Engineering Team Lead at Function Health in Austin, TX

Engineering Team Lead

Location: Remote (US or Canada)

Type: Full-time

Our Mission

Function Health is the AI operating system for health, designed to empower people to live 100 healthy years. Through advanced diagnostics, deep biomarker testing, longitudinal data, and AI-enabled insights, Function equips hundreds of thousands of members with the intelligence to take control of both the quality and length of their lives. Function has been recognized as one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies of 2024and is venture-backed by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), with a recently announced $298M Series B.

Function's Imaging Team powers one of the most advanced cancer screening platforms in the world, offering AI-driven MRI scans across 13 organs at 180+ imaging facilities in 150+ cities across the US and abroad. This infrastructure sits at the core of Function's mission to move healthcare from reactive to proactive, and is scaling rapidly as part of the company's next chapter of growth.

We are building a world-class team that believes deeply in that mission, operates with a relentless bias toward action, and brings the technical rigor to match the ambition.

Your Mission

As an Engineering Team Lead on Imaging, you will lead a team of ~4 engineers (including the Senior Full Stack Developer) to build and operate the web platforms that power our cancer-screening experience. You’ll spend approximately 50% of your time on people management (1:1s, performance, career progression, hiring/staffing) and the remaining time on delivery and technical leadership—ensuring our products remain reliable, secure, and delightful.

You will partner closely with cross-functional stakeholders and with the Staff Engineer supporting your team. You will collaborate with Support Engineering on production issues, but the Support Engineer will not report to you.

As an Engineering Team Lead you will:

People Leadership (~50%)

• Manage ~4 engineers through consistent 1:1s, coaching, and actionable feedback.
• Own performance management, goal setting, and career progression (growth plans, leveling conversations, mentorship).
• Lead hiring execution for your team, including structured interview loops and timely feedback.

Delivery & Execution Leadership (~50%)

• Own delivery, execution, and day-to-day operation of the team: ceremonies, capacity planning, prioritization, and stakeholder communication.
• Ensure work is planned and executed through clear tickets and ownership.
• Keep the team unblocked and aligned by translating ambiguity into crisp plans and scoped work.

Technical & Operational Leadership

• Own day-to-day technical design and infrastructure decisions for your team. This includes partnering with a Staff Engineer for larger cross-cutting design, architecture, and complex incidents.
• Champion quality and release safety (tests, flags/rollouts where needed, monitoring/alerting) and ensure runbooks exist for common operations/incident response.
• Ensure your team takes ownership of support and operational work for the domains it builds.

Who You Are

You’re a collaborative and detail-oriented leader who thrives in a supportive and mission-driven environment. You have a problem-solving mindset, excellent communication skills, and the ability to clearly articulate technical concepts. You enjoy working as part of a team, have a human-centered approach to technology, and are passionate about the positive impact your work can have on people's health.

Key Requirements

• Prior experience managing engineers (or acting as a lead with significant people management scope), including 1:1s, feedback, and performance conversations.
• Strong delivery leadership: can run planning, prioritize well, communicate tradeoffs, and keep commitments realistic.
• Strong technical judgment in modern web systems (bonus if you’ve worked with ASP.NET Core / C# and TypeScript/JavaScript in production).
• Comfort operating systems in cloud environments and modern CI/CD practices (Azure preferred).
• Excellent written & verbal communication and a bias for collaboration in a cross-functional, Agile environment.

Nice to Haves

• Experience with DICOM, HL7/FHIR, or other healthcare standards.
• Background in security & compliance (HIPAA, SOC 2).

What’s in it for you?

As an Engineering Team Lead, you'll have the opportunity to make meaningful contributions within a fast growing organization committed to early cancer detection. You’ll also have access to:

• Stock options.
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans for you and your family.
• Flexible work environment.
• Team off-sites and wellness initiatives.
• Competitive vacation policy.
• A culture that emphasizes continuous learning and personal growth.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

We’re dedicated to building a diverse team and an inclusive culture. Function Health is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status, or any legally protected status.

Important Notice: Legitimate communication from the Function Health team will always come from an email address ending in @functionhealth.com. Function Health will never request personal information such as banking details or payment during the hiring process. Please be cautious of communications or job offers that come from other email domains, instant messaging platforms, or unsolicited calls. If you ever have doubts about the legitimacy of a communication, please reach out to us directly at talent@functionhealth.com.