Engineering Manager, AI

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New York, NY, USA
Hybrid
210K-270K Annually
Senior level
Healthtech • Information Technology • Software • Telehealth
The Role
Lead and grow an engineering team building Zo, Zocdoc's LLM-based voice phone assistant. Drive technical strategy, mentor engineers, ship consumer-facing AI features, integrate with EHR systems, ensure security, scalability, and high uptime, and collaborate with product, design, data, and commercial teams.
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Our Mission

Healthcare should work for patients, but it doesn’t. In their time of need, they call down outdated insurance directories. Then wait on hold. Then wait weeks for the privilege of a visit. Then wait in a room solely designed for waiting. Then wait for a surprise bill. In any other consumer industry, the companies delivering such a poor customer experience would not survive. But in healthcare, patients lack market power. Which means they are expected to accept the unacceptable.


Zocdoc’s mission is to give power to the patient. To do that, we’ve built the leading healthcare marketplace that makes it easy to find and book in-person or virtual care in all 50 states, across +200 specialties and +12k insurance plans. By giving patients the ability to see and choose, we give them power. In doing so, we can make healthcare work like every other consumer sector, where businesses compete for customers, not the other way around. In time, this will drive quality up and prices down. 


We’re 18 years old and the leader in our space, but we are still just getting started. If you like solving important, complex problems alongside deeply thoughtful, driven, and collaborative teammates, read on.


Your Impact to the Mission

Zocdoc’s most important asset is our people. As an Engineering Manager for Zo, Zocdoc’s AI phone assistant, you will play a critical role in achieving Zocdoc’s strategy of being the front door for healthcare. Zo acts like a human and manages appointments like an expert, handling unlimited inbound scheduling calls. Zo vanquishes hold times and instantly schedules appointments 24/7 using natural, conversational language. As the leader for this team, you’ll be on the cutting edge of building an LLM-based product, using voice technologies, and integrating with EHR systems. You will work with a highly motivated and experienced engineering team while collaborating with cross-functional teams, including Product, Sales, Data, Ops, Design, and Product Marketing. Your leadership, technical skill, and strategic vision will directly contribute to the value we deliver to our clients and the overall improvement of the healthcare experience.


You’ll enjoy this role if you are…

  • Inspired by the opportunity to positively impact the healthcare experience for millions of customers and providers.
  • Entrepreneurial, having a strong technical background, an ownership mindset, and a penchant for product and business strategy
  • Passionate about software engineering and product development and building scalable, technical solutions
  • Willing and eager to learn, including hands on development, code and system design review to guide and set an example for your team
  • A leader who enjoys inspiring, supporting, and influencing their teams to do their best work with a focus on accountability, velocity, and continuous improvement
  • A strong collaborator with excellent communication skills who enjoys being the bridge between engineering, product, and internal stakeholders
  • A believer that diverse and inclusive teams and cultures are non-negotiable

Your day to day is…

  • Leading, managing, and growing a team of software engineers to deliver highly reliable, performant software solutions
  • Partnering with product, design, and commercial teams to build out a clear technical product strategy and roadmap
  • Working across the organization on Engineering culture, helping to build career ladders, steer cross-team events, and help build an inclusive technology workforce
  • Mentoring and coaching a team of engineers to maintain a high quality of work, while delivering new features with bleeding edge technology at high velocity
  • Ensuring we are building out the platform’s capabilities with attention to security, scale, performance, and uptime
  • Working with cutting edge voice AI tools and technology

You’ll be successful in this role if you have…

  • The mentality of an entrepreneur/owner and a strong bias to action
  • Experience working on consumer facing AI products, bonus if voice AI products
  • Shipped multiple product features to external customers, either as an IC or Manager
  • A deep knowledge of software development methodologies
  • A passion for understanding the use cases of your customers and a focus on collaboration
  • Experience working with microservice architectures and AWS / cloud environment
  • AWS, React / JS for frontend development, C# / Python for backend development
  • The ability to integrate generative AI tools into daily workflows to automate tasks, foster innovation, and maximize productivity
  • Solid communication skills with the ability to influence key stakeholders and build consensus with engineers at all levels
  • Humility. You believe in treating all people with dignity and respect, regardless of title or tenure, and you approach tough conversations with empathy

