Axle Health
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About Us
Axle Health builds scheduling and workforce management software to empower in‑home healthcare providers to deliver exceptional, personalized care right where patients feel most comfortable—at home.
Some of the biggest providers in the country use our software (like Cityblock Health and GrandCare) to improve the utilization of their field teams by 17%+, and automate the operational burden of scheduling and dispatching.
Our platform includes proprietary logistics algorithms to optimize scheduling, a mobile app for field staff, an operations dashboard for office teams, engagement and booking tools for patients, and a wide range of integrations and external APIs for modular access.
We’re a team of top‑tier engineers and operators, backed by $14m from top investors such as Y Combinator, Pear VC, and F‑Prime, applying our intellect and logistics experience to upend how home healthcare is delivered.
About You
We're looking for an experienced Engineering Manager to lead our growing Platform Engineering team. You'll be responsible for building and scaling engineering teams that connect our best‑in‑class home health logistics platform into users' daily workflows while maintaining engineering excellence across our suite of applications. This role will oversee the technical direction of our platform initiatives, manage multiple workstreams, and drive the development of scalable solutions.
Our ideal candidate has a proven track record of scaling engineering organizations that build complex, mission‑critical platform systems. You have deep expertise in both architecture and full stack development, excellent people management skills, and a passion for solving systems challenges at scale. Whether you've built engineering teams at established technology companies or led technical efforts at fast‑growing startups, we want to hear your story. You’re comfortable balancing hands‑on development and managing a team.
What You’ll Do
Coach and mentor engineers at various career stages while fostering a collaborative team culture
Build and scale the mobile and web application engineering teams
Track progress and coordinate delivery across concurrent initiatives
Establish metrics and reporting that demonstrate the impact, performance, and reliability of platform systems
Ensure developer velocity by implementing and advocating for development process improvement across multiple technical work streams
Support the development of scalable, standards‑based architecture to support hundreds of thousands of patients across integrations and platform operations
Design and build systems that comply with healthcare data security standards and regulations (HIPAA, SOC‑2, HITRUST, etc)
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field
6+ years of software engineering experience with 3+ years in engineering management
Track record of successfully delivering complex technical projects on schedule in a high growth, fast paced, startup environment
Experience with RESTful APIs, GraphQL APIs, web services, and modern API development practices
Hands on development experience with JavaScript, Typescript, React, Node, Python, and Django
Excellent communication skills for explaining technical concepts to diverse stakeholders
Proven ability to evaluate, develop, and retain engineering talent
Experience implementing agile development methodologies
Working knowledge of data security and compliance requirements
Nice to Haves
Experience at a growth stage healthcare technology startup
Prior work with home healthcare, telehealth, or care coordination solutions
Familiarity with logistics optimization and scheduling systems
Strong understanding of healthcare interoperability standards (FHIR, HL7)
Experience managing and deploying applications with AWS
What We Offer
Competitive salary and equity compensation
Comprehensive Medical, Dental, Vision benefits
401k plan with company match
Flexible PTO, sick days, and working hours
Santa Monica HQ with 180 degree beach views and daily catered lunches
We Are Committed To Your Ownership
We cultivate an environment where team members feel ownership over the work they do. Everyone in an organization has big ideas and we want to hear them and implement them.
All of our employees have equity compensation. We want you to benefit from all the hard work you do in helping patients and catalyzing this shift in healthcare.
We Are Committed To Your Wellness
Comprehensive Medical, Dental, Vision
401k plan
Flexible PTO, sick days, and working hours
Santa Monica HQ with 180 degree beach views and daily catered lunches
We Are Committed To Your Growth
Fast paced work environment geared towards professional growth
Get the chance to move roles within the organization to learn new skills and continue to make an impact
We Are Committed To Building Community
Monthly team events, dinners, & happy hours
Special team outings - some past events have included: yacht cruises, visits to Universal Studios, Magic Castle, and Vegas
Seniority level
Mid‑Senior level
Employment type
Full‑time
Job function
Engineering and Information Technology
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About Us
Axle Health builds scheduling and workforce management software to empower in‑home healthcare providers to deliver exceptional, personalized care right where patients feel most comfortable—at home.
