black.ai
Engineering Manager (Medical Coding)
black.ai, San Francisco, California, United States, 94199
Location
San Francisco Employment Type
Full time Department
Engineering Compensation
A$160K – A$195K • Offers Equity Who are Heidi? Heidi is on a mission to halve the time it takes to deliver world-class care. We believe that by 2050, every clinician will practice with AI systems that free them from administrative burdens and increase the quality and accessibility of care to patients across the world. Built for clinicians, by clinicians, at the core of Heidi is its people. We are an eclectic bunch of inventors, builders, scientists, nurses, doctors, mathematicians, designers, creatives, and high-agency executors. We achieve in 6 months what it takes our competitors 4 years to do. In just 12 months, 20 million patient consults were supported by Heidi, and we’re now powering more than 1 million consults every week. With our most recent $16.6MM round of funding from leading VC firms, we’re geared up to supercharge our ambitious global growth, starting with the US, Canada, UK and Europe - and we need great people like you to get there. Ready for the challenge? As we expand our global reach, we’re scaling our enterprise capabilities to serve large health systems and partners around the world. We’re looking for an Engineering Manager
to lead ourUS Medical Coding engineering team . The Role We’re looking for an
Engineering Manager - Medical Coding
to lead the engineering team responsible for turning Heidi’s AI scribe platform into compliant, billable, structured medical documentation. You'll lead the team that builds and scales systems embedding
coding logic seamlessly into Heidi's product experience , ensuring clinicians never need to think about ICD-10, CPT, or payer-specific codes while billing works effortlessly in the background. You'll also play a key role in defining Heidi's
strategic roadmap
and
product direction
in the medical coding space. What you'll do: You’ll work as an engineering leader on our medical coding team to shape the infrastructure behind the future of healthcare: Lead and grow
a team of engineers working at the intersection of clinical logic, structured coding, and healthcare automation.
Design and maintain
systems that produce compliant, audit-ready medical documentation embedded with ICD-10, CPT, and other codes.
Collaborate
with clinicians, product managers, and medical coders to map real-world clinical workflows into AI-supported automation.
Scale infrastructure
that surfaces coding and billing insights at the point of care, retrospective coding enrichment, and integration with EHR/billing systems.
Own technical architecture
decisions for structured data pipelines, medical terminologies, and version-controlled guidelines.
Build feedback loops
using payer adjudication data and coding accuracy metrics to continuously improve system performance.
Ensure compliance
with US billing regulations, CMS guidelines, and clinical coding best practices.
Foster excellence
through mentorship, code reviews, and driving a culture of safety, clarity, and technical quality.
What we’ll look for: Engineering leader with 5+ years of software engineering experience, including 2+ years managing teams.
Deep familiarity with medical coding systems (ICD-10, CPT, HCPCS, SNOMED) and healthcare documentation workflows.
Experience building products in healthtech, health insurance, revenue cycle, or EHR-integrated systems.
Strong technical background in Python, TypeScript, or Go, and comfort with modern cloud architectures (e.g., AWS, GCP).
Knowledge of FHIR, HL7, or other healthcare data standards is a plus.
Comfortable working with clinicians, medical coders, and regulatory stakeholders to translate requirements into product decisions.
What do we believe in? We create unconventional solutions to difficult problems and we build them fast. We want you to set impossible goals and make them happen, think landing a rocket but the medical version.
You'll be surrounded by a world-class team of engineers, medicos and designers to do your best work, inspired by our shared beliefs:
We will stop at nothing to improve patient care across the world.
We design user experiences for joy and ship them fast.
We make decisions in a flat hierarchy that prioritizes the truth over rank.
We provide the resources for people to succeed and give them the freedom to do it.
Why you’ll flourish working with us ? Additional paid day off for your birthday and wellness days
A generous personal development budget of $500 per annum
Learn from some of the best engineers and creatives, joining a diverse team
Become an owner, with shares (equity) in the company, if Heidi wins, we all win
The rare chance to create a global impact as you immerse yourself in one of the leading healthtech startups in the world
If you have an impact quickly, the opportunity to fast track your startup career!
