Software Engineering Senior Manager - Modernization & Application Development

About Medical Guardian: 

Medical Guardian is a fast-growing digital health and safety company on a mission to help people live a life without limits. With 13 consecutive years on the Inc. 5000 list of Fastest Growing Companies, we’re redefining what it means to age confidently and independently. 

We support over 625,000 members nationwide with life-saving emergency response systems and remote patient monitoring solutions. Trusted by families, healthcare providers, and care managers, our work is powered by a culture of innovation, compassion, and purpose. 

Medical Guardian is transforming its digital ecosystem. We’re unifying customer portals, caregiver tools, ecommerce, and IoT device management into a modular, cloud-native platform built on Azure, React / React Native, and .NET-based microservices. 

We’re evolving from a legacy PHP/CodeIgniter monolith into a modern, AI-ready architecture powered by shared APIs, orchestration logic, and an intelligent engagement layer. 

We’re seeking a Software Engineering Senior Manager who combines strong technical ability with leadership and mentorship skills to help drive this transformation forward. 

Role Summary: 

The Software Engineering Senior Manager leads a team of developers modernizing Medical Guardian’s application ecosystem: building new services, enhancing integrations, and re-platforming legacy components into a scalable, cloud-native environment. 

Reporting to the Senior Director of Engineering, this role balances hands-on technical contribution with strategic leadership. You’ll design and review code, guide architecture decisions, and mentor engineers, ensuring that modernization efforts are well-aligned with MG’s platform vision and engineering standards. 

The ideal candidate is a player-coach who is confident writing code, reviewing designs, and leading a team through technical transformation. 

Key Responsibilities:

1. Technical Leadership & Modernization 

• Lead the migration from PHP/CodeIgniter toward modular, service-based architecture using C#/.NET, React, and Azure.
• Contribute directly to the design and implementation of APIs, backend services, and front-end modules aligned with MG’s architecture roadmap.
• Collaborate with the Senior Director of Engineering and Application Architect to define service boundaries, integration strategies, and modernization priorities.
• Support integrations across key systems such as Salesforce, IoT device platforms, and the Intelligent Orchestration Engine (IOE).
• Ensure new systems are secure, performant, and maintainable, leveraging cloud-native patterns.

2. Hands-On Development & Code Quality 

• Write and review production code across the stack (C#/.NET, React, TypeScript, Azure Functions).
• Drive high standards for code quality, maintainability, and observability.
• Implement modern backend practices: dependency injection, async programming, API versioning, and structured logging.
• Partner with QA to ensure comprehensive test coverage and CI/CD reliability using GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps.
• Champion AI-assisted development (e.g., Cursor, GitHub Copilot) to accelerate velocity, consistency, and reduce delivery time.
• Promote automation in build, deployment, and regression testing across our environments.
• Define and enforce modular architecture standards and API governance for reusable components that power multiple applications.

3. Team Management & Mentorship 

• Manage and mentor a small to mid-sized team of onshore and offshore developers, providing technical guidance and professional development.
• Conduct regular one-on-ones, performance reviews, and career growth discussions.
• Coordinate with offshore and vendor partners to ensure quality and alignment with MG’s engineering practices.
• Foster a collaborative, accountable team culture that values communication, craftsmanship, and ownership.

4. Cross-Functional Collaboration 

• Partner with Product Management to scope and deliver technical solutions that meet business goals.
• Work closely with Infrastructure and DevOps to ensure secure, scalable deployments using Azure AKS, API Gateway, and Functions.
• Collaborate with Data Engineering to align event schemas and API contracts with Azure Data Lake and analytics frameworks.
• Communicate progress, risks, and dependencies clearly to stakeholders and leadership.

5. Continuous Improvement 

• Recommend tools, frameworks, and approaches that enhance developer productivity and system scalability.
• Participate in sprint planning, retrospectives, and technical design sessions.
• Contribute to shared documentation, architecture guides, and engineering playbooks.
• Continuously refine development processes as MG advances its modernization journey.

Qualifications & Skills: 

Education: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field (Master’s preferred but not required). 

Experience: 

• 8+ years of software engineering experience, including 2+ years in a technical leadership or management capacity.
• Demonstrated ability to contribute to production code while leading and mentoring a team.
• Proven track record delivering reliable, scalable software in a collaborative, agile environment.
• Experience modernizing or re-architecting legacy systems a strong plus.

Technical Proficiency: 

• Languages & Frameworks:
• Backend: C#/.NET (ASP.NET Core, Web API, Azure Functions), SQL Server
• Frontend: JavaScript/TypeScript, React, React Native
• Familiarity with PHP, Node.js, or Python for integrations a plus
• Architecture: RESTful APIs, microservices, event-driven design, Azure API Management
• Cloud & Tools: Azure (AKS, Service Bus, Functions, Data Lake), Docker/Kubernetes, GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps
• Integrations: Salesforce, IoT device data platforms, Twilio/Five9, headless CMS (Sanity, Builder.io)
• Practices: CI/CD automation, TDD, code review, feature flagging, observability tooling
• Data: Proficiency in SQL, understanding of event-driven and ETL workflows (Azure Data Factory, n8n)

Soft Skills: 

• Excellent communicator who can bridge technical and business audiences.
• Strong leadership presence and mentoring mindset.
• Pragmatic, collaborative, and delivery focused.

• Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future need for visa sponsorship.
• Must have the ability to work from our Philadelphia office on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

Why This Role Is Exciting: 

• Modernization Ownership: Lead the team building the next generation of Medical Guardian’s software platform.
• Hands-On Impact: Stay close to the code and technology while shaping system architecture and team direction.
• Collaborative Culture: Partner with talented architects, DevOps, and data teams in a unified engineering org.
• Mission-Driven: Build technology that protects and empowers seniors nationwide.

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick Time Off & Holidays)
• Company Paid Short Term Disability and Life Insurance
• Retirement Plan (401k) with Company Match