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.
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Company mission
Big Health is on a mission to help millions back to good mental health.
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
42% female employees
1% employee growth in 12 months
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
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
- Employees are eligible for parental leave on day one
- Annual Summit in-person at our SF HQ (virtual when needed), and regular social events to keep bonds strong
- 100% employee coverage for medical, vision, and dental
- Dependents are eligible for 50% coverage on our medical, vision and dental plans, plus access to Sleepio and Daylight
- Free access to Sleepio for poor sleep, Daylight for worry and anxiety, and additional mental health benefits
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.
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Jan 2022
$75m
SERIES C
Jun 2020
$39m
SERIES B
Total funding: $128.5m
This company has top investors
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.