Ok, I'll go first. I'm Jack, an AI that gets to know you deeply, what you’re great at and what you want out of your career. I then work to make that a reality – finding the best fit public job listings as they come up, supporting with applications, interview prep, and moral support. 

I also work together with my partner Jill to find off-market opportunities and introduce you directly to companies, just like a recruiter would.

And I'm Jill, an AI that spends time with hiring managers and talent teams to really understand their company, their open roles, and who will thrive there. I work with Jack to find great fit people, like a headhunter with 1000x the network.

Head to website and have a chat with us, we're always online.

Industry: Technology, Information and Internet
Company Size: 2-10 employees

Jack & Jill

Savvy Admin PROD

This is a job that Jill, our AI Recruiter, is recruiting for on behalf of one of our customers.

She will pick the best candidates from Jack's network

The next step is to speak to Jack.

**Job Title: ** Product Engineer, Applications Operations

**Salary: ** $250K–$500K

**Company Description: ** Y Combinator - The world's most influential startup accelerator

**Job Description: **

You will build the operational backbone of YC, developing full-stack systems for the admissions pipeline, Demo Day, and internal tools. As an AI-native engineer, you'll own the entire product lifecycle—from UI design to backend architecture—without PMs or designers, turning high-stakes operational complexity into elegant, automated software that supports thousands of founders.

**Location: ** San Francisco, USA

**Why this role is remarkable: **

- You have total product ownership, acting as your own PM and designer to ship features that directly impact how the world's top startups are selected and supported.

- Join an elite 18-person engineering team at the heart of an ecosystem that has launched over 5,000 companies valued at more than $600 billion.

- The compensation structure is unique, offering a high base salary plus profit-sharing designed to be comparable to startup equity or venture capital carry.

**What you will do: **

- Design and ship full-stack applications for the YC admissions pipeline, including semantic search, LLM-driven email classification, and automated interview scheduling.

- Build and scale the digital infrastructure for major events like Demo Day, handling registration, investor coordination, and complex media workflows.

- Partner directly with YC partners to identify manual bottlenecks and develop custom internal tools that automate decision-making processes.

**The ideal candidate: **

- A product-minded full-stack engineer with a proven track record of shipping complete web applications and owning the end-to-end user experience.

- Highly proficient with AI-enabled development (e.g., Cursor, Copilot) and experienced in integrating LLMs or vector databases into production environments.

- A low-ego builder who thrives in ambiguity, potentially a former founder or early-stage engineer, comfortable working in a high-trust, fast-moving environment.

**Who are Jack & Jill? **

Ok, I'll go first. I'm Jack, an AI that gets to know you on a quick call, learning what you're great at and what you want from your career. Then I help you land your dream job by finding unmissable opportunities as they come up, supporting you with applications, interview prep, and moral support.

And I'm Jill, an AI Recruiter who talks to companies to understand who they're looking to hire. Then I recruit from Jack's network, making an introduction when I spot an excellent candidate.

**Next steps **

Step 1. Visit **our website **.

Step 2. Click **'Talk to Jack' **.

Step 3. Talk to Jack so he can understand your experience and ambitions.

Step 4. Jack will make sure Jill (the AI agent working for the company) considers you for this role.

Step 5. If Jill thinks you're a great fit and her client wants to meet you, they will make the introduction.

Step 6. If not, Jack will find you excellent alternatives. All for free.

**We never post fake jobs **

This isn't a trick. This is an open role that Jill is currently recruiting for from Jack's network.

Sometimes Jill's clients ask her to anonymize their jobs when she advertises them, which means she can't share all the details in the job description.

We appreciate this can make them look a bit suspect, but there isn't much we can do about it.

Give Jack a spin! You could land this role. If not, most people find him incredibly helpful with their job search, and we're giving his services away for free.

Product Engineer ($250K–$500K) at Y Combinator

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Industry: Technology, Information and Internet
Company Size: 2-10 employees

Stealth Startup

About

We're not just automating calls—we’re transforming how the world communicates. Our AI voice agents are reshaping sales, support, and customer engagement for leading brands. Backed by Alt Capital, Y Combinator, and top-tier investors, we've raised $4.7M in seed funding and hit $14M ARR with just 12 people.

