Senior Full Stack Software Engineer, Member Experience

BetterHelp

2d•Remote

About The Position

BetterHelp is the world's largest online therapy service, aiming to make mental health care more accessible globally. Founded in 2013, it has a network of over 30,000 licensed therapists and has helped millions of people. The company is committed to being part of the solution to the growing unmet need for mental health services. As a Full Stack Software Engineer, you will join a diverse team of professionals passionate about expanding access to therapy. BetterHelp prioritizes employee mental health and well-being, investing in team development and offering opportunities for individual growth, impact, and daily challenges within a supportive community.

Requirements

Must be able to legally work in the US.
Deep understanding of web development concepts and principles.
Example of full-stack projects.
At least one major demonstrable project with front-end code, back-end code and database.
Ability to design, develop and launch a web application from start to finish.
Ability to learn quickly and pick up new skills independently.
Get-things-done attitude with eagerness to build something great.
5+ years of experience in web development (any stack), solving challenging problems and implementing new features from scratch.
3+ years of experience in SQL. Designing relational DB schemas, complex queries, etc.
Familiar with web & SQL security best practices.
Comfortable working outside the context of a framework.
Experience using git in a team environment.
Ability to work in the US, to travel to our San Jose, California offices up to three times per year and to an additional company offsite.

Nice To Haves

Work or internship experience in startups
Experience with the LAMP/LEMP stack

Responsibilities

Develop end to end, owning features from production to beyond.
Develop best practices and write clean, secure, readable, scalable code, using OOP where appropriate.
Collaborate with other team members, including engineers and cross-functional colleagues.
Integrate and build for external and internal APIs.
Develop new products in PHP and alter existing PHP code to accommodate scale and integration with new technologies and APIs.
Write and optimize SQL queries and design schemas.
Create and code complex backend algorithms.
Profile and optimize new and legacy code.
Use CSS and Javascript to complete functionality of new products.
Leverage Bootstrap 3, jQuery HTML5, CSS3 and other open source technologies.
Think cross-device and cross-platform (mobile, tablet, and desktop).
Ship often and fast in an agile environment with continuous deployment.
Care and be involved in the product, mission, and success beyond development tasks.
Enjoy great teamwork and lots of fun.