Wellth
Los Angeles, CA or Remote (West Coast Preferred)
About Wellth Wellth is a fast-growing, growth-stage digital health company headquartered in Los Angeles. Our mission is to motivate people living with chronic conditions to make healthier choices, every single day.
We use behavioral economics, habit science and technology to motivate lasting behavior change in some of the highest need and most underserved populations in the US (Medicare and Medicaid). We have demonstrated results with several large insurers and health systems, and are now rapidly scaling. Our goal is to be the category leader in improving health outcomes for hard-to-engage populations. A key difference at Wellth compared to other digital health companies is that our users (Members) actually use Wellth every single day.
But most importantly, our work saves lives by stabilizing chronic disease patients and preventing disease progression, hospitalization, and other bad outcomes. We are a mission-driven company where you work with incredible talent and see tangible differences directly from your impact.
About the Role Wellth is seeking an experienced Senior Vice President, Engineering to lead our engineering organization through our next stage of growth. As a core member of the executive team, you will set the strategy for the engineering function and ensure we deliver reliable, secure, high-impact products for our clients and members. You will be responsible for building a world-class engineering team.
The SVP, Engineering will partner closely with Product and Operations leadership, serving as the voice of engineering on the executive team, and will be accountable for ensuring we have strong technical foundations and the right talent in place to become the category-leading company in healthcare.
Responsibilities & Duties Strategic Leadership
Define and own the long-term technology strategy aligned with company objectives.
Serve as a thought partner to the COO, Product, and Data leaders on how engineering drives competitive advantage.
Represent engineering priorities at the executive team and board level.
Team Building & Management
Scale and mentor a high-performing engineering organization across backend, frontend, mobile, data, and infrastructure.
Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, collaboration, and speed.
Develop future leaders within the team, building succession and depth in technical leadership.
Execution & Delivery
Ensure timely, high-quality delivery of features, infrastructure, and platform initiatives.
Establish strong engineering processes and operational rigor (roadmapping, OKRs, velocity tracking, QA).
Balance short-term delivery with long-term architectural investments.
Technology & Architecture
Oversee technical architecture and system design decisions to ensure scalability, reliability, security, and compliance (HIPAA, HITRUST).
Partner with Product and Data to build platform capabilities that unlock analytics, AI/ML, and workflow automation in healthcare settings.
Drive best practices for cloud infrastructure, APIs, integrations, and data pipelines across the ecosystem.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Partner with Product to translate vision into executable engineering plans.
Work with Customer Success and Operations to ensure our technology meets real-world needs of health plans, providers, and members.
Act as a bridge between engineering and go-to-market functions, making technical tradeoffs clear to business stakeholders.
Qualifications
15+ years of progressive engineering leadership experience, with 7+ years at the VP/SVP or equivalent level, ideally in healthcare technology, SaaS, or data-driven platforms.
Proven success scaling engineering organizations while maintaining speed and quality.
Deep technical expertise across modern cloud architectures, distributed systems, data platforms (healthcare data experience is a plus), mobile app development (iOS and Android) and security.
Demonstrated track record of building enterprise-grade products that meet rigorous compliance and regulatory standards (e.g., HIPAA, HITRUST).
Experience working with data science, AI/ML, and analytics teams to bring data-driven solutions to market.
Strong people leadership skills—able to attract, develop, and retain top engineering talent.
Excellent communicator who can translate technical complexity into business clarity for executive and customer stakeholders.
Mission-driven orientation: passion for healthcare innovation and improving patient outcomes.
Values & Mindset
A Genuine Passion for Healthcare:
You believe that healthcare can be changed for the better and are motivated to help people improve their health.
Proactive Communications (Internally & Externally):
You keep the team informed and ask questions when unclear.
A Collaborative Attitude:
You work well with others and believe in winning as a team.
An Entrepreneurial Mindset:
You take a small-business owner mentality to your department and collaborators.
What You’ll Enjoy You will enjoy working with us at Wellth.
Benefits include:
Flexible, remote-first practices with an option to work in Marina Del Rey.
Robust paid time off and generous parental leave.
Competitive salary & commission structure.
Health, dental, vision insurance, and FSA/HSA plans.
Positive impact on people who need it most.
Support of a dedicated team focused on healthcare innovation.
Base Compensation: $240,000-$290,000
Wellth is an equal-opportunity employer. We value diversity and do not discriminate on protected characteristics.
We invite applicants to share their demographic background; providing this information is voluntary and does not affect hiring decisions.
If you believe you belong to any protected veteran categories, please indicate by selecting the appropriate option.
PUBLIC BURDEN STATEMENT: This survey should take about 5 minutes to complete.
