Senior Software Engineer, Backend

Headspace

2h•$122,400 - $195,500•Hybrid

About The Position

Headspace is on a mission to provide every person access to lifelong mental health support. We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join the Core Platform group. This role is crucial for building out the core capabilities required to onboard and grow our B2B customer installations. These capabilities include authentication, payments, entitlements, and shared services across our B2B and direct-to-consumer customers. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be instrumental in prototyping, architecting, and coding across our Typescript/Node.js and Python/Django services. You'll have significant opportunities to shape and own projects, author and review technical specifications, and pinpoint areas for improvement in our products and tech stack. We are seeking a highly skilled web engineer who can help build the next generation of care provider experience.

Requirements

BS/MS degree in Computer Science or equivalent
4+ years of professional development experience, building APIs and services
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision on projects, while being comfortable collaborating with product managers, designers, and other engineers, to define, design and ship new features in a remote environment
Proven track record of successfully delivering complex full-stack projects across product and technology initiatives
Strong expertise in modern backend frameworks such as Python (Django), Typescript (Node.js)
Strong communication skills (written and verbal) and a positive mindset to identify, collaborate, and drive solutions, explaining technical ideas to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Demonstrated ability to make sound technical decisions based on requirements, constraints, and trade-offs, paired with strong documentation skills. Ability to discern and make strong technical decisions based on the business strategy
Experience with unit, integration, and end-to-end testing

Nice To Haves

Experience with AWS platforms
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and Terraform
Experience building health tech software

Responsibilities

Lead projects from requirements gathering through implementation, collaborating closely with product, design, and data engineering stakeholders to identify problems and opportunities.
Contribute to and influence the evolution of overall system architecture and quality of our core platform services.
Collaborate with engineering and cross-functional partners to define, design, ship, and monitor new features while ensuring robust testing and quality standards. Effectively communicate technical ideas to both technical and non-technical audiences and keep stakeholders informed and aligned.
Apply your passion for user experience and technical expertise to design and build high impact user workflows.
Set the standard for quality and technical excellence through code and design reviews, while improving engineering processes and procedures.
Offering and soliciting direct constructive feedback openly, supporting the growth of teammates with a positive beginner’s mindset.