Staff Software Engineer, Headspace Health
Data Products
$131.4-197.1k
Mental health and wellbeing platform
Job no longer available
Mental health and wellbeing platform
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$131.4-197.1k
1001+ employees
Company mission
To provide every person access to lifelong mental health support.
Role
Who you are
- 8+ years professional software development
- You’ve built high quality data pipelines before with comprehensive unit tests suites, data quality checks etc
- Has a solid grasp of building new frameworks, tools or systems. Able to bring creative technical solutions to the table and design solutions at scale
- Experience with Apache Spark and Delta Lake are a plus, but not required
- Solid understanding of system topologies from machine architecture to network architecture. Ability to solve unique complex problems
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision on system level projects. Identifies and corrects errors on their own. Assumes greater responsibilities and anticipates some team needs. A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected
- Proposes new solutions, ideas, tools and techniques for moderately complex problems
- Begins to assume a lead role in team projects. Mentors and provides guidance
- Considers multiple approaches and recommends best technical direction including logic and reasoning to areas outside of the immediate team
- Proven hands-on Software Development experience, especially API and microservices architecture
What the job involves
- Design and implement mission critical data pipelines for our company
- Help create a set of high-quality, composable data products for our data consumers
- Write well designed, testable, performant, and efficient code that runs on Apache Spark and Delta Lake
- Lead the development of a world-class data lake that meets the strict security, privacy, and compliance requirements of the healthcare industry
- Collaborate with the data science and machine learning team to build data sets used for model training and development
- Mentor and coach other engineers to build a data-first culture at the company
- Write well designed, testable, performant, and efficient code
- Contribute in all phases of the development lifecycle
Our take
The world is facing a growing mental health crisis. In 2022, the US saw the proportion of the population with acute anxiety, depression, or other mental health needs grow from 20% to 40%.
Headspace is a digital mental health platform best known for its guided meditation and mindfulness app, which has expanded into a broader suite of mental health services. Through therapy, coaching, meditation, and self-care tools, the company is making mental health support more accessible and preventative.
In 2021, Headspace merged with on-demand mental healthcare provider Ginger in a $3B deal to form Headspace Health, a move that brings clinical care and everyday mental wellness into a single platform. Today, its services are being used by more than 100M people and over 4,000 enterprises, including Starbucks, Adobe, and Paramount.
Demand for virtual mental healthcare continues to rise, and the market is becoming increasingly competitive, with players such as Hims & Hers Health entering the space. However, Headspace stands out by combining clinical care with everyday mental wellness tools, expanding its offerings through strategic acquisitions like AI health firm Sayana, and now bringing its services directly to businesses in the UK, positioning itself for growth bon a global scale.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
11% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Jun 2020
$47.7m
SERIES C
Feb 2020
$53m
SERIES C
Total funding: $175.4m
Company benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision healthcare plans
- 12 weeks paid parental leave $5K annual / $10K lifetime family planning benefit via Carrot
- Quarterly "Refresh Days" (Fridays off for self-care) + "Focus Fridays" for deep work
- Flexible paid time off to rest and recharge
- 12 paid company holidays + 20 bereavement days
- 401K with company match
- Lifetime Headspace membership + access for 10 friends & family
Company HQ
Financial District, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Tom Pickett
(CEO)Prior to joining Headspace in 2024, Tom was a CRO at DoorDash and CEO of Crunchyroll. He also spent nearly 11 years at Google, while there he held various roles, including Senior Director & Global Head of Content Operations at YouTube and VP of YouTube Content and Operations.
Karan Singh
(COO)Karan is also the co-founder and COO of Ginger. Previously, he worked in Sales & Strategy at Humedica and as a Consultant at ZS Associates.
Lisa Mulrooney Gross
(CPO)Lisa is also the Founder and Principal of HRx Leadership Advisors. Previously, she served as the CPO at ChargePoint and as the CPO/SVP/Head of HR Fitbit at Google.
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