Staff Software Engineer, Fullstack

About the Staff Software Engineer, Fullstack at Headspace:

Headspace is looking for a Staff Software Engineer, Fullstack to join our Platform Engineering team. This team builds the core capabilities that support our commercial partnerships, including enrollment, eligibility, authentication, and entitlements. Your work will span working across the backend services that power this functionality for all of Headspace’s membership offerings, in addition to partnership setup and management.

In this key technical leadership role, you will architect and build scalable services using TypeScript/React and Python/Django, guide major projects, drive our technical roadmap through RFCs, and mentor other engineers to elevate our standards for engineering excellence. We’re searching for a talented, mission-driven full-stack engineer with an API/systems focus who is excited to innovate across our architecture and scale mental health access.

What you will do:

• Lead complex, multi-squad projects through their full lifecycle to Own the Outcome, collaborating with product, design, and data teams to deliver high-quality and well-monitored solutions that impact millions.
• Architect and build scalable services for mission-critical systems using modern technologies like TypeScript/React and Python/Django. This is how you will Make the Mission Matter: by shaping a technical strategy that directly supports our mission to improve mental health access. 
• Shape the architectural vision for the Platform team by championing our value to Iterate to Great, driving the future of our tech stack and engineering excellence through rigorous code reviews, thoughtful RFCs, clear documentation, and continuous process improvements.
• Connect with Courage to drive impactful technical and business decisions, leading challenging cross-functional conversations with clarity and conviction. 
• Mentor engineers at all levels, fostering their growth and establishing yourself as a recognized technical leader within the organization.

Required Skills:

• BA/BS degree in computer science, engineering or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of professional software development experience.
• Proven track record of successfully leading delivery of complex, cross-functional projects and teams.
• Demonstrated ability to make pragmatic technical decisions, balancing product requirements with long-term strategy and trade-offs.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts for both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Proven ability to mentor and coach engineers, fostering technical growth and elevating team capabilities. Creating clarity and empathy, fostering a culture of courageous feedback and continuous improvement.
• Expertise in system design and architectural patterns for building large-scale, distributed applications.
• Demonstrated experience in API Development using Typescript/Node.js and/or Python/Django.
• Proficiency with modern frontend frameworks (e.g., React, Next.js) and state management libraries (Redux).
• Experience with testing best practices (unit, integration, E2E) and observability tools (logging, monitoring, alerting).

Preferred Skills:

• MS degree in computer science or a related engineering field.
• Experience building software in health tech or a similarly regulated industry.
• Familiarity with mobile development frameworks, such as Flutter.

Location:

Location: We are currently hiring this role in San Francisco (hybrid), Los Angeles (hybrid)/remote), New York City (remote) and Seattle (remote). Candidates must permanently reside in the US full-time and be based in these cities.

For candidates with a primary residence in the greater SF and LA areas, this role will follow our hybrid model if within a 30 mile radius of office. You’ll work 3 days per week from our office, allowing for impactful in-office collaboration and connection, while enjoying the flexibility of remote work for the rest of the week. Your recruiter will share more details about our hybrid model. 

Pay & Benefits:

The anticipated new hire base salary range for this full-time position is $140,400-$224,250 + 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 educa