Team8 Health Stealth Startup- Software Development Team Lead

Description:

About the Company

We are a Team8-backed digital health startup building technology that tackles meaningful, real-world healthcare challenges. As a small and growing company, we move fast, work closely across functions, and give every team member the opportunity to shape both the product and the way we build it.

About the Role

We’re looking for a Software Development Team Lead to join us at an exciting stage of growth.

This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who loves building products end to end, leading by example, and helping a strong team do its best work. You will combine technical execution with people leadership, working closely with engineers, product, and design to deliver high-impact solutions in a fast-paced startup environment.

If you’re excited by ownership, velocity, and the opportunity to make a real impact in a small company, we’d love to meet you.

What You’ll Do

• Lead and mentor an engineering team, supporting both professional growth and day-to-day execution
• Stay hands-on in the code and actively contribute to the design, development, and delivery of core product features
• Drive end-to-end development across frontend and backend systems
• Partner closely with product, design, and other stakeholders to translate business and user needs into scalable solutions
• Help define technical direction, architecture, engineering standards, and development best practices
• Improve team processes, execution, and delivery quality as the company scales
• Foster a strong engineering culture built on ownership, collaboration, and continuous learning
• Provide professional and personal mentorship to team members, supporting their growth, development, and success
• Play a key role in shaping both the product and the engineering organization in a small, growing company

What We’re Looking For

• 5+ years of software development experience, with strong full-stack development capabilities
• 2+ years of experience leading engineering teams
• Proven experience as a hands-on team lead who combines technical depth with strong people leadership
• Experience building and shipping production-grade web applications
• Strong understanding of software architecture, scalability, and engineering best practices
• Familiarity with AI technologies, cloud environments, and regulated frameworks such as SOC 2 and HIPAA
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-moving, startup environment with changing priorities
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• A pragmatic, proactive mindset with a strong sense of ownership

Nice to Have

• Experience in digital health, healthtech, or other regulated environments
• Experience working in small, early-stage, or high-growth startups
• Familiarity with modern cloud infrastructure and scalable systems

Why Join Us

• Join a small, high-impact team at an early stage
• Work on meaningful digital health challenges with real-world impact
• Help shape the product, the team, and the engineering culture
• Be part of a fast-growing company backed by Team8