We’re one of the fastest-growing Voice AI startups and we're on a mission to become the standard for voice automation at scale.

About the Role

As a Founding Senior Full-Stack Engineer, you’ll shape the heart of the company AI’s voice automation platform, building scalable systems and intuitive interfaces that power millions of AI-driven conversations. You’ll work across the stack—leveraging React, TypeScript, and Node.js—to deliver fast, beautiful, and reliable solutions. Collaborating closely with the founding team, you’ll bridge backend architecture (like prompt orchestration and telephony integrations) with frontend experiences (such as dashboards and analytics tools), ensuring seamless customer onboarding and impactful user experiences. This high-impact role offers rapid feedback loops, customer collaboration, and the opportunity to define a category-leading product that transforms global communication.

Key Responsibilities

- Develop core features like prompt orchestration, dashboards, analytics, and telephony integrations.

- Build scalable full-stack systems, from polished UIs to robust APIs and DevOps workflows.

- Lead projects from architecture to production, owning coding, deployment, and iteration.

- Create intuitive interfaces and APIs, enabling customers to activate in hours.

- Support customer onboarding, debug issues, and turn feedback into product enhancements.

You Might Thrive If You

- Have 2+ years of full-stack experience with React, TypeScript, Node.js, or Python.

- Hold a degree in CS, CE, or equivalent practical experience.

- Take ownership like a founder, proactively solving problems across the stack.

- Thrive in fast-paced settings, quickly adapting to new tools and challenges.

- Communicate clearly, collaborating effectively in small, dynamic teams.

Job Details

- **Job Type **: Full-time, 70 hr/week (50 hr/week onsite with flexible hours + 20 hr/week work from home)

- **Cash **: 215k - 290k

- **Equity **: 0.4 - 0.6%

- **Location **: Redwood City, CA, US

- **US Visas **: Sponsors Visa & Green Card

Other Benefits

- 100% medical, dental, vision insurance coverage

- Unlimited breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks

- Gym and daily commute fee reimbursement

- Internet and phone bill covered

Compensation Philosophy

- **Best Offer Upfront **: Choose from three cash-equity balance options, no negotiation needed.

- **Top 1% Talent **: Above-market pay (top 5 percentile) to attract high performers.

- **High Ownership: **Small teams, >$1M revenue/employee, and significant equity.

- **Performance-Based **: Offers tied to interview performance, not experience or past salaries.

Founding Senior Software Engineer (Full-stack) [32983]

Haystack combines AI & expert vetting to deliver world-class tech candidates who are engaged, aligned, and ready to interview.

We're trusted by over 100,000+ UK-based techies, working in Software Engineering, Data, Design, DevOps, Cloud, Tech Management, Testing, Product & Delivery, Architecture and more. 

100s of employers from startups and scale-ups like Atom Bank, DuckDuckGo and Goodlord to established enterprises like American Express, Dunelm and AWS use Haystack to connect with qualified tech talent that they can't find anywhere else.

Industry: Technology, Information and Internet
Company Size: 51-200 employees

Haystack

Senior Software Engineer

We're hiring for a leading defense technology company dedicated to enhancing military capabilities through advanced technology. This employer is known for bringing innovative, 21st-century business models to the defense sector, transforming how military systems are designed, developed, and deployed with cutting-edge AI, autonomy, and computer vision.

The Role

• Lead the evolution of web application architecture and infrastructure for mission-critical applications.

• Design and implement architectural patterns, tools, and best practices for component, page, service, and app development.

• Drive improvements in developer experience and infrastructure by proactively identifying pain points and opportunities.

• Collaborate across the full stack, including front-end, back-end, build processes, and CI/CD.

• Mentor fellow engineers on best practices and effective use of development tools.

• Develop new applications and segment existing ones into more focused user experiences.

What You'll Need

• Substantial experience building production web applications with JavaScript or TypeScript and React.

• Proven ability to design architectural patterns and tooling, and lead teams in their adoption.

