Engineering Manager (Growth)

Building a new mental healthcare system at Headway is only possible because of the scale and leverage that software can provide. The engineering team at Headway is a small but mighty team using technology to build that future (and have a fun time while doing it!).

Focus on the mission : We view software as a means of effecting change in the world, not as an end unto itself. We write software to empower our patients and therapist to better solve the problems they're facing.

Ship small, learn fast : We are building new and novel products and believe that we learn what our users need by quickly shipping and iteration

Everything is a product : Whether it's our patient search experience or a developer productivity improvement, we treat everything we build at Headway as a product with end-users in mind.

Optimize for trust : We believe that engineers should be continually learning. To learn effectively and to be productive, engineers must feel safe asking questions and discussing mistakes.

Languages: Python 3, TypeScript

Libraries & Frameworks: FastAPI, SQLAlchemy, React, Remix, Next.js

Datastores: Postgres, Redis

Infrastructure: AWS (Fargate, ECS, S3, and more), Spark and Kafka

Monitoring: Datadog, PagerDuty, Sentry

Version Control: Github

Vulnerability Management: Snyk, Semgrep

Cloud Security: Lacework

AI Tools: Cursor, Claude, Gemini, Eddy (our in-house cloud agent harness)

This role sits at the intersection of growth, product development, and marketing. You'll have the freedom to innovate and experiment while collaborating with a diverse group of cross-functional partners from across the company. This is an opportunity to tackle complex, rewarding problems in a highly collaborative, supportive environment that values technical excellence and operational rigor. You'll build systems that help patients discover and access mental health care, directly improving lives and transforming the healthcare landscape. Your work in this role will shape how thousands of patients connect with care, making a lasting impact on Headway's mission to reimagine mental healthcare access for all.

As an engineering leader at Headway, you will be responsible for leading and growing the team behind these core growth initiatives through people development, strategic planning, and hands-on technical support. You'll play a leading role in defining what and how these systems are built, setting up how the team operates, and ultimately driving best-in-class experiences that convert interest into action.

This is a critical leadership role for Headway and our mission to make mental healthcare more accessible.

Supporting providers isn't just about connecting them with patients — it starts much earlier, with helping them discover Headway and understand the value we provide. Our providers are at the heart of Headway's mission — and enabling more of them to join our platform is critical to expanding access to care. This role is focused on building the tools, systems, and experiences that help providers learn about Headway, express interest, and begin their journey. From our referral engine and AI-assisted marketing experiences to intelligent lead capture, scoring, and routing infrastructure, you'll be responsible for the end-to-end technical foundation that drives provider acquisition. That includes building systems where AI helps personalize how providers discover and evaluate Headway — not just pushing traffic, but converting the right providers at the right moment. By helping more providers discover, trust, and join Headway, you'll directly impact both provider supply and patient access.

We're looking for experienced engineering team leaders and people managers who are product-minded, data-informed, and energized by growth. As an Engineering Manager at Headway, you will work closely with Engineering Leadership, Product, Marketing, Design, Data, and RevOps to shape the future of our growth strategy. This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate, mission-aligned engineering leader to make an immediate impact at a high-growth company.

You have 3+ years of experience as an Engineering Manager at a high-growth startup or scale-up, building and leading high performing teams that have effectively delivered business outcomes through technical investments

You have 5+ years of experience as a Software Engineer

You're energized by experimentation and growth — and can balance short-term learning with long-term scale

You have a strong product mindset and have built strong cross-functional relationships that drive optimal user experiences and build trust with users

You have a strong technical foundation that allows you to ensure your team is making appropriate technical decisions

You are flexible and adaptable; you understand that the best growth teams must learn and iterate quickly, and that growth roadmaps are dynamic as a result

Nice to have: Prior experience with SEO and paid advertising

Nice to have: Prior experience with Python and React and working with AWS infrastructure

Nice to have: Experience in health tech, building user-facing products

Nice to have: Experience applying AI/ML to growth contexts — personalization, intelligent routing, LLM-powered content, or experimentation at scale

BS, MS in Computer Science or related field

After you apply to Headway, here are some details of what to expect during the interview process.

Initial screen: You'll connect with someone in recruiting so you can learn more about the team, Headway's mission and exciting growth, and we can get a better idea of your background.

First rounds: You'll meet with an engineering leader on the team to go deeper into your team and people leadership experiences.

Final rounds: You'll meet team members across product and engineering leadership for multiple behavioral interviews and a technical interview (System Design), leaving you with a fuller picture of what it's like to work at Headway.

References and the Offer: Our favorite part of the process! We'll send over all of the details, including specifics on employee equity, and congratulatory messages from excited future team members!