Engineering Lead - Platform Engineering

Who we are

You. Better. With Alan.

Alan's vision is to make prevention the new norm of care for all. Our mission is to help people live in good health to 100 while helping employers feel proud, turning health benefits from a cost centre into their most valuable investment.

We're building a vertically integrated health partner that seamlessly unites insurance and smart healthcare delivery into one system.

By connecting all aspects of care - private, public, and direct to consumer - we create the most member-centric healthcare experience. Through deep engagement, we empower everyone to overcome day-to-day health obstacles and live healthier lives.

We partner with 32,000+ companies of all sizes, serving more than 700K members, and have reached €500M+ in ARR.

Our team of 600 people (still growing) operates across France , Spain , Belgium , and Canada .

How we do it ?

About

People joining Alan are often surprised and delighted by our innovative working method. We have a set of cultural values that guide our approach to work, such as:

• Mission is the Boss: We have a mission-first focus with long-term thinking, where all employees act as owners seeking the company's success above all else.
• Member & Customer-led: We are obsessively focused on solving customer problems and creating delightful experiences while building trust.
• Excellence like Athletes: We maintain high standards and talent density, using the Keeper Test to ensure exceptional performance.
• Enlightened Despots: We combine distributed ownership with accountability, empowering decision-makers while maintaining responsibility.
• Radically Transparent: We make information accessible and written-first, promoting async communication while protecting sensitive data.
• Kind, Methodic Optimists: We collaborate genuinely without ego, support teammates, and maintain positive intent while assuming the best.
• Empathetic Challengers: We give direct feedback with empathy, praise strengths, and focus on growth through candid communication.
• Bold & Creative Contrarians: We think differently to achieve greatness, challenge expertise with first principles, and embrace calculated risks.
• Disciplined Executors: We focus on making good decisions quickly, maintain accountability, and break down problems into manageable pieces.
• Fight for Simplicity: We eliminate unnecessary processes, stay concise and articulate, and maintain smart frugality while solving problems pragmatically.
  
  

️ The Engineering Lead job at Alan

At Alan, Engineering Leads are exceptional technical leaders who combine strategic vision with hands-on leadership to drive both team excellence and technical innovation. Our Engineering Leads are deeply involved in the strategic technical and product direction of the team, as well as the human aspects of building high-performing engineering teams.

Your Mission

As an Engineering Lead at Alan, you'll be responsible for leading one of our engineering teams, comprising 6-15 engineers and organized in autonomous and nimble crews. You'll shape the technical vision, foster a culture of innovation, continuous learning, and ensure your teams deliver impactful solutions while maintaining engineering excellence.

In This Role, You Will

• Set and communicate a clear vision for why and what we're building, establishing high expectations and identifying key assets and opportunities.
• Bring daily energy to the team, providing context and fostering mutual help to create a motivated and engaged team.
• Own the engineering efficiency and excellence of your team by using productivity tools (including AI), zooming in and out depending on the needs of the team.
• Challenge what's "good enough" to build and ship, while removing sources of unnecessary defocus.
• Monitor team well-being and ensure psychological safety to maintain a healthy team dynamic.
• Own talent density by hiring exceptional talent, supporting team members' growth and addressing performance concerns promptly.
• Collaborate daily with stakeholders, product managers, designers, other engineering leads, etc.
  
  

This is the perfect role for you if you have exceptional people management skills, a great technical background and if you are passionate about building both great products and great teams. A minimum of 3 to 5 years of experience in engineering management is required.

Platform Engineering:

You'll lead the teams building the foundation of Alan's engineering excellence. Your mission will be to help the team develop and maintain the tools (eg. Github Actions, Rspack), infrastructure, and practices that enable our entire engineering organization to move fast and reliably. You'll work closely with other engineering teams to understand their needs and build solutions that scale our technical capabilities.

Perks & Benefits

At Alan, we believe that being in good health is a basic need, and it starts with our employees. This is why Alaners are provided with a stimulating environment and perks ensuring they are happy, efficient and spend only high-quality time with co-workers.

Therefore, we offer:

• Fair rewards. Generous equity packages complement your base salary.
• Flexible Office. Amazing office space at our HQ, sponsored co-working hubs or a full-remote experience with home office equipment sponsorship, we want you to live where you’re the happiest.
• All the tools you need. Top of the range equipment: Macbook Pro, keyboard, laptop stand, monitor, and noise-canceling headphones.
• Flexible vacation policy and flexible working hours. Organize your time as you wish.
• Delightful healthcare insurance: Extremely comprehensive health insurance - 100% for you and your children, 90-100% for partners depending on your country (permanent contracts only).
• Transport. Country-specific commuter benefits.
• Learning & Training opportunities. A highly flexible Training policy free books and budget to attend and speak at conferences if the opportunity arises.
• Personal growth through coaching: At Alan, coaching isn't just a perk - it's core to who we are. Every Alaner is paired with a dedicated coach from day one, who helps maximize their impact, nurture engagement, and navigate Alan's values to develop their full potential. Learn more about our coaching culture.
• Parental leave. Extended parental leave for all new parents.
  
  

Important note: we hire people, not roles.

If you're excited about this opportunity but don't check every box, we'd love to hear from you. Everyone, no matter how underrepresented, should feel free to apply as it can only bring learnings or success.

If you identify yourself as a woman: Did you know that research shows women often apply only when meeting 100% of requirements?

Remember, this is just a guide, not a checklist.

We'll be thrilled to receive your application!

Check out our About Alan and Career pages, as well as our Medium, blog and Glassdoor page for more info.