Senior Full Stack Software Engineer

betterhelpcom; United States; Remote; USD 130,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work across time zones

Performance bonus eligibility

Health, dental, and vision coverage

Retirement plan with employer match

Wellness support including therapy

Budget for work equipment or software

Job summary

BetterHelp is seeking a senior full-stack engineer to own features from design through production, expanding access to mental health care. You will work across backend services, databases, APIs, and responsive interfaces, while influencing technical decisions and mentoring teammates.

You will build scalable backend capabilities, design relational schemas, and implement secure, performant frontend and API integrations.

Qualifications

• At least five years of web development experience with challenging problems solved and features built from scratch.
• At least three years of SQL experience, including relational schema design and complex queries.
• Proven ability to deliver a full stack application across frontend, backend, and database.
• Strong understanding of web development fundamentals and security practices.
• Ability to take a web app from design through launch, work independently, and collaborate with Git.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Build, release, and maintain features across the application stack beyond initial delivery.
• Develop backend capabilities and API integrations; evolve services as scale and product needs grow.
• Design relational schemas, write and optimize SQL queries, and implement complex logic.
• Create responsive frontend functionality for mobile, tablet, and desktop using established libraries.
• Improve code quality, security, performance, and maintainability across systems.
• Collaborate with engineering and product teams, share practices, and mentor junior engineers.

Skills

Full stack development

SQL & relational design

Web security practices

Git version control

Frontend-backend integration

Tools

SQL databases (PostgreSQL/MySQL)

API design

LAMP/LEMP stack

Job description

Role overview

Own full stack features from initial design through production and ongoing improvement for a web product focused on expanding access to mental health care. You'll work across backend services, databases, APIs, and responsive interfaces, while contributing to technical decisions and mentoring less experienced engineers.

Responsibilities

• Build, release, and maintain features across the application stack, taking responsibility beyond initial delivery.
• Develop backend capabilities and integrations with internal and external APIs; evolve existing services as scale and product needs change.
• Design relational schemas, write and tune SQL queries, and implement complex backend logic.
• Build responsive front end functionality for mobile, tablet, and desktop using web standards and established libraries.
• Improve code quality, security, performance, and maintainability across new and legacy systems.
• Collaborate across engineering and product work, share practices, and support junior developers in an iterative release environment.

Requirements

• At least five years of web development experience, with examples of challenging problems solved and features built from scratch.
• At least three years of SQL experience, including relational schema design and complex queries.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver a full stack application, including front end, backend, and database work.
• Strong understanding of web development fundamentals and web and SQL security practices.
• Ability to take a web application from design through launch, learn independently, and work effectively with Git in a team.
• Comfortable understanding code beyond the confines of a framework; must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Nice to have

• Startup work or internship experience.
• Familiarity with LAMP or LEMP environments.

Benefits and work setup

• Remote work across time zones, with work aligned to Pacific time. Occasional visits to a California office and a company-wide offsite are expected; travel costs are covered, with accommodations for people unable to travel.
• Base salary range of $130,000-$185,000, plus eligibility for a performance bonus. Compensation varies by role-related factors and eligibility.
• Health, dental, and vision coverage; retirement plan with employer match; wellness support including therapy; and a budget for useful work equipment or software.