Lead Software Engineer
Company: Nxt Level
Location: New York City Metropolitan Area (Remote)
Salary: $180k - $200k per year
Type: Full-time
Remote: Yes
Posted: 2026-06-19
About this role
Engineering Manager I (Player/Coach, Full Stack)
Location: Remote
Compensation:
$185,000 - $195,000
About Our Client
Our client is a mission-driven telehealth company focused on expanding access to treatment for opioid use disorder. They build compliant, patient- and clinician-facing software that supports care delivery at scale. The work is high-trust, outcomes-driven, and deeply tied to reliability, privacy, and regulatory compliance (HIPAA).
The Role
Our client is hiring an
Engineering Manager I
to lead a team of
2–5 full-stack engineers
building and maintaining core web applications. This is a true
player/coach
role with a
50–70% hands-on
coding expectation (and
30–50% leadership
), depending on business needs and team maturity.
You’ll be responsible for delivery quality, architecture improvements, engineering standards, and day-to-day mentorship—working side-by-side with your team across the full product lifecycle from idea → implementation → measurable results.
Tech Stack
- TypeScript, React
- Firebase
(Firestore, Authentication, Remote Config)
- Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
What You’ll Do
- Lead delivery with strong technical judgment:
contribute to roadmap planning, scope shaping, and estimation; drive incremental wins and predictable execution
- Maintain a high engineering bar:
clear technical designs, opinionated architecture choices, strong code review culture, and solid test coverage
- Build across the stack:
primarily strengthening frontend capabilities, while contributing wherever the team needs most
- Coach and develop engineers:
mentorship, feedback, and growth plans while fostering a culture of excellence, creativity, collaboration, and continuous improvement
- Partner cross-functionally:
work closely with Product and Design, plus clinicians and non-technical stakeholders, to ensure solutions meet real clinical and business needs
- **Improve systems...