Director of Engineering, Air (LA)

Job Description

Job Description

At Commure, our mission is to simplify healthcare. We have bold ambitions to reimagine the healthcare experience, setting a new standard for how care is delivered and experienced across the industry. Our growing suite of AI solutions spans ambient AI clinical documentation, provider copilots, autonomous coding, revenue cycle management and more — all designed for providers & administrators to focus on what matters most : providing care.

Healthcare is a $4.5 trillion industry with more than $500 billion spent annually on administrative costs, and Commure is at the heart of transforming it. We power over 500,000 clinicians across hundreds of care sites nationwide – more than $10 billion flows through our systems and we support over 100 million patient interactions. With new product launches on the horizon, expansion into additional care segments, and a bold vision to tackle healthcare's most pressing challenges, our ambition is to move from upstart innovator to the industry standard over the next few years.

Commure was recently named to Fortune’s Future 50 list for 2025 and is backed by world-class investors including General Catalyst, Sequoia, Y Combinator, Lux, Human Capital, 8VC, Greenoaks Capital, Elad Gil, and more. Commure has achieved over 300% year-over-year growth for the past two years and this is only the beginning. Healthcare's moment for AI-powered transformation is here, and we're building the technology to power it. Come join us in shaping the future of healthcare.

About the Role

Commure + Athelas is seeking a Director of Engineering to help build Air, our cutting-edge Electronic Health Record (EHR) platform from the ground up. The Air Engineering Team owns all EHR features end-to-end, closely integrating with AI and RCM teams to deliver a seamless, delightful, and data-driven healthcare experience for providers and patients.

The role will lead the Air Engineering Team at Commure + Athelas, overseeing our Electronic Health Record (EHR) product, the core operating system for our practices. Our product—Air—provides practice staff, physicians (and other providers), and administrators with everything they need to navigate the care journey.

In this role, you will work closely with the team to drive high-impact product initiatives, mentor and grow engineers, and ensure the scalability, reliability, and performance of our platform as we expand to support thousands of practices nationwide. You will foster a culture of continuous improvement and play a key role in delivering solutions that eliminate inefficiencies in healthcare operations.

What You’ll Do

Lead and grow a team of 15+ engineers and 1 EM, ensuring clarity of purpose, healthy execution, and strong collaboration.

Maintain the team’s startup mindset as we grow, excelling in fast-paced environments where priorities and objectives can shift.

Drive the technical direction and execution of the Air platform, ensuring it scales effectively as we grow to support thousands of practices and millions of users.

Partner closely with Product, Design, Ops, and cross-functional teams to build products and features that solve high-value business problems and delight customers.

Manage project and resource prioritization, ensuring the team works on the most important work streams with the right level of urgency and technical rigor.

Improve operational processes, ensuring the team delivers high-quality products in a timely and efficient manner.

Uphold high standards in system design, code quality, and engineering operations, fostering a culture of reliability and ownership.

Coach and develop engineers, supporting career growth, technical excellence, and a high-performing culture.

Foster a strong, in-person culture of collaboration, inclusion, and mutual respect within the engineering team.

What You Have Required

8+ years of experience developing software, with a background in shipping products in a fast-paced, rapidly scaling environment.

4+ years of experience leading engineering teams, including mentoring, performance reviews, and fostering a culture of growth and collaboration.

Proven experience as a technical leader with the ability to make key architectural and strategic decisions that influence the overall product direction.

A strong product mindset with the ability to balance technical requirements with user needs and business goals.

Strong technical background with expertise in full-stack development (e.g., ReactJS, Python, PostgreSQL).

Familiarity with modern API design patterns (e.g., GraphQL, REST) and best practices in backend-for-frontend (BFF) architectures.

Proven ability to manage resource allocation, ensuring that projects are completed on time and with the right level of technical rigor.

Excellent communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across cross-functional teams and effectively present technical concepts to leadership.

A passion for healthcare innovation and making a meaningful impact on patient care.

Preferred

Experience scaling engineering teams in high-growth environments.

Background in building and optimizing scalable web applications with a focus on performance and user experience.

Experience in highly regulated industries (e.g., healthcare, finance, insurance) with a focus on compliance, security, and reliability.

If you're excited about building the future of healthcare and leading a team of engineers dedicated to making a real-world impact, we’d love to hear from you!

Commure + Athelas is committed to creating and fostering a diverse team. We are open to all backgrounds and levels of experience, and believe that great people can always find a place. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to all applicants throughout the application process.

Please be aware that all official communication from us will come exclusively from email addresses ending in @ getathelas.com , @ commure.com or @ augmedix.com . Any emails from other domains are not affiliated with our organization.

Employees will act in accordance with the organization’s information security policies, to include but not limited to protecting assets from unauthorized access, disclosure, modification, destruction or interference nor execute particular security processes or activities. Employees will report to the information security office any confirmed or potential events or other risks to the organization. Employees will be required to attest to these requirements upon hire and on an annual basis.

Compensation Range : $200K - $240K