Senior Product Engineer - Digital Health (Remote)

bighealth; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

bighealth is seeking a senior software engineer to lead the design and delivery of patient-facing digital therapy experiences, internal tools, and data systems. You will blend hands-on full-stack development with architectural judgment and mentorship, shaping features used in mental health care.

You will collaborate with product and clinical colleagues to translate patient needs into reliable, accessible software, while leveraging AI-assisted tools to improve coding, testing, and reviews in a

Qualifications

• Strong full-stack engineering experience across frontend and backend.
• Proficiency in Python and TypeScript with React and Django.
• Experience with REST and GraphQL, PostgreSQL, and distributed systems fundamentals.
• Ability to manage concurrent workstreams and meet timelines.
• Clear communication of trade-offs to non-technical partners.
• Nice-to-have: healthcare familiarity or regulated environments.

Responsibilities

• Take complex features from design through implementation and production release across frontend, backend, and data layers.
• Improve systems for delivering therapeutic content, engaging patients, measuring outcomes, and handling clinical data.
• Balance delivery speed with reliability, accessibility, performance, and maintainability when designing solutions.
• Mentor less experienced engineers through code reviews and pairing; contribute to design documents and architecture discussions.
• Collaborate with product and clinical colleagues to translate patient needs and clinical requirements into software.
• Monitor production systems, improve reliability, and lead incident response to patient access issues.
• Use AI-assisted development tools for coding, testing, and review while establishing sound team practices.

Skills

Python

TypeScript

React

Django

REST API design

GraphQL

PostgreSQL

Distributed systems

Mentorship

Tools

AWS

Supabase

Vercel

Infrastructure as code

AI-assisted development

Job description

bighealth is seeking a senior software engineer to lead the design and delivery of patient-facing digital therapy experiences, internal tools, and data systems. You will blend hands-on full-stack development with architectural judgment and mentorship, shaping features used in mental health care.

You will collaborate with product and clinical colleagues to translate patient needs into reliable, accessible software, while leveraging AI-assisted tools to improve coding, testing, and reviews in a