Manager, Software Engineering

Location: Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Department: Software Engineering

Opportunity Overview:

We’re looking for a Manager, Engineering that can lead and grow a high-performing engineering team with a strong product mindset, owning outcomes end-to-end. You will build forward-looking software that improves healthcare experiences for members while streamlining payer and provider operations.

What you’ll do:

• Lead a fast-paced, autonomous, agile team of software engineers to build and enhance a growing software platform
• Create transparency into delivery health through the use of meaningful sprint and business metrics
• Enable the team to further its impact, by improving upon its means of delivery and working closely with the data, product, and growth organizations to further the value we can bring to our clients
• Provide technical leadership throughout the design and delivery process, bringing perspective and motivating engineers to develop simple, pragmatic solutions to complex problems
• Ensure the team is following and building upon software engineering best practices including testing, quality, and security
• Foster a culture of developing early career talent who will become the next leaders in the organization, enabling the individuals and the team to work with autonomy
• Provide innovative solutions for both attracting and retaining top talent

Required Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience with 2+ years of experience managing software engineering teams in a fast-paced, agile environment 
• Demonstrated expertise with cloud-based services 
• Proficiency with Python, ReactJs, Snowflake, MongoDB, etc.
• Experience leading teams in a global organization

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Nacharam, Hyderabad, Telangana*: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Interview Process*:

1. Connect with Talent Acquisition 
2. Meet with the Hiring Manager
3. Technical interview(s)
4. Cross functional partner interview
5. Interview with Senior Leadership

*Subject to change

About Cohere Health:

Cohere Health’s clinical intelligence platform delivers AI-powered solutions that streamline access to quality care by improving payer-provider collaboration, cost containment, and healthcare economics. Cohere Health works with over 660,000 providers and handles over 12 million prior authorization requests annually. Its responsible AI auto-approves up to 90% of requests for millions of health plan members.

With the acquisition of ZignaAI, we’ve further enhanced our platform by launching our Payment Integrity Suite, anchored by Cohere Validate™, an AI-driven clinical and coding validation solution that operates in near real-time. By unifying pre-service authorization data with post-service claims validation, we’re creating a transparent healthcare ecosystem that reduces waste, improves payer-provider collaboration and patient outcomes, and ensures providers are paid promptly and accurately.

Cohere Health’s innovations continue to receive industry wide recognition. We’ve been named to the 2025 Inc. 5000 list and in the Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for U.S. Healthcare Payers (2022-2025), and ranked as a Top 5 LinkedIn™ Startup for 2023 & 2024. Backed by leading investors such as Deerfield Management, Define Ventures, Flare Capital Partners, Longitude Capital, and Polaris Partners, Cohere Health drives more transparent, streamlined healthcare processes, helping patients receive faster, more appropriate care and higher-quality outcomes.

The Coherenauts, as we call ourselves, who succeed here are empathetic teammates who are candid, kind, caring, and embody our core values and principles. We believe that diverse, inclusive teams make the most impactful work. Cohere is deeply invested in ensuring that we have a supportive, growth-oriented environment that works for everyone.

We can’t wait to learn more about you and meet you at Cohere Health!

Equal Opportunity Statement: 

Cohere Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to fostering an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all.  To us, it’s personal.