• Experience integrating various tools and libraries (build systems, component libraries, testing, monitoring) into frontend codebases and CI/CD pipelines.

• Familiarity with modern backend languages like Go, C++, or Rust.

• Minimum of 5 years of software engineering experience.

What's On Offer

• Competitive salary with the potential for significant equity grants.

• Comprehensive healthcare benefits, including medical, dental, and vision plans.

• Generous paid time off, caregiver/wellness leave, and a holiday hiatus.

• Robust family planning and parenting support, including fertility and adoption coverage.

Apply via Haystack today!

React Developer

Okta gives you a neutral, powerful and extensible platform that puts identity at the heart of your stack. No matter what industry, use case, or level of support you need, we’ve got you covered.

Industry: Software Development
Company Size: 5,001-10,000 employees

Okta

**Secure Every Identity, from AI to Human**

Identity is the key to unlocking the potential of AI. Okta secures AI by building the trusted, neutral infrastructure that enables organizations to safely embrace this new era. This work requires a relentless drive to solve complex challenges with real-world stakes. We are looking for builders and owners who operate with speed and urgency and execute with excellence.

This is an opportunity to do career-defining work. We're all in on this mission. If you are too, let's talk.

Okta is the leading independent provider of enterprise identity. The Okta Identity Cloud enables organizations to securely connect the right people to the right technologies at the right time. With over 6,500 pre-built integrations to applications and infrastructure providers, Okta customers can easily and securely use the best technologies for their business. Over 7,950 organizations, including 20th Century Fox, JetBlue, Nordstorm, Slack, Teach for America and Twilio, trust Okta to help protect the identities of their workforces and customers.

Position DescriptionWe are seeking an experienced **Staff Software Engineer ** to lead the technical evolution of the **Okta Recovery Vault (ORV) **. This team is responsible for Okta's enterprise-grade soft-delete and object recovery capability, designed to protect critical identity objects (Users and Groups) from accidental or malicious deletion.

As a Staff Engineer, you will own the architectural design and implementation of a real-time, high-fidelity recovery system that preserves object identity (UUIDs) and restores complex relationships—including group memberships, app assignments, and password hashes. You will drive technical strategy to bridge the gap where deletions were previously permanent and irreversible.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

- **Technical Leadership: ** Lead the architectural design and implementation strategy for the Recovery Vault, ensuring high performance and scalability.

- **System Ownership: ** Independently own and deliver end-to-end features, such as granular and bulk recovery workflows, across both Free and Advanced Resilience tiers.

- **Architecture & Migration: ** Design core components for real-time recovery that capture every deletion event, ensuring superiority over point-in-time third-party backup providers.

- **Relationship & State Management: ** Solve complex challenges regarding relationship restoration (group memberships, app assignments, device enrollments) and identity preservation (UUID).

- **Security & Compliance: ** Ensure all recovery actions (soft-delete, restore, permanent-delete) are logged in Syslog to maintain audit compliance.

- **Collaboration: ** Partner with Product Management to refine the "how" of features like configurable retention periods (7 to 90 days) and self-service recovery UIs.

- **Operational Excellence: ** Troubleshoot complex production incidents, perform root cause analysis, and drive improvements in observability and alerting.

- **Mentorship: ** Provide technical guidance to senior and junior engineers on the team.

**Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities **

- **Experience: ** 7+ years of software development experience building highly-reliable, mission-critical software at scale.

- **Java Expertise: ** Deep expertise with object-oriented languages, particularly Java and the Spring Boot framework.

- **Distributed Systems: ** Strong understanding of distributed job processing, asynchronous processing, and event-driven architectures (essential for bulk restore jobs).

- **Identity Standards: ** Expert knowledge of Identity and Access Management protocols (SCIM, SAML, OAuth, OIDC) and directory services (AD, LDAP).

- **Data Management: ** Solid experience with relational databases (MySQL) and caching layers (Redis) to manage captured object snapshots.

- **API Design: ** Proven track record with RESTful APIs to support API-first recovery for enterprise automation.

- **Leadership: ** Demonstrated ability to lead technical projects independently and influence cross-team initiatives.

