Vice President of Engineering at MediCircle

Department: Engineering

Compensation

$225,000 – $250,000/yr

Setup: Hybrid
Location: New York, New York
Type: Full-time
Level: exec
Posted: Sep 14, 2026

Description

MediCircle is hiring a Vice President of Engineering to partner with the Head of Technology and executive leadership in architecting and scaling the company’s national medication redistribution platform. The role owns engineering strategy, organizational design, talent, delivery, platform architecture, reliability, security, compliance, AI strategy, technical risk, and technical investment decisions. It requires 9–12+ years of software engineering experience, 4–6+ years of engineering leadership experience, and a track record of scaling a mission-critical platform and engineering organization.

Required Skills

Backend architecture
APIs
Cloud infrastructure
Security
AI strategy
Engineering strategy
Engineering leadership

Additional Information

Required Previous Experiences: 9–12+ years of software engineering experience building and operating complex production platforms
4–6+ years of engineering leadership experience managing engineering managers or multiple engineering teams
Previous experience as a VP of Engineering, Head of Engineering, senior engineering director, or comparable leader during significant company growth
Experience scaling an engineering organization, recruiting leaders, designing team structures, establishing management practices, and developing technical talent
Experience owning engineering strategy and execution across architecture, application development, infrastructure, reliability, security, and technical operations
Track record of scaling a mission-critical platform through increased users, customer complexity, and regulatory requirements
Technical depth in backend architecture, APIs, cloud infrastructure, security, and software development practices
Experience establishing planning, prioritization, performance management, and execution across an engineering organization
Experience partnering with founders and executive leaders and communicating technical opportunities, constraints, and risks to nontechnical stakeholders
Ability to balance rapid execution with reliability, security, compliance, and long-term architectural quality
Active engagement with emerging AI technologies and their application to engineering productivity and product capabilities
Preferred Qualifications: Healthcare or pharmacy exposure and familiarity with regulated operations
Engineering leadership experience at an early-stage startup or similar high-growth environment
Experience transitioning a company from founder-led or early technical development to a structured, scalable engineering organization
Experience developing and executing an AI strategy across customer-facing products and internal operations