Fullstack Software Engineer, Headway

$140-238k

+ Equity. The starting salary for entry-level career engineers is $140,000 and increases to $170,000, $200,000 and $238,000 based on industry tenure and experience

React

AWS

TypeScript

Python

Kafka

Redis

Postgres

Spark

FastAPI

Datadog

Mid and Senior level

Remote in US

New York

San Francisco Bay Area

Therapist-by-insurance marketplace

Open for applications

Therapist-by-insurance marketplace

1001+ employees

HealthcareB2CB2BMarketplaceMental healthWellbeing

Open for applications

$140-238k

+ Equity. The starting salary for entry-level career engineers is $140,000 and increases to $170,000, $200,000 and $238,000 based on industry tenure and experience

React

AWS

TypeScript

Python

Kafka

Redis

Postgres

Spark

FastAPI

Datadog

Mid and Senior level

Remote in US

New York

San Francisco Bay Area

1001+ employees

HealthcareB2CB2BMarketplaceMental healthWellbeing

Company mission

To build a new mental healthcare system, rewired for access and affordability.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

We’re looking for experienced engineers who have the ability to deal with ambiguity and learn new technologies and systems. Below are some additional experiences we think help engineers succeed at Headway
For all engineers:
You have experience working across the stack on modern web applications
Strong understanding of at least one programming language and comfortability with others
Shaped work to achieve company and team goals
Flexed into new technical and non-technical areas as projects require
Committed team member supporting the growth of those around them
For senior engineers:
Designed software architecture at the systems-level
Led shaping of technical requirements, roadmaps, and strategy
Led and mentored teams of engineers
Evaluated new technologies and build vs. buy decisions
Recruited, interviewed, and on-boarded engineers

What the job involves

We want your time here to be the most meaningful experience of your career
Building a new mental healthcare system at Headway is only possible because of the scale and leverage that software can provide
The engineering team at Headway is a small but mighty team using technology to build that future (and have a fun time while doing it!)
Focus on the mission: We view software as a means of effecting change in the world, not as an end unto itself. We write software to empower our patients and therapists to better solve the problems they’re facing
Ship small, learn fast: We are building new and novel products and believe that we learn what our users need by quickly shipping and iteration
Everything is a product: Whether it's our patient search experience or a developer productivity improvement, we treat everything we build at Headway as a product with end-users in mind
Optimize for trust: We believe that engineers should be continually learning. To learn effectively and to be productive, engineers must feel safe asking questions and discussing mistakes
Grow our network of therapists: Investing in ways to help therapists find and sign up for Headway including referral programs, SEO optimization, and more
Therapist onboarding: Building products and tooling to make it easy to get credentialed as in network with insurance companies in record time
Therapist practice management system: Building a best-in-class platform for Headway therapists to manage their patients, appointments, payments, and more
Patient search and matching: Transforming the therapist search experience and becoming the trusted guide for patients to find the right therapist

Application process

Initial screen: You’ll connect with someone in recruiting so you can learn more about the team, Headway’s mission and exciting growth, and we can get a better idea of your background
First round: You'll meet with an engineer on the team to do some live coding and learn more about the engineering team
Second round: You'll meet with an engineering manager to discuss your previous experience and cover technical and non technical points
Final rounds: You’ll meet several more team members for technical and non-technical interviews and leave with a fuller picture of what it’s like to work at Headway
References and the Offer: Our favorite part of the process! We'll send over all of the details, including specifics on employee equity, and congratulatory messages from excited future team members!

Our take

1 in 4 US citizens are currently living with treatable mental health conditions, however, a vast majority of people are unable to access the care they need, the primary reason being cost. Headway connects clients with therapists who accept insurance as payment and provides independent practitioners with the tools and resources needed to serve their patients and manage administrative workloads.

Headway’s concept is timely, with national mental health under particular strain following events from the past few years. The company facilitates over 300,000 appointments per month and has attracted backing from the likes of Accel and Google Ventures.

Covering 16 states and the District of Columbia, the company intends to broaden its presence across the US using its 2023 Series C funding of $125 million. This is a crucial avenue for further growth, as medical care deserts across the US mean the potential market is vast.

Freddie

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Top investors

Some candidates hear
back within 2 weeks

64% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (3.2)

Trustpilot (4.1)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)

Jul 2024

$100m

LATE VC

Oct 2023

$125m

SERIES C

Total funding: $327m

Company benefits

Work from home opportunities

Company values

Think future first
Act like a Headway owner
The first time is always handmade
Be relationship-obsessed
Invest in yourself to invest in our mission

Company HQ

Tribeca, New York, NY

Articles

Headway raises $70M at a $750M valuation to help connect therapists with people and insurance schemes

Zocdoc and Headway Partner to Improve Patients' Access to In-Network Mental Health Care

CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Taps Headway to Help Patients Find Behavioral Health Care Providers

Mental health startup Headway partners with Cigna, Blues plan to expand to all 50 states

Study finds childhood bullying linked to distrust and mental health problems in adolescence

Headway Raises $125M in Series C Funding

The AlleyWatch Startup Daily Funding Report: 10/5/2023

Leadership

Andrew Adams

(CEO)

Worked as a Product Analyst at Spring, and was a Software Development Engineer Intern at Amazon.

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