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About Wellth Wellth is a fast-growing, growth-stage digital health company headquartered in Los Angeles. Our mission is to motivate people living with chronic conditions to make healthier choices, every single day.
We use behavioral economics, habit science and technology to motivate lasting behavior change in some of the highest need and most underserved populations in the US (Medicare and Medicaid). We have demonstrated results with several large insurers and health systems, and are now rapidly scaling. Our goal is to be the category leader in improving health outcomes for hard-to-engage populations. A key difference at Wellth compared to other digital health companies is that our users (Members) actually use Wellth every single day.
But most importantly, our work saves lives by stabilizing chronic disease patients and preventing disease progression, hospitalization, and other bad outcomes. We are a mission-driven company where you work with incredible talent and see tangible differences directly from your impact.
About the Role Wellth is seeking an experienced Senior Vice President, Engineering to lead our engineering organization through our next stage of growth. As a core member of the executive team, you will set the strategy for the engineering function and ensure we deliver reliable, secure, high-impact products for our clients and members. You will be responsible for building a world-class engineering team.
The SVP, Engineering will partner closely with Product and Operations leadership, serving as the voice of engineering on the executive team, and will be accountable for ensuring we have strong technical foundations and the right talent in place to become the category-leading company in healthcare.
Responsibilities & Duties Strategic Leadership
Define and own the long-term technology strategy aligned with company objectives.
Serve as a thought partner to the COO, Product, and Data leaders on how engineering drives competitive advantage.
Represent engineering priorities at the executive team and board level.
Team Building & Management
Scale and mentor a high-performing engineering organization across backend, frontend, mobile, data, and infrastructure.
Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, collaboration, and speed.
Develop future leaders within the team, building succession and depth in technical leadership.
Execution & Delivery
Ensure timely, high-quality delivery of features, infrastructure, and platform initiatives.
Establish strong engineering processes and operational rigor (roadmapping, OKRs, velocity tracking, QA).
Balance short-term delivery with long-term architectural investments.
Technology & Architecture
Oversee technical architecture and system design decisions to ensure scalability, reliability, security, and compliance (HIPAA, HITRUST).
Partner with Product and Data to build platform capabilities that unlock analytics, AI/ML, and workflow automation in healthcare settings.
Drive best practices for cloud infrastructure, APIs, integrations, and data pipelines across the ecosystem.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Partner with Product to translate vision into executable engineering plans.
Work with Customer Success and Operations to ensure our technology meets real-world needs of health plans, providers, and members.
Act as a bridge between engineering and go-to-market functions, making technical tradeoffs clear to business stakeholders.
Qualifications
15+ years of progressive engineering leadership experience, with 7+ years at the VP/SVP or equivalent level, ideally in healthcare technology, SaaS, or data-driven platforms.
Proven success scaling engineering organizations while maintaining speed and quality.
Deep technical expertise across modern cloud architectures, distributed systems, data platforms (healthcare data experience is a plus), mobile app development (iOS and Android) and security.
Demonstrated track record of building enterprise-grade products that meet rigorous compliance and regulatory standards (e.g., HIPAA, HITRUST).
Experience working with data science, AI/ML, and analytics teams to bring data-driven solutions to market.
Strong people leadership skills—able to attract, develop, and retain top engineering talent.
Excellent communicator who can translate technical complexity into business clarity for executive and customer stakeholders.
Mission-driven orientation: passion for healthcare innovation and improving patient outcomes.
Values & Mindset
A Genuine Passion for Healthcare:
You believe that healthcare can be changed for the better and are motivated to help people improve their health.
Proactive Communications (Internally & Externally):
You keep the team informed and ask questions when unclear.
A Collaborative Attitude:
You work well with others and believe in winning as a team.
An Entrepreneurial Mindset:
You take a small-business owner mentality to your department and collaborators.
What You’ll Enjoy You will enjoy working with us at Wellth.
Benefits include:
Flexible, remote-first practices with an option to work in Marina Del Rey.
Robust paid time off and generous parental leave.
Competitive salary & commission structure.
Health, dental, vision insurance, and FSA/HSA plans.
Positive impact on people who need it most.
Support of a dedicated team focused on healthcare innovation.
Base Compensation: $240,000-$290,000
Wellth is an equal-opportunity employer. We value diversity and do not discriminate on protected characteristics.
We invite applicants to share their demographic background; providing this information is voluntary and does not affect hiring decisions.
If you believe you belong to any protected veteran categories, please indicate by selecting the appropriate option.
PUBLIC BURDEN STATEMENT: This survey should take about 5 minutes to complete.
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