Head of Engineering
Core
Build the engineering organization, technical foundation, and product velocity to turn Leap's data advantage into durable product advantage in the specialty pharmacy and healthcare benefits sector.
Role type
Founding Head of Engineering (AI-native, data infrastructure)
Builds
Production AI systems, data infrastructure, workflow orchestration, and applied healthcare systems for employer specialty pharmacy.
Domain
Healthcare / Specialty Pharmacy / Data Infrastructure / AI
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Engineering team building and scaling, AI system leadership (LLMs and agents), high-bar hiring and talent acquisition, technical roadmap ownership, architecture decision-making, production systems on messy real-world data
Preferred skills
Healthcare domain knowledge (HIPAA, claims, clinical data), production ML or large-scale data pipelines, TypeScript/React/Node/Python/PostgreSQL/BigQuery/GCP, early-stage startup experience
Technologies
TypeScript, React, Node, Python, PostgreSQL, BigQuery, GCP, LLMs, agents
Responsibilities
Own end-to-end hiring and team growth from founding core to high-performing org; Define engineering culture, interview standards, and performance bars; Own and sequence the technical roadmap including build-vs-buy decisions; Build the cross-benefit drug identity layer and causal savings attribution systems; Lead intervention engine and AI workflows for at-risk prediction and optimization; Make foundational data and architecture decisions; Dive into hard technical calls when needed
Seniority
Founding, hands-on IC leader