Senior Software Engineer, API

About the Senior Software Engineer, API at Headspace:

Headspace is looking for a talented Senior Software Engineer, API to join the Membership team. Our team drives conversion and retention efforts here at Headspace and is responsible for building and maintaining the subscription, payment, and benefits systems. In this role, you will be responsible for prototyping, architecture, and executing the creation of new features in these systems and be an integral part of the continued growth of the D2C organization. We also love sharing knowledge, helping each other learn and improve, and you will see regular mini tech talks throughout the year.

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 to all phases of the development lifecycle, from collaborating with product stakeholders, writing technical specifications and RFCs, to releasing features and implementing them.
• Build APIs, primarily on Typescript/Node.js for our AWS-based services
• Drafting specifications and determining operational feasibility
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to release services that work at our scale

What you bring:

Required skills:

• Minimum 3-4 years of hands-on software development experience, building APIs, (micro)services
• Experience with Node.JS and Typescript
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision on projects, while being comfortable collaborating with product managers, designers, and other engineers, to
• Experience in defining, designing and delivering new features in a remote environment
• Experience with unit, integration and end-to-end testing as well as using the CI/CD system
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Demonstrated ability to make difficult technical decisions based on requirements, constraints and trade-offs

Desired skills:

• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Computer Science or 5+ years of work experience in software engineering
• Strong knowledge of database management and object-oriented programming

Salary and benefits:

The base salary range for this role is determined by a number of factors including but not limited to required skills and scope, relevant licenses and certifications, and unique relevant experience and job-related skills. The base salary range for this role is $104,981 – $157,476.

At Headspace, cash pay is just one component of our Total Rewards package. We pride ourselves on our robust package, which includes: base salary, stock incentives, comprehensive health insurance, monthly wellness allowance, retirement savings contribution, lifetime Headspace membership, unlimited free mental health coaching, generous parental leave and much more. Paid performance bonuses are also included for those in qualifying roles. Additional details about our Total Rewards package will be provided during the recruitment process.

How we think about diversity, equality, inclusion and belonging:

Headspace strives to bring together people from diverse backgrounds and perspectives, and to provide employees with a safe and welcoming work environment free from discrimination and harassment. We strive to create a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone can thrive, feel a sense of belonging, and do impactful work.

As an equal opportunity employer, we prohibit any unlawful discrimination against an applicant for employment based on 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 committed to going above and beyond what is necessary to promote diversity in our workplace.

*Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done that ensures equal employment opportunity without imposing an undue burden on Headspace. Inform our Talent Team by filling out the form below: this form if you need assistance completing forms or otherwise wish to participate in the application or job application process.

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Privacy Statement

All member data is protected according to our Privacy Policy. Additionally, Headspace (formerly Ginger) employees are not granted access to Headspace products/services, but are offered benefits under the company’s benefits plan. To ensure we adhere to best practices and ethical guidelines in the mental health field, we are careful to avoid dual relationships. A dual relationship occurs when a mental health provider has a second, significantly different relationship with their client in addition to the traditional client-therapist relationship, including, for example, a management relationship.

Therefore, Headspace requests that individuals who have received coaching or clinical services with Headspace wait until their care with Headspace is complete before applying for a position. If someone with a Headspace account is hired for a position, please be aware that their account will be deactivated and they will not be able to use Headspace services for the duration of their employment.

If Headspace is unable to find a role that does not resolve an ethical issue relating to a dual relationship, Headspace may need to take measures to ensure ethical obligations are met, including a delayed start date or potential leave of absence. Such measures will be taken to protect both the former member and any relevant individuals on their care team from impairment, risk of exploitation or harm.

For more information about how we use the personal information you provide as part of the application process, see: https://www.headspace.com/applicant-notice

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