Help us reimagine patient care and change the face of healthcare around the world. Compensation Range: A$160K - A$195K
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San Francisco Employment Type
Full time Department
Engineering Compensation
A$160K – A$195K • Offers Equity Who are Heidi? Heidi is on a mission to halve the time it takes to deliver world-class care. We believe that by 2050, every clinician will practice with AI systems that free them from administrative burdens and increase the quality and accessibility of care to patients across the world. Built for clinicians, by clinicians, at the core of Heidi is its people. We are an eclectic bunch of inventors, builders, scientists, nurses, doctors, mathematicians, designers, creatives, and high-agency executors. We achieve in 6 months what it takes our competitors 4 years to do. In just 12 months, 20 million patient consults were supported by Heidi, and we’re now powering more than 1 million consults every week. With our most recent $16.6MM round of funding from leading VC firms, we’re geared up to supercharge our ambitious global growth, starting with the US, Canada, UK and Europe - and we need great people like you to get there. Ready for the challenge? As we expand our global reach, we’re scaling our enterprise capabilities to serve large health systems and partners around the world. We’re looking for an Engineering Manager
to lead ourUS Medical Coding engineering team . The Role We’re looking for an
Engineering Manager - Medical Coding
to lead the engineering team responsible for turning Heidi’s AI scribe platform into compliant, billable, structured medical documentation. You'll lead the team that builds and scales systems embedding
coding logic seamlessly into Heidi's product experience , ensuring clinicians never need to think about ICD-10, CPT, or payer-specific codes while billing works effortlessly in the background. You'll also play a key role in defining Heidi's
strategic roadmap
and
product direction
in the medical coding space. What you'll do: You’ll work as an engineering leader on our medical coding team to shape the infrastructure behind the future of healthcare: Lead and grow
a team of engineers working at the intersection of clinical logic, structured coding, and healthcare automation.
Design and maintain
systems that produce compliant, audit-ready medical documentation embedded with ICD-10, CPT, and other codes.
Collaborate
with clinicians, product managers, and medical coders to map real-world clinical workflows into AI-supported automation.
Scale infrastructure
that surfaces coding and billing insights at the point of care, retrospective coding enrichment, and integration with EHR/billing systems.
Own technical architecture
decisions for structured data pipelines, medical terminologies, and version-controlled guidelines.
Build feedback loops
using payer adjudication data and coding accuracy metrics to continuously improve system performance.
Ensure compliance
with US billing regulations, CMS guidelines, and clinical coding best practices.
Foster excellence
through mentorship, code reviews, and driving a culture of safety, clarity, and technical quality.
What we’ll look for: Engineering leader with 5+ years of software engineering experience, including 2+ years managing teams.
Deep familiarity with medical coding systems (ICD-10, CPT, HCPCS, SNOMED) and healthcare documentation workflows.
Experience building products in healthtech, health insurance, revenue cycle, or EHR-integrated systems.
Strong technical background in Python, TypeScript, or Go, and comfort with modern cloud architectures (e.g., AWS, GCP).
Knowledge of FHIR, HL7, or other healthcare data standards is a plus.
Comfortable working with clinicians, medical coders, and regulatory stakeholders to translate requirements into product decisions.
What do we believe in? We create unconventional solutions to difficult problems and we build them fast. We want you to set impossible goals and make them happen, think landing a rocket but the medical version.
You'll be surrounded by a world-class team of engineers, medicos and designers to do your best work, inspired by our shared beliefs:
We will stop at nothing to improve patient care across the world.
We design user experiences for joy and ship them fast.
We make decisions in a flat hierarchy that prioritizes the truth over rank.
We provide the resources for people to succeed and give them the freedom to do it.
Why you’ll flourish working with us ? Additional paid day off for your birthday and wellness days
A generous personal development budget of $500 per annum
Learn from some of the best engineers and creatives, joining a diverse team
Become an owner, with shares (equity) in the company, if Heidi wins, we all win
The rare chance to create a global impact as you immerse yourself in one of the leading healthtech startups in the world
If you have an impact quickly, the opportunity to fast track your startup career!
Help us reimagine patient care and change the face of healthcare around the world. Compensation Range: A$160K - A$195K
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