Staff Software Engineer, API

About the Staff Software Engineer, API at Headspace:

Headspace is seeking a talented Staff Software Engineer, API to join its B2B Team. The B2B team 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 employer platform 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 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 day job a sense of purpose!

What you will do:

• Serve as a technical leader and advocate for our B2B architecture, helping to shape the future of our tech stack and identifying areas for improvement.
• Architect and develop high-volumn, low-latency applications for mission-critical systems with a focus on scalability and reliability.
• Lead projects from requirements gathering through implementation, collaborating closely with product, design, and data engineering stakeholders to identify problems and opportunities.
• Architect and build robust APIs, primarily on Typescript/Node.js for our AWS-based services, with an emphasis on maintainability, security, and extensibility. 
• Contribute in all phases of the development lifecycle, from collaborating with product stakeholders, writing tech specs & RFCs, to feature release and operations 
• Set the standard for quality and technical excellence through code and design reviews and improve engineering processes and procedures.
• Mentor junior team members and foster their growth through feedback.
• Effectively communicate technical ideas to both technical and non-technical audiences.

What you will bring:

Required Skills:

• A minimum of 5-7 years of hands-on software development experience, with a strong focus on designing and building scalable APIs and microservices. 
• Proven ability to lead projects independently with minimal guidance, while fostering effective collaboration with product managers, designers, and other engineers to achieve shared goals. 
• Demonstrated experience in the full software development lifecycle, from defining and designing new features to successful deployment and iteration in a remote environment. 
• Extensive experience with comprehensive testing methodologies, including unit, integration, and end-to-end testing, and a deep understanding of CI/CD pipelines for efficient and reliable software delivery. 
• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to articulate technical concepts clearly and influence stakeholders. 
• A consistent track record of making sound and impactful technical decisions based on a thorough understanding of requirements, constraints, and trade-offs, often in complex situations.

Preferred Skills:

• BS/MS degree in Computer Science or related experience
• Experience building Health Tech software
• Exposure to mobile development frameworks, such as Flutter
• In-depth understanding of database management principles, relational and NoSQL databases, and object-oriented programming and design patterns.

Location:

We are currently hiring this role remotely in the US and Hybrid for San Francisco (SF) and Los Angeles (LA). Candidates must permanently reside in the US full-time.
For candidates with a primary residence in the greater SF and LA areas, this role will follow our hybrid model. 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 i