Senior Engineering Director

Summary:
The Child Mind Institute (CMI) is seeking a Senior Engineering Director to accelerate the pace of scientific innovation and discovery in mental health and learning. This 3-year leadership position will help CMI, through its partnership with California's Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), enable collaborations that can test, improve upon, and adopt innovative mental health solutions for the benefit of every child, teen, and young adult.
The Senior Engineering Director will be responsible for leading our product development organization from a technical leadership perspective. You will recruit, manage, and lead the alignment of our internal and external engineering resources. You will also help support our strategic partners across the globe. Working closely with our Program Director and Engineering Directors you will help define the strategy for our digital products and platforms (30%), lead the technical design and execution of all our products and platforms (50%), and review and approve your teams' code (20%).
Reporting to our Program Director, this is a full-time, exempt position located in New York or California. A hybrid schedule is possible.
The Child Mind Institute is proud to be named a Great Place to Work-Certified company! Our competitive compensation and benefits include medical insurance, 401(k), paid parental leave, dependent care, and flexible work schedules, paid parental leave, dependent care and discounted tickets and entertainment perks programs. For more information about our benefits, please visit our employee benefits website.
Responsibilities:

• Help define the vision, goals, and business strategy for all digital platforms and products at CMI.
• Provide technical leadership and strategic direction for our engineering teams, ensuring operational effectiveness.
• Collaborate effectively with key stakeholders, including executive leadership, to ensure alignment of technology initiatives with overall business objectives.
• Manage our teams of internal and external engineers (30+ engineers currently, expected to double in the next 12 months) with the ability to hire, mentor, motivate, and hold team members accountable for delivering high-quality results.
• Define and deliver the end-to-end technical roadmap, from back-end infrastructure to front-end mobile applications.
• Act as player-coach, with the ability to be hands-on with code without the oversight of a manager.
• Comfortable in a startup, wearing multiple hats while staying focused on the most important deliverables.
• Foster an inclusive and diverse team environment, nurturing talent and providing opportunities for professional growth and development for all team members.
• Be driven by our mission of transforming children's lives.

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of engineering experience implementing and maintaining complex technology products and platforms.
• 7+ years leading and managing engineering and DevOps teams.
• Demonstrated expertise in Augmented Reality, Artificial Intelligence, and our current technology stack (Python, React/React Native, AWS, and MySQL/PostgreSQL).
• Minimum of Masters Degree in Computer Science or equivalent professional experience.
• Experience building scalable and performant APIs.
• Familiarity with HIPAA/GDPR/COPPA regulations.

Please upload your CV during the application process.
All new hires must be vaccinated and must stay up to date with vaccines against the COVID-19 virus unless they have been granted a reasonable accommodation for religion or disability. If you are offered employment with CMI, this requirement must be met by your date of hire, unless a reasonable accommodation for exemption is received and approved by CMI.
The Child Mind Institute is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in employment based on race, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), color, sex/gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), sex stereotype, gender identity/gender expression/transgender (including whether or not you are transitioning or have transitioned) and sexual orientation; national origin (including language use restrictions and possession of a driver's license issued to persons unable to prove their presence in the United States is authorized under federal law [Vehicle Code section 12801.9]); ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information/characteristics, marital status/registered domestic partner status, age (40 and over), sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law or ordinance or regulation.