Senior Backend Software Engineer

Calm is on a mission to support everyone on every step of their mental health journey. As a Senior Backend Engineer at Calm, you'll be a critical member of the Engineering Team, responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining the backend systems that power our mobile and web applications. You'll work in fast-moving, small pods, collaborating with stakeholders to gather requirements, define project scope, and develop technical specifications. Your role involves designing and implementing complex backend features and services, writing high-quality code, ensuring high test coverage, and implementing monitoring for system errors and performance issues. You'll also be expected to stay up-to-date with the latest backend technologies and mentor other software engineers.

Key responsibilities include:

• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to develop and deploy backend features
• Writing well-documented, maintainable code adhering to industry best practices
• Implementing backend features with instrumentation and monitoring
• Providing accurate estimates and consistently delivering on time
• Conducting high-quality code reviews focused on code quality and mentoring

The ideal candidate has experience with technologies like JavaScript/TypeScript, GoLang, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, AWS/GCP/GKE, and relational databases. You should have experience with REST API-based microservices design, working in agile environments, and providing technical solutions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Calm offers a competitive salary range of $185,500 - $259,700, along with equity, comprehensive benefits, a 401k, and flexible time off. We're committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. Join us in our mission to support mental health for everyone!