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Senior Engineering Manager at LifeStance Health. Location Information: USA. This description is a summary of our understanding of the job description. Click on 'Apply' button to find out more.. Role Description. We’re seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead and scale a team of skilled software engineers focused on building the core platform that powers the future of mental health technology at LifeStance.. Create scalable systems, ensuring seamless interoperability (with a strong focus on FHIR). . Develop robust microservices that enable secure, real-time data exchange across clinical and operational systems. . Define technical strategy, cultivate a high-performance engineering culture, and deliver resilient platform capabilities that support clinicians, patients, and internal teams. . Work closely with Product, Design, Data, DevOps, Security, and other stakeholders to drive platform delivery and quality at scale. . This is a hands-on leadership position that combines technical depth with team management.. Lead and develop a high-performing engineering team building event-driven microservices and APIs using Node.js, TypeScript, and AWS Lambda. . Define and champion the technical roadmap for key product initiatives, ensuring alignment with the overall business strategy and technology vision. . Provide architectural guidance and lead the design of complex, scalable systems. . Drive decisions on technology selection and best practices for cloud-native development, particularly with a focus on AWS Lambda and serverless architectures. . Accountable for driving the technical strategy to improve system performance by 20% and reduce infrastructure costs by 15% year-over-year. . Serve as a primary liaison between engineering and product, design, and clinical operations teams. . Translate business needs into technical requirements and technical constraints into business risks and opportunities. . Establish and uphold engineering standards around observability, performance, and system health. . Own critical backend services from design to deployment, ensuring reliability and continuous enhancement. . Implement and enforce best practices for security, access control, and data governance. . Foster a culture of innovation and continuous improvement. . Mentor teams in adopting new technologies and engineering practices (e.g., CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, test automation) to increase efficiency and quality. . Lead incident response and foster a culture of continuous learning through blameless retrospectives. . Contribute to strategic planning, capacity management, and hiring to support team growth. . Encourage a culture of technical ownership, curiosity, and engineering rigor. . Qualifications. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field. . 12+ years of professional software engineering experience, with 5+ years in an engineering leadership or management role. . Strong proficiency in building APIs and microservices with Node.js, TypeScript, and modern communication protocols (REST, gRPC, GraphQL). . Deep understanding of event-driven architectures, serverless computing, and AWS Lambda. . Extensive, hands-on experience with cloud computing platforms, specifically AWS, including deep knowledge of serverless technologies like AWS Lambda, API Gateway, and Step Functions. . Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes is highly preferred. . Familiarity with Infrastructure-as-Code, CI/CD tooling, and observability stacks (e.g., Terraform, Datadog, OpenTelemetry, Jenkins, GitHub Actions). . Solid foundation in software design, testing strategies, and production resilience. . Excellent communication and stakeholder collaboration skills. . Strong sense of ownership and ability to drive initiatives across teams and domains. . Committed to fostering diversity, inclusion, and belonging in engineering environments. . Extensive, hands-on experience in the healthcare technology domain. . A deep understanding of healthcare data standards like FHIR is a significant plus. . Familiarity with FHIR and healthcare data interoperability. . Familiarity with Salesforce Health Cloud or health-focused CRM integrations. . Background in observability and distributed tracing/logging pipelines. . Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to be employed in the United States. . Demonstrates awareness, inclusivity, sensitivity, humility, and experience in working with individuals from diverse ethnic backgrounds, socioeconomic statuses, sexual orientations, gender identities, and other various aspects of culture. . Requirements. Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to be employed in the United States. . Benefits. Medical, dental, vision, AD&D, short and long-term disability, and life insurance. . 401k retirement savings with employer match. . Paid parental leave. . Paid time off. . Holiday pay. . Employee Assistance Program.