About the role
Calm is on a mission to support everyone on every step of their mental health journey. With the #1 app for sleep, meditation and relaxation as well as a growing library of digital, evidence-based mental health programs, Calm offers trusted support for individuals and organizations alike. Our flagship consumer app provides personalized content and activities – featuring a range of experts and beloved celebrity voices – to help users manage stress, improve sleep and live mindfully. Our workplace and healthcare solutions offer a consumer-friendly approach to clinical content and HIPAA-compliant resources in order to drive positive health and business outcomes. Named a TIME100 Most Influential Company, Calm supports more than 150 million people and 3,500 organizations across seven languages and 190 countries.
We are hiring remote workers for this role in the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, New York City, or Minneapolis areas. At this time, only candidates in these locations will be considered.
What We Do
We build Calm's product, guide Calm's analysis, secure Calm's data, and operate the platforms that underpin it all. We're product-minded, team-oriented, and grounded in the mission of meeting everyone where they're at on their mental health journey. We work in fast-moving, small pods and as a Full Stack Engineer you will be expected to gather technical requirements, design and publish technical specs of innovative systems, as well as own building and releasing them into production.
What You'll Do
As a vital member of the Calm Engineering team, the Software Engineer will play a crucial role in designing, developing, and maintaining backend systems that support our mobile and web applications. This position involves collaborating closely with a diverse team of engineers, designers, and product managers to ensure the reliability, performance, and security of our products. Key responsibilities include:
Effectively work with stakeholders to gather requirements, define project scope, and develop technical specifications
Participate in the development and implementation of complex features and services across the technology stack, collaborating cross-functionally with QA, DevOps, PMs, and client engineers to ensure smooth development and deployment process
Write high-quality, well-documented, and easily maintainable code that adheres to industry standard best-practices for both backend and frontend development
Ensure high test coverage for all code, including unit and integration tests
Implementing features with instrumentation and monitoring across the entire technology stack to detect system errors and performance issues
Who You Are
Proficiency with backend programming languages such as GoLang and TypeScript/Node.js
Familiarity in frontend technologies such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript/TypeScript
Experience with cloud platforms such as GCP and AWS
Experience with relational databases and SQL (Postgres)
Experience with REST API-based design
Proven experience working effectively in a fast-paced, agile environment as part of a collaborative team
Willingness and enthusiasm to learn new technologies and tackle challenging problems
Proficiency in writing unit and integration tests in a CI/CD environment
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey technical solutions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Provides helpful, pragmatic and timely code reviews to others
Effectively work with leads across products to leverage institutional knowledge to solve complex problems
Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure
Nice to Haves
Past experience building apps in highly controlled industries, i.e., healthcare
About the company
Calm is on a mission to support everyone on every step of their mental health journey. With the #1 app for sleep, meditation and relaxation as well as a growing library of digital, evidence-based mental health programs, Calm offers trusted support for individuals and organizations alike. Our flagship consumer app provides personalized content and activities – featuring a range of experts and beloved celebrity voices – to help users manage stress, improve sleep and live mindfully. Our workplace and healthcare solutions offer a consumer-friendly approach to clinical content and HIPAA-compliant resources in order to drive positive health and business outcomes. Named a TIME100 Most Influential Company, Calm supports more than 150 million people and 3,500 organizations across seven languages and 190 countries.
