Engineering Manager

About Velsera

Medicine moves too slow. At Velsera, we are changing that.

Velsera was formed in 2023 through the shared vision of Seven Bridges and Pierian, with a mission to accelerate the discovery, development, and delivery of life-changing insights.

Velsera provides software and professional services for:

• AI-powered multimodal data harmonization and analytics for drug discovery and development
• IVD development, validation, and regulatory approval
• Clinical NGS interpretation, reporting, and adoption

With our headquarters in Boston, MA, we are growing and expanding our teams located in different countries!

What will you do?

1) Technical Leadership (lead with this)

• Participate actively in code reviews across Java, Python, and JavaScript/TypeScript — you catch issues, set standards, and model what good looks like
• Drive adoption of AI-assisted development practices in AWS-based environments, leveraging the team's Java, Python, and MongoDB stack
• Own and improve CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI) and hold the team accountable to build, test, and deploy quality
• Engage directly in technical design discussions — you may not be the architect on every feature, but you are a credible voice in every trade-off conversation
• Identify and surface technical risk before it becomes delivery risk; you can recognize a bad technical decision without needing someone else to flag it first
• Champion engineering best practices: test coverage, code quality gates via SonarQube, observability with Prometheus and ELK, and secure coding standards

2) People & Team Leadership

• Manage 6–10 engineers across one to two agile teams; own their growth, performance, and day-to-day wellbeing
• Run effective 1:1s, set clear expectations, and create an environment where engineers can do their best work
• Partner with your teams on quarterly planning, translating product and business priorities into well-structured engineering roadmaps
• Shield the team from noise and context-switching while keeping critical escalations flowing appropriately
• Mentor engineers toward greater technical autonomy — you are building a team that needs you less over time, not more
  

3) Delivery & Program Execution

• Own the work breakdown structure for your teams — epics, stories, dependencies, and cross-team risks are visible and up to date
• Maintain clear release schedules and communicate confidently with Product, Customer Operations, and senior engineering leadership
• Proactively identify and manage risks; you don't wait to be asked for a status update
• Facilitate quarterly planning discussions across Engineering, Product, and Business stakeholders

What do you bring to the table?

• 8+ years of hands-on software engineering experience — you have written production code and are not far removed from it
• Demonstrated experience with AI-driven software development practices and tooling in cloud-native environments
• Proficiency in one or more of: Java/Spring Boot, Python (Flask/FastAPI) — you can read and meaningfully review code across the team's primary stack
• Hands-on experience with AWS services and modern CI/CD practices; you understand what happens between a PR merge and a production deployment
• 2+ years in an engineering leadership role — tech lead with team ownership, or formal engineering manager
• Experience with agile delivery at scale: sprint planning, risk tracking, cross-functional stakeholder communication
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English; you can represent your team's technical work clearly to non-engineers

Strongly Preferred:

• Experience with MongoDB and PostgreSQL in production environments
• Familiarity with containerized workloads — Docker, Kubernetes (EKS), AWS ECS
• Background in regulated or clinical software environments (HIPAA, GxP, SOC 2) — or demonstrated ability to operate in high-accountability delivery contexts
• Prior experience building or scaling teams in India-based engineering organizations

What This Role Is Not:

This is not a project coordination role. If your instinct when facing a technical problem is to escalate it rather than engage it, this role will be frustrating for you and for the team. We have strong product managers and architects — what this team needs is someone who can bridge the gap between technical execution and organizational delivery, and that requires genuine engineering fluency.

Why This Role Matters:

Velsera's platforms — including the Seven Bridges Platform and Clinical Genomics Workspace — power genomic research and clinical diagnostics for some of the world's most important health initiatives. The engineering teams you lead are building and maintaining software that directly impacts patient outcomes. Technical rigor here is not optional.

• Flexible Work & Time Off - Embrace hybrid work models and enjoy the freedom of unlimited paid time off to support work-life balance.
• Health & Well-being - Access comprehensive group medical and life insurance coverage, along with a 24/7 Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for mental health and wellness support.
• Growth & Learning - Fuel your professional journey with continuous learning and development programs designed to help you upskill and grow.
• Engaging & Fun Work Culture - Experience a vibrant workplace with team events, celebrations, and engaging activities that make every workday enjoyable.
• & Many More...