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# Engineering Manager, AI Intake at Parachute Health

- **Company:** Parachute Health
- **Location:** United States
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-08-20
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-08
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/parachutehealth/jobs/5217344007

## Job description

Parachute Health is transforming post-acute care as the leading digital ordering platform for medical equipment and supplies. We connect major health systems, health plans, and suppliers to help patients get the life-saving products they need at home. Since launching, we've connected 300,000+ clinicians and 3,000+ supplier locations across all 50 states and helped 15M+ patients. What started as a DME ePrescribing tool has become the order management platform of choice for home medical equipment.

Join our team and make a difference in patient care.

## About the Team

You will be joining a team focused on leveraging AI to automate document ingestion and data extraction, eliminating manual entry and accelerating the qualification process to deliver faster, more reliable HME order turnarounds and a seamless patient experience.

## About the Role

We are seeking an engineering manager to grow our engineers and our engineering practice. We believe in practicing managers, who want to contribute to the code as well as grow engineers. This role will be responsible for coaching up to 5 engineers in growing their career and contributing code and coding practice to a team.

## Responsibilities

- Coach and Mentorship: Manage up to 5 engineers, prioritizing their career growth, technical development, and day-to-day support.
- Team Execution & Delivery: Take accountability for your team's goals and roadmap execution. Proactively identify and remove blockers to keep projects moving efficiently.
- Strategic Technical Oversight: Review Architecture Decision Documents (ADDs), conduct pre-launch risk assessments, and ensure systems align with company goals.
- Technical Shaping: Lead early technical discovery, feasibility analysis, and capacity estimation for future projects.
- Maintain Relevance: Stay close to the code through regular PR reviews, design discussions, and incident retrospectives
- Targeted Contributions: Allocate 10-20% of your time to technical work, prioritizing pairing and targeted tickets over daily feature development.
- Engineering Excellence: Guide engineering practices across teams using agile methods, TDD, and robust software design principles.
- Stakeholder Management: Act as the primary representative and point of contact for your team, ensuring clear communication with Product, Design, leadership, and cross-functional partners.

## Requirements

- Professional programming experience with open source languages
- Minimum of 5 years of experience delivering software in a production environment
- Minimum of 2 years of management experience
- Must reside in the U.S.

## Nice to Have

- Professional experience with Ruby on Rails
- Professional experience with React or TypeScript
- Experience with automated evaluation and testing of LLM powered workflows
- Experience with LangSmith or similar tools for observability and evaluation
- Familiarity with prompt engineering and prompt lifecycle management
- Familiarity with LangGraph, AutoGen, or other agent orchestration frameworks
- Skill with AI powered coding tools (eg. Cursor)
- Experience working cross-functionally to improve business process
- Experience as technical lead on projects working with UX/UI design and/or product management.

## Benefits

- Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage: Comprehensive plans with options for low-to-no-cost premiums.
- Employer HSA Contribution: Company-funded contributions to your Health Savings Account.
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Equity Incentive Plan
- Annual Company-Wide Bonus: Opportunity for up to 15% bonus based on company performance.
- Remote-First Culture: We are remote-first with a dedicated NYC office and reimbursement options for co-working spaces.
- Flexible Vacation Policy
- Summer Fridays: 5 additional Fridays off during the summer (separate from PTO).
- Home Office and Wellness Stipend
- Monthly Internet Stipend
- Annual Learning and Development Stipend

Base Salary Band (based on experience and level)

$220,000 - $275,000

To ensure you’re leveled accurately, all new engineers participate in a 90-day review. This allows us to calibrate your initial interview results with your actual work, ensuring your title and compensation align with your impact and our engineering rubric.

California job applicants may access the Notice of Collection of Personal Information and Privacy Policy with information and rights required by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) the link [here](https://www.parachutehealth.com/cpra).

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth related medical conditions and lactation), gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances.

