Headway

Headway

Senior Backend Software Engineer

New York, NY · Senior

Sponsorship not specified$183k-$279kDetected 673 days ago
TypeScriptPythonBackend DevelopmentCode ReviewPostgreSQLRedisSnowflakeAWSDatadogTemporalSparkLLMsCommunication

About the role

  • 1 in 4 people in the US have a treatable mental health condition, but most providers don't accept insurance, making therapy too expensive for most people.
  • We started by solving the biggest barrier to care: insurance.

Responsibilities

  • You pull engineers into design discussions without being asked.
  • Real feedback from therapists and patients is worth more than another round of design review.
  • Whether it's a Slack thread, a design doc, or a cross-team meeting, you communicate clearly and concisely.
  • The Mission: We reimburse your therapy and provide a professional development budget. We believe in what we're building.
  • We believe in what we're building.

Requirements

  • You know how to define the solution, pull in the right people across teams, and keep things moving when priorities shift.
  • Ships Fast, Iterates Faster: You can move from problem statement to working solution quickly.
  • You know that great engineering is wasted if you can't bring people along.
  • Initial screen: You'll connect with someone in recruiting so you can learn more about the team, Headway's mission and exciting growth, and we can get a better idea of your background.
  • You can move from problem statement to working solution quickly.

Skills

  • Cursor, Claude, Gemini, Eddy (our in-house cloud agent harness)
  • The admin work - credentialing, claims, payment reconciliation - is a nightmare.
  • Over 75,000 providers across all 50 states run their practice on our software, serving over 1 million patients.
  • Join us, and help change mental healthcare for the better.
  • Backend at Headway involves high-stakes logic.

Compensation

  • $182,750 - $278,500 base salary plus a competitive equity package.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, vision, HSA/FSA, 401(k), Carrot Fertility reimbursement, and 16-week parental leave.
  • Time Off: 13 holidays, a full week off in December, and flexible PTO.

Company info

  • As part of this commitment, Headway will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodations.
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