Lead Software Engineer

Lead Software Engineer at Charlie Health

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About the Role: As an early member of Charlie Health’s Engineering Team, you will play a big part in building our applications from the ground up. We’re looking for someone who enjoys partnering closely with the product development team to make durable contributions and technical decisions as we race toward product launches. You’ll thrive here if you find greenfield work energizing, have a high quality bar, and prefer to iterate to success.

As a rapidly growing organization, we’re reaching more communities every day and building a team that’s redefining what behavioral health treatment can look like. If you’re ready to use your skills to drive lasting change and help more people access the care they deserve, we’d love to meet you.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver high quality, performant, maintainable features that drive meaningful business value using our core technology stack: React, Python, and PostgreSQL
• Set strong patterns for our growing team to follow
• Lead, mentor, and inspire a cross-functional team of software engineers, driving the design, development, and delivery of high-quality software solutions while fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement
• Leverage AI and Machine Learning to enhance client and clinician-facing tools, transforming them into an industry-leading platform that empowers clients to take ownership of their mental health journey while driving measurable clinical outcomes
• Collaborate with Product, Design, and other stakeholders across Engineering to align and iterate on top-notch product solutions
• Work on mission-critical features to engage potential clients and connect them with life-saving mental health care
• Own and evolve engineering processes at the team level to align with org-wide practices; contribute to setting and improving how we work
• Participate in on-call rotation to ensure clients can access the care they need

Requirements

• At least 7 years of professional experience developing user facing web or mobile applications that deliver meaningful business value
• Expertise and hands-on production experience with an application programming language, preferably Python
• Excellent at managing ambiguity and breaking down big, messy problems into tractable parts
• Experience making or contributing to important technical tradeoff decisions with cross-team implications
• Growth mindset and a sense of humor; ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and foster learning and growth
• Note: candidates located within 75 minutes commuting distance of our NYC office are expected to come to the office Monday through Thursday; Fridays are remote

Benefits

Charlie Health is pleased to offer comprehensive benefits to all full-time employees. Read more about our benefits here.

Additional Information: The total target base compensation for this role will be between $185,000-$235,000 per year at commencement of employment. Pay determined on an individualized basis and may be impacted by location, experience, leveling, expertise, internal pay equity, and other relevant considerations. Cash compensation may be part of a broader compensation package, which may include stock options and other Charlie Health-sponsored benefits.

Our Values

• Connection: Care deeply & inspire hope.
• Congruence: Stay curious & heed the evidence.
• Commitment: Act with urgency & don’t give up.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diverse perspectives to help us provide essential mental health and substance use disorder treatments to all young people. Charlie Health applicants are assessed solely on qualifications for the role, without regard to disability or need for accommodation.

Please do not call our public clinical admissions line in regard to this or any other job posting. Be cautious of potential recruitment fraud. If you are interested in opportunities at Charlie Health, go directly to our Careers Page: Charlie Health will never ask you to pay a fee or download software as part of the interview process.

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