This role is not eligible for employer visa sponsorship. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of application and for the duration of employment. The Company does not sponsor employment authorization for this position.

## About Parachute Health

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Parachute Health provides a digital network connecting healthcare providers, suppliers, and health plans to streamline the ordering and fulfillment of home medical equipment (DME/HME).
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series B, with $15.4M total funding)
- **Headquarters**: New York, New York, United States
- **Founded**: 2015
- **Founders**: David Gelbard (CEO)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Healthcare technology / Digital health / Home medical equipment (DME/HME) infrastructure
- **Target customers**: B2B – healthcare providers (clinicians, health systems), DME/HME suppliers, and health plans (payers)
- **Mission or purpose**: To build a world where all patients have a soft landing at home, driven by transparency, accountability, and reliable communication in the transition from hospital to home.

## Products & Services
- **[Parachute Platform](https://www.parachutehealth.com/)**: A SaaS platform that enables ePrescribing for medical equipment, supplies, and services. Features include digital ordering with clean, complete orders upfront, AI-powered fax intake, real-time order tracking, communication between providers and suppliers, and patient delivery confirmation. Integrates with EMRs and ERPs.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Annual revenue of **$3.5M** (as of latest available data) and total funding of **$15.4M** across 3 rounds (Series A $5.5M in 2018, Series B $9.5M in 2018, plus venture rounds) [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/parachute-health)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Investors include Dan Ahrens, Harley Miller (Series B lead). Partners include major health systems and suppliers (e.g., Edgepark, Medtronic Diabetes, PointClickCare, American Medical Group Association) [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/), [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/parachute-health)
- **Growth Signals**: Network includes **300,000+ healthcare providers** and **3,000+ supplier locations** across all 50 U.S. states. Headcount grew **38% YoY** to **256 employees**. Active job postings increased 60% year-over-year [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/parachute-health), [greenhouse.io](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/parachutehealth)

## Competitive Advantages
- Largest digital network for home medical equipment in the U.S., connecting a critical mass of prescribers and suppliers
- Replaces fax and phone-based workflows with a shared digital platform, reducing error rates (83% error rate in traditional ordering) and speeding up delivery
- AI-powered fax intake and document request capabilities
- Real-time order visibility for all stakeholders (providers, suppliers, patients, payors)
- Integrated into major EMRs and ERPs, lowering friction for clinicians

## Strategic Focus
- Expanding network reach and supplier locations
- Deepening integrations with health systems and payors (e.g., prior authorization workflows, PointClickCare integration)
- Enhancing AI capabilities for intake and clinical intelligence
- Scaling the platform to support millions of patients annually

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Rated 3.9/5 on employer review sites, with strong scores for work-life balance (4.2), compensation (4.4), and career growth (4.2). Employees describe the CEO as “awesome and truly cares about the people and the mission” [indeed.com](https://www.indeed.com/cmp/Parachute-Health)
- **Remote/Hybrid**: Most roles are remote within the U.S., with some office-based positions in New York, NY. Engineering roles are fully remote [greenhouse.io](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/parachutehealth)
- **Notable Perks**: Competitive salaries (e.g., Software Engineer II ~$145,600/yr, Senior Data Analyst ~$98,980/yr). The company is mission-driven, focused on improving patient outcomes and reducing healthcare fragmentation
- **Engineering Culture**: Emphasis on modern tech stacks, AI/ML, and building infrastructure for healthcare. Open roles include Staff Software Engineer, Engineering Manager (AI), and Applied AI roles

## Sources
1. [parachutehealth.com](https://www.parachutehealth.com/)
2. [parachutehealth.com/about](https://www.parachutehealth.com/about/)
3. [linkedin.com/company/parachute-health](https://www.linkedin.com/company/parachute-health)
4. [job-boards.greenhouse.io/parachutehealth](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/parachutehealth)
5. [indeed.com/cmp/Parachute-Health](https://www.indeed.com/cmp/Parachute-Health)

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