Benefits:

  • Flexible, hybrid work environment at our convenient Soho location
  • Unlimited Vacation
  • 100% paid employee health benefit options (including medical, dental, and vision)
  • Commuter Benefits
  • 401(k) with employer funded match
  • Corporate wellness program with Wellhub
  • Sabbatical leave (for employees with 5+ years of service)
  • Competitive paid parental leave and fertility/family planning reimbursement
  • Cell phone reimbursement
  • Catered lunch everyday along with beverages and snacks
  • Employee Resource Groups and ZocClubs to promote shared community and belonging
  • Great Place to Work Certified
Zocdoc is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. Salary ranges are determined through alignment with market data. Base salary offered is determined by a number of factors including the candidate’s experience, qualifications, and skills. Certain positions are also eligible for variable pay and/or equity; your recruiter will discuss the full compensation package details.
NYC Base Salary Range
$210,000$270,000 USD

About us
Zocdoc is the country’s leading digital health marketplace that helps patients easily find and book the care they need. Each month, millions of patients use our free service to find nearby, in-network providers, compare choices based on verified patient reviews, and instantly book in-person or video visits online. Providers participate in Zocdoc’s Marketplace to reach new patients to grow their practice, fill their last-minute openings, and deliver a better healthcare experience. Founded in 2007 with a mission to give power to the patient, our work each day in pursuit of that mission is guided by our six core values. Zocdoc is a private company backed by some of the world’s leading investors, and we believe we’re still only scratching the surface of what we plan to accomplish. 

Zocdoc is a mission-driven organization dedicated to building teams as diverse as the patients and providers we aim to serve. In the spirit of one of our core values - Together, Not Alone, we are a company that prides itself on being highly collaborative, and we believe that diverse perspectives, experiences and contributors make our community and our platform better.  We’re an equal opportunity employer committed to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. Applicants are considered for employment regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, national origin, gender, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital or parental status, disability, veteran status, or any other class protected by applicable laws.
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Skills Required

  • Experience working on consumer-facing AI products
  • Experience with voice AI products
  • Shipped multiple product features to external customers (as IC or Manager)
  • Experience leading, mentoring, and growing software engineering teams
  • Deep knowledge of software development methodologies
  • Experience with microservice architectures
  • Experience with AWS / cloud environments
  • Frontend experience with React and JavaScript
  • Backend experience with C# and/or Python
  • Experience integrating with EHR systems
  • Ability to integrate generative AI tools into workflows
  • Hands-on development, code and system design review capability
  • Strong communication and stakeholder influencing skills

What the Team is Saying

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Zocdoc Compensation & Benefits Highlights

  • Healthcare Strength Health coverage is advertised with fully employer‑paid options for medical, dental, and vision, and company materials consistently portray the plans as comprehensive.
  • Parental & Family Support Parental benefits include paid parental leave with fertility and family‑planning reimbursement, plus adoption support and a structured return‑to‑work program.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Time off is framed as flexible with an unlimited PTO policy, and long‑tenure employees become eligible for a sabbatical.

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The Company
HQ: New York, NY
900 Employees
Year Founded: 2007

What We Do

Zocdoc is the tech company at the beginning of a better healthcare experience. Each month, millions of patients use Zocdoc to find in-network neighborhood doctors, instantly book appointments online, see what other real patients have to say, get reminders for upcoming appointments and preventive check-ups, fill out their paperwork online, and more.

Why Work With Us

Zocdoc's forward-thinking approach prioritizes collaboration, agility, and continuous learning in service of our long-term vision. This has helped us drive significant innovation in a complex, slow-moving industry, and our talented team is looking for impact-minded individuals to join us as we continue to re-imagine the healthcare experience.

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Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.

Our NYC office is accessible to all employees five days a week, though working in-office remains completely voluntary; everyone is invited but nobody is required to work in the office.

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