Velocity Tech
Founding Head of Engineering (Healthcare AI Startup)
NYC (Hybrid)
| Early-stage, venture-backed | Competitive comp +
founding-level equity
We’re a venture-backed healthcare startup building an AI-powered platform to accelerate hospital discharge and post-acute care coordination. Hospitals are facing an existential capacity and margin crisis — and we’re solving a problem that directly impacts patient outcomes and hospital survival.
The Role: We’re hiring our
Founding Head of Engineering
to architect and build the core product while establishing the engineering function from scratch.
This is a
hands-on role
— you’ll write code daily and work directly with the founders on: Core product and system architecture EHR, payer, and partner integrations Key technical decisions (stack, build vs. buy) Hiring and mentoring the early engineering team Setting engineering culture and standards#
You Might Be a Fit If You Have 7+ years of full-stack experience Have led or mentored engineers Have built 0→1 products at startups Still love coding and want to stay hands-on Care deeply about product quality and user impact Are NYC-based and excited to build in person
Bonus:
healthcare, EHR, AI/LLM, or voice automation experience.
Why This Role Founding-level ownership and meaningful equity Real customer urgency and long runway Experienced founders with strong healthcare track records Work that materially improves patient outcomes
| Early-stage, venture-backed | Competitive comp +
founding-level equity
We’re a venture-backed healthcare startup building an AI-powered platform to accelerate hospital discharge and post-acute care coordination. Hospitals are facing an existential capacity and margin crisis — and we’re solving a problem that directly impacts patient outcomes and hospital survival.
The Role: We’re hiring our
Founding Head of Engineering
to architect and build the core product while establishing the engineering function from scratch.
This is a
hands-on role
— you’ll write code daily and work directly with the founders on: Core product and system architecture EHR, payer, and partner integrations Key technical decisions (stack, build vs. buy) Hiring and mentoring the early engineering team Setting engineering culture and standards#
You Might Be a Fit If You Have 7+ years of full-stack experience Have led or mentored engineers Have built 0→1 products at startups Still love coding and want to stay hands-on Care deeply about product quality and user impact Are NYC-based and excited to build in person
Bonus:
healthcare, EHR, AI/LLM, or voice automation experience.
Why This Role Founding-level ownership and meaningful equity Real customer urgency and long runway Experienced founders with strong healthcare track records Work that materially improves patient outcomes