This organization provides a trusted, robust software platform tailored for eye care practices, used by over 5,000 optometrists and ophthalmologists across the U.S. Its EHR and practice management suite simplifies clinical, billing, and operational workflows with unmatched configurability and reliability. As the company modernizes its technology stack and expands cloud capabilities, it’s investing in engineering talent to lead this transformation.
About the Role:
We're seeking a hands-on Director of Engineering to lead the transformation of our flagship optometry EHR and practice management application. This critical role requires a strategic leader who can guide the modernization of a complex legacy Windows application stack, while architecting and delivering a next-generation, cloud-native platform.
You’ll be responsible for shaping our technical direction, building and mentoring a high-caliber engineering team, and collaborating closely with our product, support, and leadership teams to ensure we continue to deliver secure, reliable, and innovative solutions to thousands of providers.
Key Responsibilities:
- Modernization Strategy & Execution: Lead the transition of a WinForms/.NET 4.5 monolith into a modern, modular architecture using .NET 8+, WPF and web technologies like React, Vue.js and TypeScript.
- New Platform Development: Architect and oversee the development of a new cloud-native product built on a scalable services architecture, integrating modern database, caching, and deployment strategies.
- Team Building & Leadership: Hire and lead a growing team including senior Windows developers, UI/UX designers, and QA professionals. Foster a culture of technical excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Process & Quality: Establish and champion engineering best practices around documentation, CI/CD, test automation, and secure software development.
- AI-Enhanced Development: Embrace and integrate commercial AI tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude, Cursor) into engineering workflows to accelerate coding, enhance feature delivery, and boost developer productivity.
- Cross-functional Collaboration: Partner with support, data transfer, and product teams to align modernization efforts with customer needs and technical feasibility.
- Technical Oversight: Ensure architectural decisions support multi-tenant design, observability, security, data protection, and long-term maintainability.
- 10+ years in software engineering with at least 5 years in technical leadership roles
- Deep expertise in Microsoft technologies: .NET Framework/.NET 8, WPF, MySQL and MariaDB
- Experience leading modernization of legacy codebases and transitioning to cloud-native architectures
- Strong grasp of software design patterns, MVVM, microservices, and frontend-backend decoupling
- Track record of hiring, mentoring, and scaling engineering teams
- Familiarity with GitHub-based workflows, and Agile methodologies
- Passion for improving technical processes, documentation, and developer productivity
- Nice to Have:
- Experience with Electron, Mobile App Dev, Redis, Docker and Kubernetes
- Background in healthcare, especially EHR systems or HIPAA-compliant applications
- Hands-on experience with observability tools and security frameworks (e.g., SentinelOne, SonarQube)
This is a Hybrid role in Austin, Texas
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What We Do
Since 2007, EXIT83 Consulting has been assisting companies with Website Development, Software Architecture, Mobile Application Development, Business Analysis and Fundraising, Agile Training and Recruiting.
Our expertise consists of:
● Building companies from scratch
● Hiring and cultivating smart people
● Developing and executing on a business plan
● Product vision
● Shipping products
● Creating monetization strategies
● Leading engineering teams focused on both mobile and cloud based solutions
● Managing a P/L
● Raising capital
● Business development
● Executing on a sales plan
● Managing ambiguity and risk
