Founding Engineer (Senior/Staff)

Sailor Health
United States
Workplace: RemoteFull timeUSD 160,000 - 230,000 annuallyFunction: Entrepreneurship & Venture BuildingExperience: 4+ yearsSkills: ["Leadership","Communication","Mentorship","Problem-solving"]

Founding Full-Stack Engineer to lead the AI-powered stack from architecture to launch, shaping core clinical operations systems, driving AI innovation (speech-to-text triage, care navigation copilots, real-time voice agents), and mentoring a growing engineering team in a fast-paced startup focused on senior mental health care.

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Sailor Health
Sailor Health
7 months ago

Founding Engineer (Senior/Staff)

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Job Summary

Founding Full-Stack Engineer to lead the AI-powered stack from architecture to launch, shaping core clinical operations systems, driving AI innovation (speech-to-text triage, care navigation copilots, real-time voice agents), and mentoring a growing engineering team in a fast-paced startup focused on senior mental health care.
Location: United States
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Entrepreneurship & Venture Building
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Build our V1 clinical operations layer: Design and ship core systems across our patient experience, therapist workflows, and EHR – from first line of code to production-ready tools.
  • •Lead AI innovation: Build and scale AI-native features including speech-to-text triage, care navigation copilots, auto-summarized progress notes, intelligent intake, and real-time voice agents that speak with families.
  • •Set the technical bar and grow the engineering team: Own architecture and major technical decisions while rolling up your sleeves to code, review, and ship. Mentor and inspire teammates, shaping a culture of speed, excellence, and impact.
  • •Move at the speed of light: Collaborate directly with clinicians, designers, and founders to ship, iterate, and improve in real-time – with no bureaucratic drag

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 160,000 - 230,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Equity

Key Requirements

  • •4+ years of experience in fast-paced engineering environments, ideally at startups or founder-facing roles.
  • •Fluent across the stack with the ability to architect elegant, scalable end-to-end solutions.
  • •Experience leading AI initiatives and shipping AI-native features.
  • •Proven track record of owning architecture and major technical decisions while mentoring teammates.
  • •Desire to move quickly with autonomy and drive meaningful impact at scale.
Experience:4+ yearsHealthcareAIStartup
Skills:LeadershipCommunicationMentorshipProblem-solving
Tech Stack:AISpeech-to-textEHRFrontendBackendArchitecture

Company Brief

Sailor Health
Sailor Health is a digital health company delivering virtual healthcare services and care management solutions, focused on improving patient access, coordination, and outcomes through telemedicine and integrated care programs.
Industry: HealthTech
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