Altoida is a pioneer in developing digital biomarkers of neurological disease using augmented reality and machine learning. Our technology platform is designed to enable an objective evaluation of an individual’s neurological health, allowing for more accurate patient selection and stratification for clinical trials, as well as sensitive monitoring of disease progression. Altoida’s mission is to provide life sciences companies with actionable insights using real-world data to increase the success rate for novel therapeutics, and usher in a new era of precision neurology using digital biomarkers. Our proprietary evidence-based platform is founded on more than 20 years of scientific research and published in multiple peer-reviewed papers including Nature Digital Medicine. For more information, visit www.altoida.com . Follow us on Twitter @altoida.

Altoida’s culture is united around six core principles:

• Patient-First
• Open Communication
• Collaborative
• Reliable
• Embrace Positive Change
• Think and Build at Scale
  
  
  

The Director of Software Architecture & Engineering directs and oversees software and DevOps teams in all aspects of product development and development operations, including planning, design, development, testing, release engineering & production support. This role directly facilitates and manages the architectural design of Altoida’s software platform to meet the needs of our expanding customer base in a flexible, scalable, top performing manner.

Responsibilities

• Equip, inspire, and lead team members to realize Altoida’s vision, strategic goals, and project deliverables, ensuring teams have clear priorities and adequate resources.
• Lead the strategy and design for the ongoing evolution of our software platform architecture.
• Review current and new system designs to strengthen our platform’s extensibility, resiliency, scalability, and security.
• Manage geographically distributed, remotely based team members and contractors.
• Work closely with Product teams to refine, prioritize, and deliver new product features.
• Facilitate rapid iterations to architect and deliver solutions that scale.
• Ensure adherence to design controls and continuous improvement practices, as required to meet quality and market imperatives.
• Manage and report progress of development, quality, operations, and system performance.
• Lead the development of tools to improve solution deployment and to effectively monitor software applications in AWS environment.
• Lead the planning and execution of procurement / outsourcing initiatives to expand organizational capacity and effectiveness in alignment with architectural plans and Quality System.
  
  
  

Skills & Experience

• BS degree in Computer Science; MBA/MS desired.
• At least 10 years of experience in software engineering roles with additional 5 – 7 years’ experience managing software teams.
• Product development in an FDA regulated environment (e.g., SaMD/SiMD, medical diagnostics, healthcare), familiar with ISO 13485 and IEC 62304.
• Mobile (iOS) and web application design & development, including Swift, node.js , React, TypeScript; SQL and NoSQL databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, Snowflake), AWS, Docker.
• Demonstrated experience with Scrum and other Agile methodologies, and ability to mentor others in their use.
• Deep understanding of modern deployment and development infrastructure (CI/CD, unit and end-to-end testing, and cloud/enterprise deployment).
• Experience with production workloads in an AWS cloud environment with an understanding of the core AWS services required (EC2, VPC, IAM).
• Strong communication and presentation skills to deliver relevant and effective information to the Board, executives, and associates.
• Proactive mindset to drive change, question assumptions and push for innovative solutions.
• Strong organizational skills.
  
  
  

Compensation

Altoida provides competitive and comprehensive compensation and benefits programs. Specific benefit offerings may vary by location, position, and/or business unit. The full-time salary range is commensurate with experience.

Location

Altoida’s US headquarters is located in Washington, DC. The position is remote.

Equal Opportunity

Altoida does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. Altoida is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process.