Engineering Manager
Enlivio Health (formerly EMIS) · 2018-04 — Present
- Scaled engineering team from 5 to 20 during major restructure; built high-performance culture and best practices that lifted productivity 30%
- Led 20+ engineers delivering and scaling an $18M enterprise EHR platform used by 400+ UK organizations and 85K daily active users (full FHIR, HL7 & GDPR compliance)
- Drove AI SDLC transformation with AI Skills, Guardrails & Steers — moved from PoCs to governed, production-grade workflows that significantly increased velocity
- Owned architecture and technical direction for AWS cloud-native EHR platform (microservices, REST APIs, ReactJS); led design reviews and enforced quality standards
- Matured CI/CD, DevOps, observability and release practices (GitHub Actions & Azure DevOps), improving deployment frequency and sprint predictability by 20%
- Partnered with product teams and UK stakeholders across time zones to convert business goals into clear quarterly roadmaps
- Served as hands-on technical leader — unblocked distributed systems issues, conducted architecture reviews, and mentored engineers on critical design decisions
- Collaborated with technical directors and CTOs on product strategy, delivering 25% faster time-to-market
- Mentored team through structured 1:1s and development plans; promoted 3 engineers (2 Senior, 1 Expert) in 18 months while raising NPS 30% and sustaining high retention
- Introduced TDD, pair programming, AI tooling and synthetic data generation, cutting test-data lead time by 30%
- Streamlined critical process bottlenecks through targeted automation and cross-team influence, reducing cycle times and improving delivery predictability
- Fostered a culture of continuous learning and innovation, encouraging engineers to explore new technologies and approaches, resulting in several successful internal hackathons and innovation projects
- Established a mentorship program within the engineering team, pairing junior engineers with senior mentors to accelerate skill development and career growth
- Implemented a comprehensive onboarding program for new hires, reducing ramp-up time and increasing early productivity
- Conducted regular performance reviews and provided constructive feedback, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and professional growth
- Implemented robust security practices and protocols, ensuring the protection of sensitive data and compliance with industry standards and regulations
- Developed and maintained comprehensive documentation for the engineering team, including architecture diagrams, coding standards, and best practices, facilitating knowledge transfer and onboarding of new team members