Staff Full Stack Software Engineer, Headspace Health

• We're searching for a highly talented full-stack engineer with an API/systems focus who can help build the next-generation care platform!
• BS/MS degree in Computer Science or equivalent
• 8+ years of professional software development experience
• Proven track record of successfully leading large project teams and delivering complex projects across product and technology initiatives
• Demonstrated experience working in API Development, in Python/Django and/or Typescript/Node.js
• Experience working with modern frontend frameworks like React or Next.js, and state management frameworks like Redux
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal) and a positive mindset to identify, collaborate, and drive solutions, explaining technical ideas to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to make sound technical decisions based on requirements, constraints, and trade-offs, paired with strong documentation skills. Ability to discern and make strong technical decisions based on the business strategy
• Experience with unit, integration, and end-to-end testing

Desirable

• Headspace is looking for a Staff Software Engineer, Full Stack to join the Clinical Engineering team, which is building a smooth clinical appointment scheduling and provider matching experience
• This involves working across the Headspace member app, Care Hub (our in-house web-app and Electronic Health Records system), and backend services to deliver high-quality clinical care to our members
• In this role, you will prototype, architect, and code in our Typescript/React and Python/Django services that power our clinical system, as well as our React web-app
• You will serve as a technical leader across multiple projects, author and review technical RFCs, and identify areas for improvement in our products and tech stack
• Impact Millions: Your work will impact over 65 million users and contribute to our mission of improving mental health worldwide
• Innovative Technology: You'll work with cutting-edge technologies, prototyping, architecting, and coding with Typescript/JS/Node.js and Python/Django to power our care experience, from therapist matching and appointment scheduling to third-party integrations and HIPAA-compliant health records storage
• Collaborative Environment: You'll work alongside talented product managers, designers, data analysts, and engineers in a fast-paced, supportive environment
• Growth Opportunities: You'll contribute to all phases of the development lifecycle, from initial concept to deployment and operations, and play a vital role in evolving our system architecture
• Lead projects from requirements gathering through implementation, collaborating closely with product, design, and data engineering stakeholders to identify problems and opportunities
• Serve as a technical leader and advocate for our Care Platform's architecture, helping to shape the future of our tech stack and identifying areas for improvement
• Design and develop maintainable and flexible services for mission-critical systems that directly support mental healthcare delivery
• Collaborate with engineering and cross-functional partners to define, design, ship, and monitor new features while ensuring robust testing and quality standards
• Effectively communicate technical ideas to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Set the standard for quality and technical excellence through code and design reviews and improve engineering processes and procedures
• Mentor junior team members and foster their growth through feedback