Senior Software Engineer II, Search & Matching (Alma)

Spring Health•San Francisco, CA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Reporting to the Engineering Manager - Search & Matching, this Senior Software Engineer II will be responsible for enhancing and optimizing the search and matching experience within Spring Health’s Alma product. As part of the Alma Search & Matching pod, you will help clients find the right provider and begin their care journey as quickly and seamlessly as possible. This role is instrumental in eliminating barriers to mental health care by building high-quality, scalable experiences that connect clients with the right care. This is a hybrid role based in San Francisco, with an expectation to be in the office 2–3 days per week at our 44 Montgomery Street location. Candidates must be based in the San Francisco metro area or able to relocate independently within 90 days of their start date. Occasional travel will be required for team on-sites.

Requirements

6–8+ years of professional software development experience
Expertise in Python and Django for building scalable backend services and APIs, with strong proficiency in React
Proven experience designing, building, and scaling complex full-stack systems, with a strong emphasis on backend architecture and development
Uses AI to reason about system-level tradeoffs and integrates AI tools into team workflows—evaluates output critically and helps set quality standards for AI-assisted work
Proven track record leading delivery of complex, multi-team technical projects
Strong cross-functional collaboration skills; able to influence and align stakeholders across teams
Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers on both technical skills and career growth
Strong problem-solving skills with a focus on clean, scalable, maintainable architecture
Embraces writing well-designed tests that accompany all code
Proven experience with distributed systems and microservices architecture, including identifying appropriate service boundaries and making thoughtful architectural decisions about when and how to evolve capabilities out of a monolithic application
Strong experience with data modeling and designing reliable data flows across services, with an understanding of consistency, performance, and scalability tradeoffs
Experience designing and optimizing search experiences and search infrastructure, including indexing strategies, relevance and ranking, query performance, and search quality at scale

Responsibilities

Design and build scalable, high-quality software across complex, ambiguous problem areas in existing or new initiatives.
Lead group technical design sessions for large projects; routinely provide high-value feedback in design forums and architectural reviews.
Use AI to reason about system-level tradeoffs (scalability, performance, reliability) and integrate AI into team workflows—e.g., PR templates, debugging playbooks, and documentation—while ensuring all AI-assisted work meets rigorous quality standards.
Evaluate new AI tools and techniques; share learnings with the team and help establish standards for AI-assisted engineering.
Decompose significantly complex engineering problems into straightforward, well-scoped solutions.
Coordinate cross-group efforts, keeping everyone informed of appropriate context and progress.
Routinely provide perspective to identify and mitigate risks for others’ projects, not just your own.
Drive and complete projects end-to-end—sometimes more than one at a time—from conception through deployment and iteration.
Model engineering excellence: your code reviews are instructive, your designs are exemplary, and you proactively simplify and improve the code corpus.
Mentor engineers in both technical areas and career growth; motivate action by clearly explaining context, rationale, and roles.
Lead hypercare investigations and high-stakes bug responses; communicate progress quickly and clearly to stakeholders.
Design and build scalable search and matching capabilities for Spring Health’s Alma product, improving how clients discover and connect with the right providers, with a focus on relevance, performance, and search quality.
Identify appropriate service boundaries and drive thoughtful architectural decisions about when and how to evolve capabilities out of the existing monolithic application.
Architect, build, and evolve backend services and APIs that power critical parts of Alma’s client search and matching experience, while contributing across the full stack as needed.

Benefits

Health, Dental, Vision benefits start on your first day
Access to One Medical accounts
HSA and FSA plans are also available, with Spring contributing up to $1K for HSAs, depending on your plan type.
Employer sponsored 401(k) match of up to 2%
A yearly allotment of no cost visits to the Spring Health network of therapists, coaches, and medication management providers for you and your dependents.
Competitive paid time off policies including vacation, sick leave and company holidays.
Parental leave of 18 weeks for birthing parents and 16 weeks for non-birthing parents (at 6 months tenure)
Access to Noom, a weight management program
Access to fertility care support through Carrot, in addition to $4,000 reimbursement for related fertility expenses.
Access to Wellhub, which connects employees to the best options for fitness, mindfulness, nutrition, and sleep in one subscription
Access to BrightHorizons, which provides sponsored child care, back-up care, and elder care
Up to $1,000 Professional Development Reimbursement a year.
$200 per year donation matching to support your favorite causes.