining our innovative team, you'll contribute to groundbreaking technology that directly impacts patient care, enhances healthcare efficiency, and saves lives globally. Your skills and passion will drive meaningful change, helping us deliver solutions that support healthcare professionals in critical, real-time settings. Together, we're not just advancing technology we're making a tangible difference in people's lives. Together, let's save lives.