Alpha Team - Engineering Manager

About the company

Biorce is a pioneering Healthtech company dedicated to revolutionizing drug development through the power of AI. We are passionate about accelerating medical advancements and improving patient outcomes.

Our team comprises seasoned clinical research professionals, data scientists, and AI experts, working collaboratively to bridge the gap between cutting-edge technology and real-world clinical needs.

With an unwavering commitment to revolutionize healthcare, we envision a world where all patients benefit from accelerated and cost-effective access to treatments. Biorce is poised to redefine the landscape of healthcare, shaping a future where innovation and accessibility converge for the betterment of humanity.

The Alpha Team is Biorce’s "Tech Special Forces" squad. Operating as an incubator directly within the CEO’s office, this team is the tip of the spear for our most disruptive, market-inventing initiatives.

You won't be maintaining a roadmap; you will be building high-stakes AI features for clinical trial acceleration and exploring diverse projects—from payment systems to patient-facing devices. This is an environment of extreme speed, ambiguity, and impact.

Are you ready to lead the next revolution in healthcare SaaS technology? We are looking for an Engineering Manager to be the foundational hire and technical orchestrator of the Alpha Team.

In this role, you will act as the strategic technical link between ambitious product & design visions and engineering reality. You are a high-level leader who can navigate complex architectures while staying "hands‑on" enough to set the technical bar. You will be responsible for building, mentoring, and shielding an elite squad of senior multidisciplinary engineers (frontend, backend, AI layer) to ensure they deliver high‑impact solutions at pace.

• End-to-End Orchestration: Lead the technical implementation of disruptive features, mapping out execution plans to ensure high‑speed delivery without sacrificing system reliability.
• Elite Team Building & Mentorship: Partner with Recruitment to hire a multidisciplinary "dream team" of senior engineers (frontend, backend, AI layer). You will empower and mentor high‑level individual contributors, facilitating their professional growth within a high‑pressure environment.
• Architecture & Governance: Own the "Definition of Done." Design and govern system architecture and communication that are scalable, secure, and high‑performing.
• Operational Excellence: Own technical KPIs (availability, response times, deployment health). You will ensure full observability and alerting, identifying and addressing bottlenecks to improve engineering productivity.
• Team Shielding: Act as the central contact point for the CEO’s office, shielding the team from external distractions while keeping them aligned with shifting strategic priorities.
• Radical Accountability: Take full ownership of projects of high complexity. You are willing to step in personally to ensure deadlines are met and the ultimate quality of the work is uncompromised.

• Technical Mastery: 7+ years of software engineering experience with a strong foundational knowledge in building large‑scale distributed systems and SaaS platforms.
• Cloud‑Native & Platform Engineering Expertise:
• Deep experience building and operating distributed systems on GCP (preferred), with strong proficiency in Kubernetes‑based architectures (GKE), infrastructure‑as‑code (Terraform), and service mesh technologies (e.g., Linkerd).
• Proven ability to design scalable, resilient microservices systems leveraging managed cloud services and open‑source components.
• Modern Delivery & Git Ops Practices:
• Hands‑on experience implementing CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Bitbucket Pipelines or similar, with a strong emphasis on Git Ops workflows (e.g., ArgoCD), automated testing, and progressive delivery strategies.
• Solid understanding of observability (metrics, logs, tracing) and production‑grade Dev Ops practices.
• Multi‑Tenancy & Security Architecture:
• Experience designing and implementing…