Senior Software Engineer
About The Position
At Talkspace, we are committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, inclusive, and belonging-centered workplace where everyone can thrive while making a difference in mental health. We are looking for an experienced Senior Software Engineer to join our team. This individual will play a key role in designing, building, and scaling the core applications and services that power our platform. The ideal candidate is a hands-on full-stack engineer looking to build 0 to 1. As a senior member of the team, you'll partner closely with Product, Design, and Engineering stakeholders to deliver high-quality solutions while helping shape technical standards and best practices across the organization. This is a remote position. Candidates must be based in Eastern Time. Talkspace Headquarters is located in NYC.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Technology, Engineering or Math.
- 5+ years of professional experience developing software.
- 5+ years of professional experience working in both react and node.js.
Responsibilities
- Writes correct and consistent code using both knowledge and expertise (backend, frontend, and devops).
- Develops and maintains full-stack web applications using React on the frontend and Node.js on the backend.
- Designs, builds, and integrates APIs and backend services to support product functionality and system integrations.
- Reviews code efficiently and give feedback on it.
- Understands industry standards and consistently keeps informed of upcoming trends.
- Communicates and justifies technical decisions via design docs, tech talks and documentation.
- Mentors Junior Engineers via Pairing, Feedback, PR Review and 1:1's.
- Communicates effectively cross-functionally to the Product team, his manager, and business if needed.
- Proactively identifies problems with requirements for and his own projects and the engineers they support and communicates it to stakeholders.
- Delivers complex product to QA that is fully developed and bug-free.
- Takes initiative to fix bugs, open tickets and improve code when needed.
- Persistent in the face of roadblocks, knows when to pull others to solve the problem if needed.
- End-to-end responsibility for getting production-ready features to the finish line.
- Identifies problems and potential risks in his code and others.
- Helps keep consistency and quality in the code base with PR overview and feedback.
- Helps enforce proper QA for all products that he is involved in.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision plans
- Pre-tax benefits: HSA/ FSA
- 401k Retirement Savings Program with matching up to 4%
- Voluntary benefits including disability, basic life or pet insurance, etc.
- Monthly Wellness Stipend to promote mental and physical self-care
- Flexible PTO and Remote First Environment
- Regular team events, including Wellness Workshops and Team Building Events
- Free access to Talkspace products for you and one household member, as well as access to a friends and family discount!
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
