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Founded in 2020 and based in Silicon Valley, Empo Health is a seed‑funded and NSF‑supported startup developing revolutionary in‑home health monitoring products. We’re looking for an experienced Head of Web Development to join our team and drive web development efforts at Empo Health, playing a critical role in building out our suite of in‑home health monitoring products. Empo Health’s first product, the Empo Footprint, is an in‑home foot‑scanning scale that helps doctors and patients monitor for early signs of diabetic foot ulcers. Data collected from the Footprint is uploaded to the Empo Remote Health Link web application for analysis and presentation to patients and doctors. After obtaining FDA listing earlier this year, the Empo Footprint and Remote Health Link have launched with incredible early success. In this hands‑on role you will manage the team behind the Remote Health Link, strategically architect development, and prioritize efforts to ensure high‑velocity, high‑quality outcomes in a fast‑paced early‑stage environment.

As Head of Web Development, you’ll also maintain budgets, manage quality processes, and hire new roles as the team expands. You’ll work with other team members to balance feature development with ongoing investments in infrastructure and processes, directly contributing to the detection of diabetic foot ulcers that impact millions of at‑risk patients, potentially preventing amputations and saving lives.

In this role you will work closely with the founders and other early team members and should be comfortable breaking high‑level directives into tangible tasks and setting your own direction. If you’re passionate about creating seamless health monitoring devices that expand access to high‑quality healthcare and can thrive in an interdisciplinary startup team, we’d love to hear from you!

Job responsibilities include:

• Work with founders and early team members to bring new health monitoring capabilities to market
• Maintain accurate development schedules and communicate with the rest of the company
• Prioritize development activities, balancing new feature development, tech debt payback, and future‑looking infrastructure needs
• Maintain budgets for development, including contractor spend and key service spend
• Manage quality processes for web development
• Serve as personnel manager for the web development team
• Serve as hiring manager for new web development roles in the future
• Serve as the technical point of contact with the security and quality teams

You might be a good fit if you

• Have industry experience managing web development teams from early‑stage applications through scaled platforms
• Have worked in startup environments and balance competing needs, priorities, and resources
• Are self‑directed and organized, extending that organization to the rest of the team
• Have experience growing teams alongside a scaling company
• Hold a BS or MS (or equivalent) in computer science, or a related field
• Have excellent English verbal and written communication skills
• Are passionate about improving access to high‑quality healthcare

Even better if you

• Have worked in QMS‑controlled design environments on non‑invasive, low‑risk medical software
• Have experience developing HIPAA‑compliant products
• Have experience with consumer electronic products

What we offer

• Hybrid‑friendly working environment
• “Take what you need” vacation and sick leave policy
• Generous coverage for medical, dental, vision, and mental wellness plans
• 401(k) retirement plan with 4% match (after employment for 6 months)
• 12 week parental leave + part‑time transition period at full pay (after employment for 12 months)
• Equity incentive options for early full‑time employees

Important Note

Promoting diversity of backgrounds is extremely important at Empo Health. Although we do our best to list everything we are looking for in a candidate, we may be missing skills and/or attributes that could make you a great fit for the role. If you think you might fit this role but don’t perfectly match the description above, please still apply! We would hate for both of us to miss out on a great opportunity.