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# Director of Technology

- **Company:** Backpack Healthcare
- **Location:** Baltimore, MD, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Software as a Service, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Code Review, Continuous Integration, EHealth, Information Technology Operations, NoSQL, Scrum Methodology, Software Engineering, Systems Integration, Software Vulnerability Management, Web Application Frameworks, Large Language Models, Production Code
- **Published:** July 22, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=b9a0cc73fb371cd0

## About the Role

* 8+ years in software engineering, with 3+ years leading engineering teams or technology orgs
 * Experience as a Director of Technology, Head of Engineering, Engineering Manager, Principal Engineer, CTO, or similar
 * Background in high-growth SaaS, healthcare technology, or digital health
 * A track record of leading cross-functional technical initiatives
 * Working knowledge across modern web frameworks, API and systems integration, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP), relational and NoSQL databases, CI/CD and cloud-native architecture, security and compliance frameworks, and AI/LLM technologies
 * Comfort writing and reviewing production code, not just reviewing decks
 * The ability to talk to engineers and executives in the same afternoon without losing either one

Nice to have

 * HIPAA, HITRUST, or SOC 2 experience
 * Telehealth or behavioral health platform experience
 * Startup or high-growth company experience
 * Experience leading both Product and Engineering
 * Experience shipping AI-powered solutions into production, not just piloting them

## Description

We need a Director of Technology who's just as comfortable in a code review as a budget conversation. Someone who leads the engineering org, sets the technology strategy, owns security and IT operations, and still wants to be hands-on when it counts.

What this role looks like

You'll set the technology vision and make sure it actually holds up: architecture, budgets, vendors, roadmaps. You'll lead and grow the engineering team, and you'll stay close enough to the work to review pull requests, weigh in on architecture, and unblock people when they're stuck. You'll own our security posture and HIPAA compliance, run IT operations, and lead how we bring AI into both our product and our internal workflows, always with governance that matches the sensitivity of what we handle.

What you'll own

 * Technology strategy, roadmap, and budget, aligned with business and clinical priorities
 * Engineering leadership: hiring, mentoring, culture, and hands-on technical involvement
 * Product delivery: sprint planning, prioritization, and shipping things that matter
 * Security and compliance: HIPAA, vulnerability management, incident response, audit partnership
 * IT operations: infrastructure, SaaS administration, endpoint management, employee support
 * AI strategy: evaluating and building AI-powered solutions for clinical and operational impact


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