Some of the biggest providers in the country use our software (like Cityblock Health and GrandCare) to improve the utilization of their field teams by 17%+, and automate the operational burden of scheduling and dispatching.
Our platform includes proprietary logistics algorithms to optimize scheduling, a mobile app for field staff, an operations dashboard for office teams, engagement and booking tools for patients, and a wide range of integrations and external APIs for modular access.
We’re a team of top‑tier engineers and operators, backed by $14m from top investors such as Y Combinator, Pear VC, and F‑Prime, applying our intellect and logistics experience to upend how home healthcare is delivered.
About You
We're looking for an experienced Engineering Manager to lead our growing Platform Engineering team. You'll be responsible for building and scaling engineering teams that connect our best‑in‑class home health logistics platform into users' daily workflows while maintaining engineering excellence across our suite of applications. This role will oversee the technical direction of our platform initiatives, manage multiple workstreams, and drive the development of scalable solutions.
Our ideal candidate has a proven track record of scaling engineering organizations that build complex, mission‑critical platform systems. You have deep expertise in both architecture and full stack development, excellent people management skills, and a passion for solving systems challenges at scale. Whether you've built engineering teams at established technology companies or led technical efforts at fast‑growing startups, we want to hear your story. You’re comfortable balancing hands‑on development and managing a team.
What You’ll Do
Coach and mentor engineers at various career stages while fostering a collaborative team culture
Build and scale the mobile and web application engineering teams
Track progress and coordinate delivery across concurrent initiatives
Establish metrics and reporting that demonstrate the impact, performance, and reliability of platform systems
Ensure developer velocity by implementing and advocating for development process improvement across multiple technical work streams
Support the development of scalable, standards‑based architecture to support hundreds of thousands of patients across integrations and platform operations
Design and build systems that comply with healthcare data security standards and regulations (HIPAA, SOC‑2, HITRUST, etc)
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field
6+ years of software engineering experience with 3+ years in engineering management
Track record of successfully delivering complex technical projects on schedule in a high growth, fast paced, startup environment
Experience with RESTful APIs, GraphQL APIs, web services, and modern API development practices
Hands on development experience with JavaScript, Typescript, React, Node, Python, and Django
Excellent communication skills for explaining technical concepts to diverse stakeholders
Proven ability to evaluate, develop, and retain engineering talent
Experience implementing agile development methodologies
Working knowledge of data security and compliance requirements
Nice to Haves
Experience at a growth stage healthcare technology startup
Prior work with home healthcare, telehealth, or care coordination solutions
Familiarity with logistics optimization and scheduling systems
Strong understanding of healthcare interoperability standards (FHIR, HL7)
Experience managing and deploying applications with AWS
What We Offer
Competitive salary and equity compensation
Comprehensive Medical, Dental, Vision benefits
401k plan with company match
Flexible PTO, sick days, and working hours
Santa Monica HQ with 180 degree beach views and daily catered lunches
We Are Committed To Your Ownership
We cultivate an environment where team members feel ownership over the work they do. Everyone in an organization has big ideas and we want to hear them and implement them.
All of our employees have equity compensation. We want you to benefit from all the hard work you do in helping patients and catalyzing this shift in healthcare.
We Are Committed To Your Wellness
Comprehensive Medical, Dental, Vision
401k plan
Flexible PTO, sick days, and working hours
Santa Monica HQ with 180 degree beach views and daily catered lunches
We Are Committed To Your Growth
Fast paced work environment geared towards professional growth
Get the chance to move roles within the organization to learn new skills and continue to make an impact
We Are Committed To Building Community
Monthly team events, dinners, & happy hours
Special team outings - some past events have included: yacht cruises, visits to Universal Studios, Magic Castle, and Vegas
Seniority level
Mid‑Senior level
Employment type
Full‑time
Job function
Engineering and Information Technology
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