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Senior Backend Engineer

Big HealthUnited StatesRemote
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Our Mission


At Big Health, our mission is to help millions back to good mental health by providing fully digital, non-drug options for the most common mental health conditions. Our digital therapeutics — Sleepio for insomnia, Daylight for anxiety, and Spark Direct for depression — provide treatment anytime, anywhere. In pursuit of our mission, we’ve pioneered the first at-scale digital therapeutic business model, in partnership with some of the most prominent global healthcare organizations, including CVS Health and the UK’s NHS.

Through product innovation, robust clinical evaluation, and a commitment to equity at scale, we are designing the next generation of medicine and the future of mental health care. 

Our Vision


Over the next 5-10 years, digital therapeutics (DTx) will transform the delivery of health care worldwide, providing access to safe and effective evidence-based treatments to billions. Big Health is in a prime position to take the lead in this transformation.Big Health is a remote-first company, and this role can be based anywhere in the US. We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet 100% of the job requirements.Join us.As a Senior Backend Software Engineer at Big Health, you will be a critical member of our Engineering team and develop systems for the digital therapeutics (DTx) platform.

You will have the opportunity to influence technology decisions and backend systems as we optimize the product and scale our digital therapeutics platform.

Job Responsibilities:


  • Architect and implement backend services & systems that meet novel healthcare and business needs
  • Collaborate with engineers, product managers, and data analysts to prioritize and enhance the systems and apps for internal stakeholders and patients
  • Work with engineers to understand and impact how data is designed, produced, and validated while influencing product and decisions with data
  • Implement new technologies, system designs and best practices in code health, testing, observability, and service maintainability
  • Mentor and provide technical guidance to engineers, fostering a culture of knowledge sharing and continuous learning

Required Skills and Experience:


  • You have 5+ years of hands-on experience in building and shipping backend services and systems
  • You have 4+ years of experience developing applications and services in Python and/or other Object Oriented Programming Languages
  • You have very strong communication skills and can collaborate effectively with engineers, product, and business stakeholders 
  • You have worked deploying and operating services in a cloud environment such as GCP or AWS
  •  You are knowledgeable about data modeling, data access, and data storage techniques with hands-on experience with relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL) and columnar databases (e.g., BigQuery, Redshift, HBase)

Life at Big Health:


  • Join a diverse team of all backgrounds, we’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer
  • Autonomy over your work and freedom to input
  • Enjoy a clearly structured personal review and development program
  • Quarterly happiness survey that we use to ensure we’re creating a healthy and happy workplace for ourselves
  • Fund for spending on personal happiness
  • Regular team and company events
  • Generous vacation and maternity/paternity policy
  • Competitive salary and equity package

More Background on Big Health:


  • Backed by leading venture capital firms, Index Ventures, Octopus Ventures, and Kaiser Permanente Ventures
  • With offices in London and San Francisco, Big Health’s products are used by large multinational employers and major health plans to help improve sleep and mental health. To date, more than 12 million people across 60+ countries have access to Sleepio or Daylight

$145,000 - $190,000 a yearPlease note that the compensation details listed above in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Additional compensation may include benefits, variable pay, discretionary bonuses and equity.Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

The pay scale is subject to change depending on business needs.Because we are on a mission to bring millions back to good mental health, we believe it’s essential to reflect the diversity of those we intend to serve. We’re an equal opportunity employer dedicated to building a culturally and experientially diverse team that leads with empathy and respect. Additionally, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

Big Health participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with Form I-9 information from all new employees to confirm that they are authorized to work in the U.S. Big Health does not use E-Verify to pre-screen applicants.Apply for this job

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Life at Big Health

As the world's first digital medicine company, Big Health automates behavioral medicine programs, thereby making them scalable, accessible and consistent. Big Health's first product, Sleepio, is a digital sleep improvement program featuring Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) techniques, clinically proven to help overcome even long term poor sleep - without pills or potions. Sleepio is currently available to over 800,000 employees as a health & wellness benefit via their employer. The company has offices in San Francisco and London, and is partnered with University of Oxford. For more information on Big Health and Sleepio please visit www.bighealth.com.
Thrive Here & What We Value1. Join a diverse team of all backgrounds2. Autonomy over your work and freedom to input3. Clearly structured personal review and development program4. Quarterly happiness survey for a healthy and happy workplace5. Fund for spending on personal happiness6. Regular team and company events7. Generous vacation and maternity/paternity policy8. Competitive salary and equity package
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