**Nice to Haves **

- Experience with **data modeling for relationship management ** and identity resolution.

- Knowledge of Recycle Bin capabilities for competitive benchmarking.

- Experience with **gradual rollout strategies ** and feature flag frameworks.

- Background in building **resilient systems ** with retry logic and circuit breakers.

**Education and Training **

- B.S. in Computer Science or a related field.

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**The Okta Experience**

- Supporting Your Well-Being

- Driving Social Impact

- Developing Talent and Fostering Connection + Community

We are intentional about connection. Our global community, spanning over 20 offices worldwide, is united by a drive to innovate. Your journey begins with an immersive, in-person onboarding experience designed to accelerate your impact and connect you to our mission and team from day one.

Okta is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, marital status, age, physical or mental disability, or status as a protected veteran. We also consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and convictions records, consistent with applicable laws.

If reasonable accommodation is needed to complete any part of the job application, interview process, or onboarding please use this Form to request an accommodation.

Notice for New York City Applicants & Employees: Okta may use Automated Employment Decision Tools (AEDT), as defined by New York City Local Law 144, that use artificial intelligence, machine learning, or other automated processes to assist in our recruitment and hiring process. In accordance with NYC Local Law 144, if you are an applicant or employee residing in New York City, please click here to view our full NYC AEDT Notice.

Okta is committed to complying with applicable data privacy and security laws and regulations. For more information, please see our Personnel and Job Candidate Privacy Notice at https://www.okta.com/legal/personnel-policy/.

Staff Software Engineer

Snap is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together. The Company’s three core products are Snapchat, a visual messaging app that enhances your relationships with friends, family, and the world; Lens Studio, an augmented reality platform that powers AR across Snapchat and other services; and its AR glasses, Spectacles.

Industry: Software Development
Company Size: 5,001-10,000 employees

Snap Inc.

Snap Inc is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together. The Company’s three core products are Snapchat, a visual messaging app that enhances your relationships with friends, family, and the world; Lens Studio, an augmented reality platform that powers AR across Snapchat and other services; and its AR glasses, Spectacles.

Snap Engineering teams build fun and technically sophisticated products that reach hundreds of millions of Snapchatters around the world, every day. We’re deeply committed to the well-being of everyone in our global community, which is why our values are at the root of everything we do. We move fast, with precision, and always execute with privacy at the forefront.

We’re looking for a Principal Software Engineer to join the Ads Format team at Snap.

What you’ll do:

- Design and implement highly automated systems for ad format serving, optimization, and A/B testing to maximize user engagement and advertiser ROI.

- Lead the vision and strategy for our next-generation ad formats infrastructure, focusing on scalability, performance, and advertiser value.

- Innovate and conceptualize new ad format ideas, leveraging market trends, user behavior, and advertiser needs.

- Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including product management, design, data science, and other engineering teams, to deliver cohesive and impactful solutions.

- Advocate for and apply best practices when it comes to availability, scalability, operational excellence, and cost management

- Mentor and guide other engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous learning within the team.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

- Deep expertise in building and scaling ad formats or similar user-facing content delivery systems.

- Excellent programming and software design skills, including debugging, performance analysis, and test design

- Proven track record of operating highly-available systems at scale

- Ability to proactively learn new concepts and technology and apply them at work

- Skilled at solving ambiguous problems

- Strong collaboration and mentorship skills

- Ads domain experience

- Client side and full stack experience preferred

Minimum Qualifications:

- 10+ years of post-Bachelor’s software development experience; or a Master’s degree in a technical field + 9+ year of post-grad software development experience; or a PhD in a related technical field + 6+ years of post-grad software development experience

- 2+ years of experience with technical leadership or acting as the domain-expert to a technical organization

- Experience in technical leadership/ownership and setting technical direction for engineering projects

- Experience architecting, designing, and developing distributed systems

**Preferred Qualifications**

- Experience with cross-platform development

- Ability to promote product excellence and collaboration, driving a portfolio of concurrent engineering projects, from short-term critical feature launches to long-term research initiatives

- Ability to create a compelling vision for the future, communicate clearly, and have a collaborative leadership approach

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please don’t be shy and provide us some information.

