Senior Software Engineer - Front End

Company Overview

Mantra Health is an award-winning digital mental health provider on a mission to make evidence-based care more accessible to students. We partner with colleges and universities to offer comprehensive virtual mental health services, including therapy, psychiatry, 24/7 crisis care, emotional wellness coaching, and self-care content.

Our technology solutions seamlessly integrate with campus health systems to enhance student well-being and improve graduation rates. Recognized as a leader in digital mental health, Mantra Health was named a Rising Star by the UCSF Digital Health Awards and won Juniper Research’s Gold Star for Best Digital Therapeutic Solution. Today, our programs support over 1,200,000 students across 150+ campuses, including Penn State, MIT, and Miami Dade College.

Opportunity for Impact

We are seeking a Sr. Front End Software Engineer to play a pivotal role in crafting intuitive, accessible, and engaging user experiences for our university-focused mental health platform. This position offers a unique blend of hands-on development and strategic technical contribution, with an emphasis on creating responsive, cross-platform mobile applications using React Native. You will ensure our front-end systems are performant, secure, scalable, and compliant with accessibility standards (WCAG/A11y), as well as regulatory requirements (HIPAA/FERPA), significantly enhancing our ability to support student mental health.

As part of a mission-driven edtech startup, you will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including product, design, engineering, clinical, and operations. This role provides the opportunity to significantly influence our front-end architecture, mentor less-experienced team members, drive innovation in user-centric design, and actively contribute to our vibrant and collaborative culture.

What You’ll Do

• Accessibility & Compliance Advocacy: Ensure our user interfaces meet rigorous accessibility standards (WCAG/A11y), and compliance requirements (HIPAA), proactively identifying and resolving accessibility barriers.
• Develop Exceptional User Experiences: Design, build, and maintain accessible, responsive, and intuitive cross-platform mobile interfaces primarily using React Native, JavaScript, and TypeScript.
• Integration with APIs & Backend Services: Collaborate with backend and product teams to seamlessly integrate APIs, optimizing front-end interactions and workflows.
• Enhance Frontend Development Workflows: Advance frontend deployment and testing practices through robust testing strategies and performance optimization.
• Mentorship & Best Practices: Lead by example in delivering high-quality, maintainable code, mentor junior engineers, advocate for best practices in frontend architecture, and promote continuous technical improvement.
• Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Work proactively with product managers, designers, engineers, and clinical stakeholders to translate requirements into outstanding technical solutions.

Who You Are 

• Empathetic UX Advocate: Deeply user-centric, consistently applying empathy and thoughtful UX thinking to create intuitive, inclusive, and engaging user experiences.
• Front-end Engineering Expert: Possess 5-8+ years of experience specializing in React Native, JavaScript, TypeScript, and modern frontend frameworks.
• Accessibility Champion: Demonstrated expertise implementing robust accessibility practices (WCAG/A11y), ensuring inclusive and accessible experiences for diverse users.
• Effective System Integrator: Skilled at integrating frontend applications with backend APIs and third-party services to deliver seamless, performant user experiences.
• Proactive Problem Solver & Quality Advocate: Passionate about proactively addressing complex frontend challenges and delivering high-quality, well-tested, optimized solutions.
• Collaborative Mentor & Communicator: Adept at clearly communicating technical concepts, mentoring junior team members, and fostering a collaborative, growth-oriented team environment.
• Mission-Driven & Adaptable: Deeply aligned with improving student mental health outcomes through technology, thriving in dynamic, high-growth startup settings.
• Data-Aware Developer (Bonus): Familiarity with frontend analytics, interpreting user data insights, and optimizing interactions through data-driven decision-making.

Why Choose Mantra 

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