Key Backend Developer, Charlie Health Engineering

7 days ago


New York, New York, United States Charlie Health Engineering, Product & Design Full time

We are currently facing a nationwide mental health epidemic marked by rising rates of depression, anxiety, trauma, substance use disorders, and suicide. At the same time, those seeking help often encounter barriers—whether geographic, financial, or systemic—that prevent them from receiving timely and effective care.

This urgent need calls for a reimagined approach to behavioral health treatment. Our mission is to connect the world to life-saving mental health treatment.

Our innovative virtual programs combine curated group sessions, individual therapy, and family therapy, delivered through personalized, evidence-based treatment plans designed for sustainable healing from the comfort of home. By connecting individuals with shared experiences and fostering supportive communities, we provide a pathway to long-term recovery, with over 90% of our clients seeing improvement in their most challenging mental health symptoms.

About the Role

We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer, Back End who enjoys partnering closely with the rest of the product development team to make durable contributions and technical decisions as we race toward product launches. As an early member of our engineering team, you will play a big part in backend development and maintenance of applications that directly impact our high-acuity patients and the clinicians who support them.

You'll thrive here if you find greenfield work energizing, have a high quality bar, and prefer to iterate to success.

Responsibilities
  • Develop, release, and maintain high quality, backend services that drive meaningful business value using Python, Fast API, PostgreSQL, Snowflake, Informatica, Prefect, AWS, Aptible, Terraform
  • Own infrastructure problems from inception and architecture to launch
  • Set strong patterns for our growing team to follow
  • Partner with teammates across the organization to understand our business. Leverage that understanding to drive data modeling discussions and decisions
  • Be an owner. Collaborate with product and design to iterate to top notch product solutions
  • Identify bottlenecks and implement improvements to engineering processes, tools, and procedures
  • Promote a culture of collaboration and learning across engineering, product, and design team via mentoring, documentation, presentations, or other knowledge-sharing methods
  • Ensure our clients can always access the care they need by participating in our on-call rotation
Requirements
  • 4+ years of professional experience developing backend services and infrastructure that deliver meaningful business value
  • Expertise and hands-on production experience with an application programming language, preferably Python
  • Proficiency in LLMs, Neural Networks, and Graph Databases. Skilled in applying large language models and neural networks for improved efficiency and decision-making, along with utilizing graph databases for in-depth data relationship analysis to drive optimized outcomes
  • Excellent at managing ambiguity. Masterful ability to break down big, messy problems into smaller parts with tractable solutions and clear iterations
  • Meaningful scope within an application engineering team. Experience making or contributing to important technical trade-off decisions with cross-team implications
  • Growth mindset and a sense of humor. You welcome feedback, and when you stumble, you get back up. You adapt quickly in a fast-paced environment and enjoy fostering an environment that prioritizes fun, learning, and growth
  • Please note: candidates located within 75 minutes' commuting distance of our NYC office are expected to come to office 4 days/week

The total target cash compensation for this role will be between $150,000 and $215,000 per year at the commencement of employment. We strive to cultivate an environment where individuals can be their authentic selves. Being an Equal Opportunity Employer means every member of our team feels as though they are supported and belong. We value diverse perspectives to help us provide essential mental health and substance use disorder treatments to all young people.

Benefits

We offer comprehensive benefits to all full-time, exempt employees. Salary is estimated to be around $180,000 based on the position requirements and location.



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