Software Engineer, API

Headspace

304d • $100,800 - $161,000

About The Position

Headspace is seeking a talented Software Engineer to join its growing Care Hub team. We are responsible for Care Hub, our in-house Electronic Health Record (EHR) system and the experience of our Care Providers (health coaches, therapists, and psychiatrists) to deliver high-quality care through video and text-based sessions to our members.

Requirements

• 3+ years of hands-on software development experience building APIs and microservices
• Exposure to modern frontend frameworks such as React, Next
• Experience with Typescript/JS/Node.js and/or Python/Django (strong proficiency in either one, exposure to the other)
• Strong debugging skills and experience with unit, integration, and end-to-end testing, as well as using CI/CD systems
• Excellent communication skills, both written (technical documentation) and verbal (articulating technical ideas clearly both technical and non-technical audiences)
• A passion for collaboration and a desire to thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Nice To Haves

• Exposure to alerting, logging, and monitoring frameworks
• Solid understanding of database management and object-oriented programming
• BS/MS degree in Computer Science or something equivalent

Responsibilities

• Impact Millions: Your work can impact over 65 million users, contributing to our mission of improving mental health worldwide.
• Innovative Technology: Dive into cutting-edge technologies! You'll be prototyping, architecting, and coding with Typescript/JS/Node.js and Python/Django to power our EHR, including features like AI-assisted clinical note-taking, real-time chat, scheduling, and HIPAA-compliant health records storage.
• Collaborative Environment: Work alongside talented product managers, designers, data analysts, and engineers in a fast-paced, supportive environment.
• Design and develop maintainable and flexible services for mission-critical systems that directly support mental healthcare delivery.
• Write clean, testable, and efficient code that ensures a seamless experience for Care Providers, members and fellow developers.
• Collaborate on the evolution of our Care Platform's architecture, helping to shape the future of our tech stack.
• Participate in the full development lifecycle, from collaborating with stakeholders to writing technical specifications and releasing features.
• Build and maintain APIs using Typescript/Node.js and Python/Django on AWS-based services.

Benefits

• Base salary range of $100,800 - $161,000
• Stock awards
• Comprehensive healthcare coverage
• Monthly wellness stipend
• Retirement savings match
• Lifetime Headspace membership
• Unlimited, free mental health coaching
• Generous parental leave
• Paid performance incentives for eligible roles

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees