VP of Engineering
New York City, NY
About us:
Grow Therapy is on a mission to serve as the trusted partner for therapists growing their practice, and patients accessing high-quality care. Powered by technology, we are a three-sided marketplace that empowers providers, augments insurance payors, and serves patients. Following the mass increase in depression and anxiety, the need for accessibility is more important than ever. To make our vision for mental healthcare a reality, we’re building a team of entrepreneurs and mission-driven go-getters. Since launching in February 2021, we’ve empowered more than ten thousand therapists and hundreds of thousands of clients across the country and insurance landscape. We’ve raised more than $178mm of funding from Sequoia Capital, Transformation Capital, TCV, SignalFire, and others.
About the Role:
At Grow Therapy, we are expanding our engineering team rapidly and are looking for a visionary VP of Engineering to lead and manage our growing team of 100+ engineers. You’ll help shape the future of mental health care by overseeing the development of our therapist platform and client search experience. This role is critical in driving our technical strategy, scaling our infrastructure, and cultivating an outstanding engineering culture.
What You’ll Do:
- Lead a growing engineering team to deliver exceptional experiences for both providers and clients, ensuring a high level of performance, reliability, and scalability.
- Oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of all technical projects, ensuring speed and quality while scaling our infrastructure to support rapid growth.
- Develop and refine processes that enable cross-functional collaboration and alignment across product, design, and operations teams.
- Mentor and coach engineers, fostering professional growth and career development through goal setting, performance reviews, and career pathing.
- Hire, grow, and retain a talented, diverse, and inclusive engineering team, with a focus on continuous improvement and team satisfaction.
- Foster a supportive and positive team culture that thrives in a hybrid work environment (remote and in-person).
- Work closely with the Co-Founder/CTO on strategic business planning, aligning the engineering vision with the overall product and business strategy, and translating this into actionable projects and initiatives.
Who You Are:
- Seasoned Leader: You bring 15+ years of engineering experience, with at least 8+ years of experience managing teams, and 4+ years managing engineering managers and Directors of Engineering.
- Entrepreneurial Spirit: You’ve worked in startups or side projects, building products from the ground up, and thrive in dynamic, high-growth environments.
- Mentor: You’ve formally mentored engineers, fostering best practices and helping develop strong engineering talent.
- Product Thinker: You have a user-centric approach to product development and are passionate about collaborating on product and design decisions.
- Team Player: You thrive on collaboration, team wins, and are seen as a trusted partner and motivator within the team.
- Adaptable: You’re experienced in fast-paced environments, understanding that tools and approaches vary as the company evolves.
- Highly Motivated: You take ownership of your work, always aiming to make a meaningful impact.
Qualifications:
- 15+ years of experience in software engineering, including significant experience scaling engineering teams in high-growth environments.
- Strong technical background in software architecture, cloud infrastructure, and building scalable platforms.
- Proven experience leading cross-functional teams and collaborating with product, design, and business leaders.
- Excellent communication skills with a strong ability to align technical initiatives with business goals.
The salary range for this role is $300,000-450,000.
Benefits
- The chance to drive impact within the mental healthcare landscape from day one
- Comprehensive health insurance plans, including dental and vision
- Our dedication to mental health guides our culture. Wellness benefits include (but are not limited to):
- Flexible working hours and location (remote OR in-office, your choice!)
- Flexible Time Off
- Company-wide winter break
- Mental health mornings (2 hours each week)
- Team meditation
- Wellness Stipend
- In-office lunch and biweekly remote lunch on us!
- Continuous learning opportunities
- Competitive salary
- The opportunity to help build a rapidly scaling start-up organization by taking strong ownership of your work, mentorship, and our unbounded leadership opportunities
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Grow Therapy is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.
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Career development opportunities Company-wide winter break Competitive salary Comprehensive health insurance Continuous learning Continuous learning opportunities Flexible time off Flexible working hours Health insurance Hybrid work Hybrid Work Environment Mental health mornings Mentorship Remote or in-office Supportive team culture Team meditation Wellness benefits Wellness stipend Winter break
Tasks- Align engineering vision with business strategy
- Lead engineering team
- Mentor engineers
- Oversee technical projects
Best Practices Cloud Infrastructure Collaboration Communication Cross-functional Collaboration Design Healthcare Marketplace Mentoring Product Development Scalable platforms Software architecture Software Engineering Team culture Team Management
Experience15 years
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