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Senior Director, Software Engineering

New York, NY Office

Sr. Director Software Engineering

Company Description

Butterfly Network, Inc. (NYSE: BFLY) is driving a digital revolution in ultrasound imaging and sensing with its proprietary Ultrasound-on-Chip™ semiconductor technology and software solutions. Butterfly first proved its technology in the point-of-care ultrasound market, commercializing the world's first single-probe, whole-body portable ultrasound device, which is now on its best-selling, third-generation: Butterfly iQ3™. The Company combines its advanced hardware with cloud software and AI, an enterprise workflow solution (Compass AI™) and other offerings to drive adoption of affordable, accessible ultrasound. Butterfly also enables third-party development of imaging AI apps through Butterfly Garden™, its software development kit and AI partnership initiative.

In addition to its medical imaging products, Butterfly Embedded™ is the Company's Ultrasound-on-Chip™ licensing and co-development program designed to enable a new wave of ultrasound-enabled technologies across non-competitive healthcare markets and beyond. Through Butterfly Embedded™, partners can build and scale novel ultrasound applications powered by Butterfly's proprietary semiconductor chip and software platform. Butterfly's innovations have been recognized by Prix Galien USA, Fierce 50, TIME's Best Inventions and Fast Company's World Changing Ideas, among other achievements.

We're a team of bold thinkers, problem-solvers, and innovators ready to shape the future of medical imaging. Let's build something extraordinary together!

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced software engineering leader to head a significant part of Butterfly Network's software organization. This is a backfill for a departing leader on the team. The role is based in our New York City office and reports to Boon Chen. You will set the technical vision and organizational strategy across our mobile, cloud, and platform engineering teams, driving the roadmap that powers the Butterfly ecosystem, from the Butterfly iQ3 device to Butterfly Cloud and Compass AI. You will lead a multi-team organization of engineering managers and individual contributors, partnering closely with Product, Design, Regulatory, and executive leadership to deliver a world-class, FDA-regulated medical device software platform.

As part of our team, your core responsibilities will be to:

  • Own and deliver the software engineering roadmap across mobile, cloud, and platform teams.
  • Lead, grow, and develop a multi-team engineering organization, including engineering managers and senior technical leaders.
  • Define and evolve software architecture and engineering standards across the organization.
  • Attract, retain, and develop exceptional engineering talent at all levels.
  • Partner with Product, Design, Regulatory, and Quality to ship compliant, high-quality software on schedule.
  • Design and manage internal operational processes, including planning, execution, and delivery rhythms, across a distributed engineering organization.
  • Serve as a technical and organizational leader across the company, representing engineering to executive leadership as needed.
  • Champion a culture of ownership, quality, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

Baseline skills/experiences/attributes:

  • 15+ years of software engineering experience, including 5+ years leading multi-team engineering organizations at the Director/Sr. Director/VP level.
  • Sense of urgency and ownership of software development end to end.
  • Experience running engineering processes and organizational structures at scale.
  • Equally comfortable with cloud/backend development and mobile (iOS/Android) applications.
  • Excellent communication skills, able to work equally well with technical staff and C-level executives.
  • Engineering degree and equivalent experience.
  • FDA medical device experience.

Ideally, you also have these skills/experiences/attributes (but it's ok if you don't!):

  • Hardware device experience.
  • Experience scaling engineering organizations through high-growth periods.
  • Background in health tech, medical devices, or other regulated industries.

Values

Innovation is what we do. Our values are how we make it happen. Butterflies are and believe in…

  • Patient-Centric Innovators: Our mission is THE mission.
  • Empowered to Impact: Every voice matters.
  • One Team, One Goal: Unity fuels progress.
  • Growth Champions: We embrace challenges.
  • Action-Oriented Achievers: We follow through, every time.

Location

Butterfly offers a hybrid work model for most positions, with team members spending two or more days a week in the office. While flexibility is key, we value in-person connections that spark creativity and teamwork. Our offices are designed for collaboration, with comfortable workspaces, stocked kitchens, and opportunities to connect with peers.

This is a hybrid position and will be based out of our office in New York City, NY.

Benefits and Perks

  • Comprehensive health insurance, encompassing dental and vision coverage, is provided to all our employees. As a health-tech company, we prioritize the well-being of our teams. We also contribute to Health Savings Account (HSA) accounts for all enrolled employees on an annual basis.
  • Comprehensive Employee Assistance Program - we provide access to tools and resources to support your emotional health and day-to-day needs.
  • 401k plan and match - we facilitate your retirement goals.
  • Eligible employees will have the opportunity to participate in Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
  • Unlimited Paid Time Off + 10 Holiday Days a Year - recharge and come back ready to make an impact
  • Parental Leave - we aim to provide our employees with time to bond with their growing family, along with additional support for primary caregivers to help transition back to work
  • Competitive salaried compensation - we value our employees and show it
  • Equity - we want every employee to be a stakeholder
  • The opportunity to build a revolutionary healthcare product and save millions of lives!

Compensation

Our estimated salary for this role based in NYC is around $275,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Actual pay is determined by multiple factors such as skills, qualifications, experience and market demand.

Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States. Butterfly Network will not provide immigration sponsorship of any kind for this position, including but not limited to H-1B, TN, O-1, L-1, or green card sponsorship (this includes applicants that are in the process of obtaining a greencard), now or in the future.

Butterfly Network does not accept agency resumes.

Butterfly Network is an E-Verify Company.

Butterfly Network is an equal opportunity employer. Regardless of race, traits associated with race, color, ancestry, religion, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or Veteran status. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Butterfly requires security adherence responsibilities from all employees. These include: adhering to all company security policies and procedures, utilize provided company assets securely, and complete all required security awareness training programs. Safeguarding company data and systems from unauthorized access, modification, or destruction, contributing to the overall security posture of the organization. Immediately reporting any suspected or actual security incidents, including phishing attempts, malware infections, or unauthorized access, following the established incident response procedure

 

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