Senior Software Engineer, API

Headspace; United States; Remote; USD 122,000 - 196,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Senior Software Engineer, where you'll play a crucial role in developing high-volume applications that impact millions. You'll work within a collaborative team, focusing on building APIs and enhancing the enterprise platform. This role offers the chance to grow your skills in a supportive environment while contributing to meaningful projects in mental health care. If you're passionate about technology and looking for a role with purpose, this position is for you.

Benefits

Comprehensive healthcare coverage

Monthly wellness stipend

Retirement savings match

Lifetime Headspace membership

Generous parental leave

Qualifications

• 3-4 years of software development experience, especially in API and microservices.
• Experience with unit, integration, and end-to-end testing.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop high-volume applications for mission-critical systems.
• Build APIs and workflows, primarily using Python.

Skills

API Development

Python

Microservices

CI/CD

Communication Skills

Education

BS/MS in Computer Science

Tools

Django

Node.js

Typescript

Job description

About the Senior Software Engineer, API at Headspace:

Headspace is seeking a talented Senior Software Engineer to join its growing B2B Org. Our org is responsible for building and maintaining the eligibility systems and the enrollment experiences for our growing enterprise & SME customer base, as well as building partnership integrations for strategic partnerships. This role in particular is for the partnerships team wherein you'll be tasked with prototyping, architecting, and executing on the creation of our enterprise platform, and be integral in the B2B org’s continued growth. We are also big on sharing knowledge, helping each other learn and get better, and you will see frequent mini-tech talks throughout the year.

Being on the Headspace engineering team, you’ll be working on a product that impacts more than 65M users. You will help us bring new features to life to meet our mission, while also helping push our platform to newer technologies as we embrace the cutting edge. A big goal needs talented people, so come join us and give your job a sense of purpose!

US-remote job location: we are currently recruiting remotely in the United States for this role. Candidates must permanently reside in the US full-time.

What you will do:

• Design and develop high-volume, low-latency applications for mission-critical systems
• Write well designed, testable, performant, and efficient code
• Contribute in all phases of the development lifecycle, from collaborating with product stakeholders, writing tech specs & RFCs, to feature release and operations
• Build APIs and workflows, primarily on Python
• Produce specifications and determine operational feasibility
• Work with product and engineering teams to release services that operate at our high scale

Required Skills:

• At least 3-4 years of hands-on software development experience, building APIs and microservices
• Experience defining, designing and shipping new features in a remote environment
• Experience with unit, integration, and end-to-end testing, as well as using CI/CD system
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Self-motivated bar raiser who can work autonomously or collaboratively, as needed, with cross-functional teams, product managers, designers, stakeholders and other engineers.
• Comfortable demystifying vague requirements and can make tough technical decisions or trade-offs based on constraints.

Preferred Skills:

• BS/MS degree in Computer Science, with 5+ years of software engineering experience
• Experience with Python and Django development.
• Experience building backend systems at scale with observability in mind.
• Strong understanding of database management and object-oriented programming

Bonus Skills:

• Experience with Node.js and Typescript is a plus

The anticipated new hire base salary range for this full-time position is $122,400-$195,500+ equity + benefits.

Our salary ranges are based on the job, level, and location, and reflect the lowest to highest geographic markets where we are hiring for this role within the United States. Within this range, individual compensation is determined by a candidate’s location as well as a range of factors including but not limited to: unique relevant experience, job-related skills, and education or training.Your recruiter will provide more details on the specific salary range for your location during the hiring process.

At Headspace, base salary is but one component of our Total Rewards package. We’re proud of our robust package inclusive of: base salary, stock awards, comprehensive healthcare coverage, monthly wellness stipend, retirement savings match, lifetime Headspace membership, generous parental leave, and more. Additional details about our Total Rewards package will be provided during the recruitment process.

How we feel about Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging:

Headspace is committed to bringing together humans from different backgrounds and perspectives, providing employees with a safe and welcoming work environment free of discrimination and harassment. We strive to create a diverse & inclusive environment where everyone can thrive, feel a sense of belonging, and do impactful work together.

As an equal opportunity employer, we prohibit any unlawful discrimination against a job applicant on the basis of their race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, family or parental status, disability*, age, veteran status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. We respect the laws enforced by the EEOC and are dedicated to going above and beyond in fostering diversity across our workplace.

*Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done which will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing undue hardship on Headspace. Please inform our Talent team by filling out this form if you need any assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participate in the application or interview process.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Mental Health Care

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