Senior Software Engineer

LifeStance Health

36d•$120,000 - $130,000•Remote

About The Position

At LifeStance Health, we strive to help individuals, families, and communities with their mental health needs. Everywhere. Every day. It’s a lofty goal; we know. But we make it happen with the best team in mental healthcare. Thank you for taking the time to explore a career with us. As the fastest growing mental health practice group in the country, now is the perfect time to join our team! LifeStance Health Values Belonging: We cultivate a space where everyone can show up as their authentic self. Empathy: We seek out diverse perspectives and listen to learn without judgment. Courage: We are all accountable for doing the right thing - even when it's hard - because we know it's worth it. One Team: We realize our full potential when we work together towards our shared purpose. ROLE OVERVIEW We are looking for Senior Backend Engineer to lead technical projects that result in innovative solutions. The individual will work collaboratively with QA, Product, and the Design team to build integrated solutions with other technology platforms as well as our own platform. This person builds with analytics and scalability in a dev-ops centric culture.

Requirements

5+ years of experience Ruby on Rails
3+ years of experience with Postgres
2+ years of experience with React/TypeScript
Experience with RSpec
Experience working in an Agile environment following SDLC
AWS Cloud Experience
Deep understanding of API design and best practices
Experience leveraging external API for deep integration
Ability to lead projects across stacks and blended teams
Must be data driven, objective, and goal oriented
Effectively communicate and understand project requirements
Strong understanding of system performance and scaling
Strong sense of ownership and ability to work cross functionally
Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to be employed in the United States
Demonstrates awareness, inclusivity, sensitivity, humility, and experience in working with individuals from diverse ethnic backgrounds, socioeconomic statuses, sexual orientations, gender identities, and other various aspects of culture

Responsibilities

Develop high-volume, low-latency products for mission-critical systems, delivering high-availability and performance
Develop using best practices, coding standards, and documentation, and take the opportunity to share knowledge across the team
Specify technical solutions in clear and concise written documentation
Provide technical leadership, ensuring engineers understand our strategy and vision
Translate product requirements and technical designs into well-engineered, low-defect, robust code
Regularly collaborate with other developers, QA, product owners, and designers to complete projects
Participate and engage in all Scrum Ceremonies
Develop high-quality, working code features and bug fixes
Participate in/lead regular code reviews
Write automated tests, including comprehensive unit and integration tests
Collaborate with team members on key architecture decisions
Interface with team members to troubleshoot, debug, and fix issues in production and non-production environments
Engage and mentor other members on the team
Lead projects end-to-end as an individual contributor