Engineering Leader

oscar· Engineering
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About this role

 

Pay Transparency:

The base pay for this role is: $163,944 - $215,176 per year. You are also eligible for employee benefits, participation in Oscar’s unlimited vacation program, company equity grants, and annual performance bonuses.

Responsibilities

  • Manage a team of engineers, focusing on professional development, performance management, and technical mentorship.
  • Oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of complex technical projects, ensuring they meet deadlines and quality standards.
  • Lead architectural decisions and technical design for full-stack applications.
  • Partner with Product, Design, and other engineering leads to define roadmaps and solve business challenges.
  • Promote best practices in software development, including code reviews, testing, and documentation.
  • Identify and resolve bottlenecks in the development process to improve team velocity and system reliability.

Qualifications

  • 6+ years of professional software engineering experience, working with a variety of technologies, and have increasingly impactful accomplishments.
  • 2+ years of experience in engineering management or a technical lead role.
  • Experience proposing, experimenting, and iterating, whether it be a new shiny technology or an arcane, ill-conceived data structure.
  • Experience with technical contributions, improving the quality of what you create, and are excited to build fault-tolerant, and scalable software systems.
  • Demonstrates solid understanding of the practical application of CS concepts within their team.
  • Consistently writes stable, correct, and maintainable code with little oversight; writes modular, adaptable code with guidance.

Bonus Points

  • Advanced experience with frontend architecture and building end-to-end web applications.
  • Proficiency in designing micro services, optimizing database performance, or working with distributed systems.
  • Familiarity with integrating Machine Learning models, working with Large Language Models (LLMs), or building data-driven features.
  • Background in healthcare or other highly regulated industries.

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Pay Transparency:  Final offer amounts, within the base pay set forth above, are determined by factors including your relevant skills, education, and experience. Full-time employees are eligible for benefits including: medical, dental, and vision benefits, 11 paid holidays, paid sick time, paid parental leave, 401(k) plan participation, life and disability insurance, and paid wellness time and reimbursements.

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Where is the Engineering Leader position at oscar located?
This Engineering Leader role at oscar is based in New York, New York, United States. The position is listed as on-site or hybrid. Check the full job description or apply directly to confirm the work arrangement.
Which team or department does the Engineering Leader at oscar belong to?
This Engineering Leader position is part of the Engineering department at oscar. See the full job description for more information about the team structure and responsibilities.
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When was the Engineering Leader job at oscar posted?
This Engineering Leader position at oscar was posted on Mar 30, 2026. Apply as soon as possible — early applications are often reviewed first.
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