"Default Together" Policy at Snap: At Snap Inc. we believe that being together in person helps us build our culture faster, reinforce our values, and serve our community, customers and partners better through dynamic collaboration. To reflect this, we practice a “default together” approach and expect our team members to work in an office 4+ days per week.

At Snap, we believe that having a team of diverse backgrounds and voices working together will enable us to create innovative products that improve the way people live and communicate. Snap is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. EOE, including disability/vets.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law (by example, the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, where applicable).

Our Benefits: Snap Inc. is its own community, so we’ve got your back! We do our best to make sure you and your loved ones have everything you need to be happy and healthy, on your own terms. Our benefits are built around your needs and include paid parental leave, comprehensive medical coverage, emotional and mental health support programs, and compensation packages that let you share in Snap’s long-term success!

**Compensation**

In the United States, work locations are assigned a pay zone which determines the salary range for the position. The successful candidate’s starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. The starting pay may be negotiable within the salary range for the position. These pay zones may be modified in the future.

Zone A (CA, WA, NYC):

The base salary range for this position is $276,000-$414,000 annually.

Zone B:

The base salary range for this position is $262,000-$393,000 annually.

Zone C:

The base salary range for this position is $235,000-$352,000 annually.

This position is eligible for equity in the form of RSUs.

Principal Software Engineer, Ads Format, Level 7

Snap Inc is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together. The Company’s three core products are Snapchat, a visual messaging app that enhances your relationships with friends, family, and the world; Lens Studio, an augmented reality platform that powers AR across Snapchat and other services; and its AR glasses, Spectacles.

Snap Engineering teams build fun and technically sophisticated products that reach hundreds of millions of Snapchatters around the world, every day. We’re deeply committed to the well-being of everyone in our global community, which is why our values are at the root of everything we do. We move fast, with precision, and always execute with privacy at the forefront.

We’re looking for a Principal Software Engineer to join the Business Experience team at Snap.

What you’ll do:

- Design and implement systems that support the advertiser experiences and creator ads platform at Snap.

- Lead the vision and strategy for our next-generation infrastructure, focusing on scalability, performance, and driving advertiser value.

- Innovate and conceptualize new advertiser flows and creator marketplace products, leveraging market trends, user behavior, and advertiser needs.

- Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including product management, design, data science, and other engineering teams, to deliver cohesive and impactful solutions.

- Advocate for and apply a high bar when it comes to availability, scalability, operational excellence, and cost management

- Mentor and guide other engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous learning within the team.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

- Deep expertise in building and scaling advertiser or creator platforms or similar systems.

- Excellent programming and software design skills, including debugging, performance analysis, and test design

- Proven track record of operating highly-available systems at scale

- Ability to proactively learn new concepts and technology and apply them at work

- Skilled at solving ambiguous problems

- Strong collaboration and mentorship skills

- Ads domain experience

Minimum Qualifications:

- Bachelors in technical field such as computer science, mathematics, statistics or equivalent years of experience

- 10+ years of post-Bachelor’s software development experience; or a Master’s degree in a technical field + 9+ year of post-grad software development experience; or a PhD in a related technical field + 6+ years of post-grad software development experience

- 2+ years of experience with technical leadership or acting as the domain-expert to a technical organization

- Experience in technical leadership/ownership and setting technical direction for engineering projects

- Experience architecting, designing, and developing distributed systems

**Preferred Qualifications**

- Experience with cross-platform development

- Ability to promote product excellence and collaboration, driving a portfolio of concurrent engineering projects, from short-term critical feature launches to long-term research initiatives

- Ability to create a compelling vision for the future, communicate clearly, and have a collaborative leadership approach

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please don’t be shy and provide us some information.

"Default Together" Policy at Snap: At Snap Inc. we believe that being together in person helps us build our culture faster, reinforce our values, and serve our community, customers and partners better through dynamic collaboration. To reflect this, we practice a “default together” approach and expect our team members to work in an office 4+ days per week.

At Snap, we believe that having a team of diverse backgrounds and voices working together will enable us to create innovative products that improve the way people live and communicate. Snap is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. EOE, including disability/vets.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law (by example, the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, where applicable).

Our Benefits: Snap Inc. is its own community, so we’ve got your back! We do our best to make sure you and your loved ones have everything you need to be happy and healthy, on your own terms. Our benefits are built around your needs and include paid parental leave, comprehensive medical coverage, emotional and mental health support programs, and compensation packages that let you share in Snap’s long-term success!

**Compensation**

In the United States, work locations are assigned a pay zone which determines the salary range for the position. The successful candidate’s starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. The starting pay may be negotiable within the salary range for the position. These pay zones may be modified in the future.

Zone A (CA, WA, NYC):

The base salary range for this position is $276,000-$414,000 annually.

Zone B:

The base salary range for this position is $262,000-$393,000 annually.

Zone C:

The base salary range for this position is $235,000-$352,000 annually.

This position is eligible for equity in the form of RSUs.

Principal Software Engineer, Business Experience

Headspace is your lifelong guide to better mental health. We make mental health support accessible to everyone, no matter their background or experience. Through our flagship Headspace app, we provide mindfulness tools for everyday life, including meditations, sleepcasts, mindful movement and focus exercises. Our enterprise offerings combine this experience with a human-centered model of care, with coaching, therapy, psychiatry and EAP services under one roof. Our team of experts ranges from mental health clinicians, to Emmy award-winning producers and data scientists, working together as one to help millions of people around the world be healthier and more productive.

Industry: Mental Health Care
Company Size: 501-1,000 employees

Headspace

**About the Principal Software Engineer, Backend ****at Headspace: **

~~At Headspace, you’ll be working on a highly impactful consumer facing product that impacts millions of members globally. Our mission is to transform mental healthcare to improve the health and happiness of people all over the world, so join us to make that happen! As a Principal Engineer, you’ll play a key role in shaping the technical foundation of our platform as we scale to serve millions of users. You will help us bring new features to life to meet our mission, while also helping push our platform to newer technologies as we embrace the cutting edge. A big goal needs talented people, so come join us and give your day job a sense of purpose! ~~

**What you will do: **

- Lead architecture and design of high-scale, low-latency applications that are core to Headspace’s business and member experience.

- Define long-term technical strategies and implementation paths for complex systems.

- Own and drive engineering excellence across multiple domains or squads. Write high-quality, performant, and testable code — primarily in Typescript and Python — and set the standard for craftsmanship across the organization.

- Shape product and platform evolution by partnering with PMs, EMs, and stakeholders across Product, Data, Security, and Infrastructure to align technical vision with business goals.

- Author technical specs and RFCs that guide not only your product pillar, but the entire company through critical design decisions.

- Take end-to-end ownership of features, from ideation and architecture to monitoring in production.

- Mentor and elevate engineers across levels, helping them scale their impact while promoting inclusive and empowering team dynamics.

- Drive operational excellence by developing resilient systems, implementing observability, and guiding production support practices. Lead efforts to improve system reliability, developer velocity, and cost efficiency.

- Act as a thought leader and multiplier, identifying systemic issues and architecting platform-level solutions with reusability and extensibility in mind.

- Provide a point of escalation for engineering teams facing complex technical challenges.

- Define coding standards, development processes, and best practices to ensure high-quality software development across engineering.

- Stay abreast of emerging technologies, industry trends, and best practices, evaluating their potential application and driving innovation within the software engineering and tech team broadly.

**What you will bring **:**Required Skills: **

- 8+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a proven track record of building and scaling production-grade APIs and distributed backend systems.

- Deep expertise in system design and software architecture, with the ability to decompose complex problems into scalable, maintainable components.

- Extensive experience with Node.js, TypeScript, and Python especially in the context of building high-scale backend services.

- Experience leading the definition, design, and delivery of complex software features in asynchronous and distributed team environments.

- Strong hands-on experience with unit, integration, and end-to-end testing, along with building and maintaining robust CI/CD pipelines for reliable, automated delivery.

- Exceptional communication and collaboration skills—you can influence technical direction, align stakeholders, and clearly articulate trade-offs and decisions to both technical and non-technical audiences.

