Senior Software Engineer, API jobs in United States
cer-icon
Apply on Employer Site
company-logo

Headspace · 2 weeks ago

Senior Software Engineer, API

positionUnited States
timeFull-time
remoteRemote
seniorityMid, Senior Level
money$105K/yr - $157K/yr
date3+ years exp

Headspace is seeking a talented Senior Software Engineer, API to join its Native Growth Team and be responsible for building out great partner experiences. The role involves designing and developing high-volume applications, building APIs, and collaborating with product and engineering teams to enhance the platform's capabilities.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)FitnessHealth CareMental HealthmHealthMobile AppsPsychologyTherapeutics
check
H1B Sponsor Likelynote

Responsibilities

Design and develop high-volume, low-latency applications for mission-critical systems
Write well designed, testable, performant, and efficient code
Contribute in all phases of the development lifecycle, from collaborating with product stakeholders, writing tech specs & RFCs, to feature release and operations
Build APIs, primarily on Typescript/Node.js for our AWS-based services
Produce specifications and determine operational feasibility
Work with product and engineering teams to release services that operate at our high scale

Qualification

API developmentNode.jsTypescriptCI/CDDatabase managementSoftware development experienceObject-oriented programmingCommunication skills

Required

At least 3-4 years of hands-on software development experience, building APIs, (micro)services
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision on projects, while being comfortable collaborating with product managers, designers, and other engineers
Experience defining, designing and shipping new features in a remote environment
Experience with unit, integration, and end-to-end testing, as well as using CI/CD system
Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
Demonstrated ability to make tough technical decisions based off of requirements, constraints, and trade-offs

Preferred

BS/MS degree in Computer Science, with 5+ years of software engineering experience
Experience with Node.JS and Typescript
Strong understanding of database management and object-oriented programming

Benefits

Base salary
Stock awards
Comprehensive healthcare coverage
Monthly wellness stipend
Retirement savings match
Lifetime Headspace membership
Unlimited, free mental health coaching
Generous parental leave
Paid performance incentives

Company

Headspace

twittertwittertwitter
Glassdoor3.2
company-logo
Headspace is a mental health company offering AI companionship, coaching, therapy, psychiatry, and mindfulness tools for everyday support.
dateFounded in 2010
location
Santa Monica, California, USA
people-size501-1000 employees
web-link
https://www.headspace.com/

H1B Sponsorship

Headspace has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
Represents job field similar to this job
Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (3)
2024 (4)
2023 (3)
2022 (8)
2021 (4)
2020 (5)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$320.85M
Key Investors
Oxford Finance LLCBliscePacific Western Bank
2023-07-26Debt Financing· $105M
2022-02-14Series C
2021-10-31Secondary Market

Leadership Team

leader-logo
Tom Pickett
Chief Executive Officer
linkedin
leader-logo
Andy Puddicombe
Co-Founder

Recent News

EIN Presswire
Meditation Market Competition Analysis 2026: How Players Are Shaping Growth
2026-01-09
Media Post
Jennifer Aniston's Inner Struggles Bring Physical Triumph In Pvolve Ad
2026-01-08
PR Newswire
PVOLVE Launches "Worth It Everytime," a New Year's Campaign with Jennifer Aniston, Emphasizing Where Most Workouts Really Begin
2026-01-05
Company data provided by crunchbase