[Hiring] Software Engineer, API @Headspace

Role Description

Headspace is seeking a talented Software Engineer to join its growing B2B Org. 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.

• Impact Millions: Your work can impact over 65 million users, contributing to our mission of improving mental health worldwide
• 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, primarily on Typescript/Node.js and Python/Django for our AWS-based services
• Work with product and engineering teams to release services that operate at our high scale

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on software development experience building APIs and microservices
• Exposure to modern frontend frameworks such as React and Next
• Experience with Typescript/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 to both technical and non-technical audiences)
• A passion for collaboration and a desire to thrive in a fast-paced environment

Requirements

• 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

Benefits

• The anticipated new hire base salary range for this full-time position is $100,800 - $161,000 + equity + benefits
• Comprehensive healthcare coverage
• Monthly wellness stipend
• Retirement savings match
• Lifetime Headspace membership
• Generous parental leave