Senior Backend Engineer, Big Health
$145-190k
Digital mental healthcare portal
Job no longer available
Digital mental healthcare portal
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
$145-190k
201-500 employees
Company mission
Big Health is on a mission to help millions back to good mental health.
Role
Who you are
- You have 5+ years of hands-on experience in building and shipping backend services and systems
- You have 4+ years of experience developing applications and services in Python and/or other Object Oriented Programming Languages
- You have very strong communication skills and can collaborate effectively with engineers, product, and business stakeholders
- You have worked deploying and operating services in a cloud environment such as GCP or AWS
- You are knowledgeable about data modeling, data access, and data storage techniques with hands-on experience with relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL) and columnar databases (e.g., BigQuery, Redshift, HBase)
What the job involves
- As a Senior Backend Software Engineer at Big Health, you will be a critical member of our Engineering team and develop systems for the digital therapeutics (DTx) platform
- You will have the opportunity to influence technology decisions and backend systems as we optimize the product and scale our digital therapeutics platform
- Architect and implement backend services & systems that meet novel healthcare and business needs
- Collaborate with engineers, product managers, and data analysts to prioritize and enhance the systems and apps for internal stakeholders and patients
- Work with engineers to understand and impact how data is designed, produced, and validated while influencing product and decisions with data
- Implement new technologies, system designs and best practices in code health, testing, observability, and service maintainability
- Mentor and provide technical guidance to engineers, fostering a culture of knowledge sharing and continuous learning
Our take
Mental health has accelerated as a topic in public discussion over the past decade, leading to the rise of products such as Calm and Headspace, promoting positive mental health through meditation and quality sleep. Big Health delivers digital therapeutics for the most prevalent mental health conditions, beginning with "Sleepio" for insomnia, and "Daylight" for anxiety.
There are many products competing to become part of our daily routine for sleep and mental well-being, with some taking a more scientific approach than others. Big Health's products are scientifically backed, with its main product Sleepio being proven to help for sleep and mental health. The company's main selling point is that goals are personalized as the product learns about each user, delivering unique experiences for different people.
Given the complexity of mental wellness, there should be plenty of space for new techniques/products for years to come, meaning that Big Health should be afforded plenty space to grow. The company has taken the approach of selling to businesses (so it can provide the product to its employees) - a smart strategy as individuals aren't yet used to spending large amounts on mental well-being.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
42% female employees
1% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Jan 2022
$75m
SERIES C
Jun 2020
$39m
SERIES B
Total funding: $128.5m
Company benefits
- 100% employee coverage for medical, vision, and dental
- Free access to Sleepio for poor sleep, Daylight for worry and anxiety, and additional mental health benefits
- 20 days of PTO plus eight holidays
- Year-end week off, Flex Fridays, and 10 days of paid sick leave per year
- $1k USD or £800 stipend — plus five paid days off — for professional development
- Work-from-home setup stipend
- Annual Summit in-person at our SF HQ (virtual when needed), and regular social events to keep bonds strong
- Employees are eligible for parental leave on day one
- Dependents are eligible for 50% coverage on our medical, vision and dental plans, plus access to Sleepio and Daylight
- 401(k) program with company match
Company values
- Ingenuity is our secret weapon - Hard problems are best solved with applied creativity. When a door is locked shut, we hunt for a window.
- You gotta have soul - There’s a certain energy to people who work here. A positivity, an infectious curiosity, an emotional generosity.
- Greatness through humility - We hire brilliant people who ask stupid questions, give their best ideas away and celebrate others before themselves.
- The tenacity to move mountains - It takes unbelievable grit, resilience and plain old hard work to achieve the apparently impossible.
Company HQ
Financial District, San Francisco, CA
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Leadership
Peter Hames
(President)Was formerly CEO of the company. Has 4 years of experience as an NHS Innovation Fellow. Previously the Head of Business Development for Lucky Voice (karaoke company). Was also a Board Member of the Digital Therapeutics Alliance.
Colin A. Espie
(Chief Scientist)Previously Senior Clinical Psychologist at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Clinical Director/Consultant Clinical Psychologist at the NHS. Currently also Professor of Sleep Medicine at University of Oxford.
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