Vice President of Software Engineering, 1upHealth
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Health data & interoperability solutions
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Health data & interoperability solutions
101-200 employees
Job no longer available
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101-200 employees
Company mission
To redefine interoperability and solve healthcare's toughest data challenges.
Role
Who you are
- 10+ years in software engineering, with 5+ years in a senior leadership role
- Proven experience scaling distributed systems and data platforms in cloud environments (AWS or GCP)
- Deep technical expertise in modern backend technologies, data pipelines, and distributed architecture
- Strong track record of building and leading high-performing engineering teams
- Demonstrated success working in regulated industries or delivering compliant, enterprise-grade systems
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and strategic execution skills
- Strong preference for Boston-based candidates
- Nice-to-Have Qualifications:
Desirable
- Experience with FHIR, HL7, and healthcare interoperability standards
- Background in real-time data processing, event-driven systems (e.g., Kafka), or large-scale data ingestion and transformation
- Familiarity with DevSecOps practices and infrastructure automation
- Experience with platform engineering and developer enablement
- Prior experience in a high-growth startup or scaling SaaS environment
What the job involves
- As our VP of Engineering, you will lead the team that turns platform vision into secure, scalable execution.
- You will shape the architecture, operations, and engineering culture that powers our core infrastructure.
- Your leadership will be critical in helping healthcare organizations unlock the full value of their data
- Own and evangelize the company’s technology vision and translate product goals into scalable architecture and robust engineering execution plans
- Build, lead, and scale a high-performing engineering team across backend, platform, CloudOps, and data engineering functions
- Support and deliver a cloud-native, distributed system capable of processing and serving massive volumes of healthcare data
- Champion engineering best practices, including CI/CD, observability, infrastructure as code, and reliability engineering
- Guide teams in effectively adopting AI-powered tooling and automation to enhance developer productivity, code quality, and system observability
- Define and track engineering OKRs and metrics to evaluate system performance, scalability, and team productivity
- Develop and nurture a high-performing engineering team by fostering a culture of excellence, coaching engineers and managers, and creating future technical and organizational leaders
- Partner closely with product, services, and compliance teams to develop secure, HIPAA-compliant solutions
- Work directly with customers and partners to understand performance requirements, data use cases, and system integrations
- Guide technical decision-making across the company, including data interoperability, API design, and platform extensibility
- Collaborate with leadership to ensure our platform supports both payer and provider needs in a rapidly evolving healthcare ecosystem
- Lead the development of a modern data platform leveraging FHIR, HL7, and other healthcare standards to ingest, normalize, and serve data at scale
- Drive innovation in data architecture, distributed processing, and scalable microservices infrastructure
- Ensure uptime, reliability, and performance of mission-critical systems in production
- Implement platform governance, security, and observability as foundational elements of our engineering culture
Our take
Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) is a global standard designed to improve how healthcare data is shared electronically. It is being adopted by major organizations across the US, including government bodies, to allow more seamless data exchange. 1upHealth is a health-tech company supporting this transition by helping organizations convert data into FHIR format and allowing secure data sharing and analytics.
Regulatory pressure has played a key role in accelerating FHIR adoption, particularly in the US where providers are required to make certain health data accessible through standardized APIs. This shift creates strong tailwind for companies like 1upHealth, which provides the infrastructure needed to meet these requirements. While the space is becoming more active, there remains significant opportunity for platforms that simplify adoption and unlock the value of interoperable data.
The market for healthcare interoperability is still evolving, and 1upHealth is positioned to grow alongside it. Founded in 2017, the company has gained recognition for its progress, including being named among the fastest-growing technology companies in North America by Deloitte. As demand for connected, data-driven healthcare continues to rise, it remains a company to watch in this developing space.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
35% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Apr 2023
$40m
SERIES C
Apr 2021
$25m
SERIES B
Total funding: $76.1m
Company benefits
- Remote first culture: work from anywhere in the US, our Boston headquarters, or a combination of both.
- Flexible PTO: Take what you need PTO policy.
- Medical, dental & vision: 100% of employee premiums paid by 1upHealth.
- Paid leave: All parents receive 6 weeks of fully paid parental leave. Birthing parents receive an additional 10 weeks of fully paid leave, plus 4 weeks of phased return-to-work support.
- Wellness benefit: Get reimbursed for up to $1,400 annually for expenses that contribute to your total wellbeing
- Lifestyle spending account: Get reimbursed up to $1,500 annually for expenses that contribute to your total wellbeing.
- Anniversary bonus: At your 2 year anniversary receive $2,000, at your 5 year anniversary $5,000 towards a vacation of your choice.
- Home office stipend: $400 to all new employees to elevate your home office.
Company HQ
Fenway–Kenmore, Boston, MA
Leadership
Andrew Boyd
(CEO)Joined 1upHealth in 2024 as CEO. Prior, they were the EVP and General Manager of Personify Health, the EVp of Strategy and Corporate Development at Virgin Pulse, and the Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer at Dimensional Insight.
Nolan Kelly
(CCO/CRO)Initially joined 1upHealth in 2020 as VP of Sales before becoming CCO/CRO in 2022. Prior to this, they were a Senior Director of Health Systems and Advisory Board Member at PatientPing, VP of Business Development at Linkwell health, and Director of Diversified business Development at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts.
Mark Wolf
(CFO)Mark joined 1upHealth in 2020 as CFO. Alongside this they are the CFO Advisor at Snorkel AI and Percepto, as well as the CFO at IdeaScale. Previously, they were the CFO Advisor at Courier, Ironclad, and Mux.
Donald Rucker
(CSO)Joined 1upHalth in 2021 as CSO. They have also served as an Adjunct Professor of Emergency Medicine at Ohio State University since 2013. Previously, they were the National Coordinator at the Office of the National Coordinator for Health information Technology. They were also CMO at Premise Health and Vice President and CMO at Siemens Healthcare USA.
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