Engineering Manager, Merchants and Assortments

About Soda Health 

Soda Health is a healthcare technology company focused on building solutions which eliminate health inequities and create a healthier America.  We provide a technology platform to administer benefits personalized to individual needs, delivered more cost-effectively.  Our expertise in healthcare, retail and consumer experience provides us with the foundation for creating easy-to-use solutions with an experience which moves beyond transactional relationships to sustained engagement and overall health improvement.  That is a win for everyone. Soda Health is a Series B stage company, backed by leading investors including Define Ventures, General Catalyst, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Pinegrove Capital Partners, and Qiming Venture Partners.

The Job at a Glance

As a Soda Health Engineering Manager, Merchants and Assortments, you will advance the careers and achievements of the team members you lead.

Do you remember the best manager you’ve ever had? You will *BE* that best manager for the team you run. That team’s direct work will be put into the hands of everyday people. Your designs and solutions will improve lives by making benefits more understandable and accessible for people in need.

What You’ll Do

Working within an organization created at the intersection of health care, retail and financial technology, no two days will look the same.  You will:

• Manage a small team of software engineers whose focus is on managing and categorizing the millions of items sold in groceries, pharmacies, and retailers across the country
• Commit code and review PR’s. Our managers are hands-on, and experience in golang or another statically typed server language is a must
• Define the work breakdown and plan that delivers a quality product on time
• Report directly to the CTO, as part of a capable, nimble, high-performing engineering staff
• Lead efficient weekly ceremonies that respect engineering time-to-build
• Understand what motivates team members, and create opportunities for them to thrive
• Participate in a healthy production culture (including sane, balanced on-call)
• Deliver features safely to production via continuous delivery during working hours
• Make everyone's time at Soda Health the highlight of their career

About You

While every candidate brings a unique resume and prospective, an ideal candidate will have:

• 2-3 years of management experience at a company where software is the product, in addition to senior-level software engineering skills
• Experience in a regulated industry, working with sensitive data, at scale using machine learning. Retail and/or assortment management experience would be a big plus🇨🇭for this role
• Love of people and a commitment to the management track
• High expectations of yourself, your colleagues, and those who report to you
• Courage to face challenging managerial situations head-on
• Interest in developing your management skills
• Confidence and ability to provide supportive and critical feedback in PR reviews to make the code better for everyone
• Passion to solve problems for real, everyday people
• Bachelor’s degree or similar experience strongly preferred

Other Requirements

• Travel may be required from time to time as part of the role, for company events and business needs
  
• Soda Health is a remote-first, distributed workforce. Candidates should be comfortable with, and equipped to work within, a distributed remote team, including having reliable internet access and basic home office equipment. Soda Health will provide a really nice work laptop, and mouse/keyboard upon request   
• Legal authorization to work in the US is required. At this time, Soda Health will not consider candidates who need sponsorship, now or in the future
• All offers for employment are contingent upon successful completion of a background check 

What We Offer 

• Competitive base salary at $181,125, discretionary bonus, and equity; depending on experience/qualifications
• Benefits  
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance with 90% paid employer premium contributions for all tiers 
  • 100% Employer Paid Short-Term & Long-Term Disability 
  • 100% Employer Paid Basic Life Insurance Policy  
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) 
  • 401(k) Program
    
• Unlimited PTO
• Paid holidays
• Parental Leave
• Flexible work schedule within core hours
• Work anywhere in the USA as we are a fully distributed team from coast to coast 

Soda Health Inc. is an equal opportunity employer, Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran/LGBTQIA+ – proudly embracing diversity in all its manifestations. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for the application and/or interview process should notify a representative of the People Operations Team via Careers@sodahealth.com. 

Soda Health participates in E-Verify, the federal program for electronic verification of employment eligibility. 

To all recruitment agencies: Soda Health does not accept agency resumes, please do not forward them to any Soda Health employees.