Director of Software Engineering

About this position

Who We Are

At Ortho Fi, we're not just another player in the orthodontic industry – we're the driving force that helps orthodontists launch more smiles while ensuring top-tier patient care. Our tech‑savvy solutions are the secret sauce that empowers orthodontic practices across the United States. With a track record of supporting over 2,000 practices, and in partnership with Ortho Banc, we've unlocked access to quality, affordable orthodontic care for a whopping 3.2 million patients and counting!

Picture this:
Our cutting‑edge Patient Acquisition software combined with our expert Revenue Cycle Management solutions propels practices to achieve jaw‑dropping 13% year‑over‑year growth. Plus, when it comes to patient and insurance billing, our collection results leave competitors in the dust.

Behind our mission is a dynamic team of around 300 passionate individuals. Our headquarters is based in Denver, CO, with employees spread across several states. Join us in our quest to transform the orthodontic landscape – where innovation meets dedication, and starting more smiles are just the beginning.

Our purpose is to radically improve the way patients access and pay for quality elective care. Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) ensures we can fulfill our purpose by creating a better, more equitable and inclusive workplace for our community members and healthcare experience for all.

By focusing on DEI, we are working towards our mission of connecting more patients with quality orthodontic and dental care and helping make treatment accessible to over 1 million patients a year by 2025. Equity is core to our mission to serve patients, and DEI is embedded in our core values, especially “seek diversity,” and “do what’s right.”

Ortho Fi is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.

This role is hybrid, based in our Denver office, with a presence 2 days a week.

Ortho Fi is seeking an experienced and passionate Director of Engineering who thrives on collaborative problem‑solving and innovation. Ortho Fi has experienced rapid growth over the last 10+ years, and we are now expanding our engineering organization to meet the demands of a fast‑evolving healthcare technology landscape. This role is a unique opportunity to lead both established product delivery teams and a growing AI‑focused capability, driving technical excellence across a diverse and distributed organization.

You will work closely with Ortho Fi's technical leadership to deliver complex product initiatives while simultaneously building and scaling AI‑driven solutions that transform how we serve our customers. Your teams span product delivery, platform engineering, and applied AI — requiring you to be equally fluent in shipping reliable software at scale and incubating new capabilities with a startup mindset.

• Provide direct leadership to Engineering Managers and team leads across product delivery and AI teams, including performance management, career development, and employee engagement.
• Lead and grow a distributed organization spanning onsite, offshore, and contract staff across multiple work streams.
• Foster a culture of accountability, psychological safety, and continuous improvement across all teams.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition to hire strong engineers and managers, building motivated and high‑performing teams.
• Own end‑to‑end delivery accountability for product engineering teams, ensuring fast, predictable, and agile execution aligned with customer expectations and business objectives.
• Collaborate closely with Product Management to guide feature decisions, effort estimations, and roadmap prioritization.
• Drive consistent rigor in engineering processes — including sprint planning, estimation, dependency management, and release coordination.
• Manage team budget and staffing, balancing FTE, offshore, and…