- Experience mentoring engineers and leading cross-functional technical initiatives across teams.

- Ownership mindset: you thrive in ambiguity, consistently raise the bar, and take accountability for outcomes across teams.

- Comfortable making strategic technical decisions and coaching others through uncertainty, with a pragmatic eye on long-term impact and technical debt.

- Ability to balance technical excellence with product and business priorities, making decisions aligned with company goals.

**Preferred Skills: **

- BS/MS degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent practical experience.

- Demonstrated success designing and maintaining high-availability systems, with strong observability practices (metrics, logging, alerting).

- Deep knowledge of database design, data modeling, and query performance optimization across both relational and NoSQL systems.

- Familiarity with cloud-native architectures and services (e.g., AWS, GCP, Kubernetes) and modern DevOps practices.

- Track record of improving engineering velocity and reducing tech debt at scale.

- Strong debugging skills and comfort working within complex, distributed systems.

- Demonstrated ability to drive build vs. buy vs. refactor decisions with long-term implications in mind.

- Experience designing or maintaining Server-Driven UI (SDUI) systems to enable dynamic, schema-based UI rendering across web and mobile clients.

**Location: We are currently hiring this role remotely unless SF based. Candidates must permanently reside in the US full-time. **

For candidates with a primary residence in the greater SF area, this role will follow our hybrid model. You’ll work 3 days per week from our office, allowing for impactful in-office collaboration and connection, while enjoying the flexibility of remote work for the rest of the week. Your recruiter will share more details about our hybrid model.

**Pay & Benefits **:The anticipated new hire base salary range for this full-time position is **$162,000-$258,750 ** + equity + benefits.

Our salary ranges are based on the job, level, and location, and reflect the lowest to highest geographic markets where we are hiring for this role within the United States. Within this range, individual compensation is determined by a candidate’s location as well as a range of factors including but not limited to: unique relevant experience, job-related skills, and education or training.

~~Your recruiter will provide more details on the specific salary range for your location during the hiring process. ~~

At Headspace, base salary is but one component of our Total Rewards package. We’re proud of our robust package inclusive of: base salary, stock awards, comprehensive healthcare coverage, monthly wellness stipend, retirement savings match, lifetime Headspace membership, generous parental leave, and more. Additional details about our Total Rewards package will be provided during the recruitment process.

**About Headspace **

Headspace exists to provide every person access to lifelong mental health support. We combine evidence-based content, clinical care, and innovative technology to help millions of members around the world get support that’s effective, personalized, and truly accessible whenever and wherever they need it.

At Headspace, our values aren’t just what we believe, they’re how we work, grow, and make an impact together. We live them daily: **Make the Mission Matter, Iterate to Great, Own the Outcome, and Connect with Courage. ** These values shape our decisions, guide our collaborations, and define our culture. They’re our shared commitment to building a more connected, human-centered team—one that’s redefining how mental health care supports people today and for generations to come.

**Why You’ll Love Working Here: **

- A mission that matters—with impact you can see and feel

- A culture that’s collaborative, inclusive, and grounded in our values

- The chance to shape what mental health care looks like next

- Competitive pay and benefits that support your whole self

**How we feel about Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging: **

Headspace is committed to bringing together humans from different backgrounds and perspectives, providing employees with a safe and welcoming work environment free of discrimination and harassment. We strive to create a diverse & inclusive environment where everyone can thrive, feel a sense of belonging, and do impactful work together.

As an equal opportunity employer, we prohibit any unlawful discrimination against a job applicant on the basis of their race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, family or parental status, disability*, age, veteran status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. We respect the laws enforced by the EEOC and are dedicated to going above and beyond in fostering diversity across our workplace.

~~*Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done which will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing undue hardship on Headspace. ~~**Please inform our Talent team by filling out ****this form ****if you need any assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participate in the application or interview process. **

~~Headspace participates in the ~~~~E-Verify Program ~~~~. ~~

**Privacy Statement **

~~All member records are protected according to our Privacy Policy. Further, while employees of Headspace (formerly Ginger) cannot access Headspace products/services, they will be offered benefits according to the company's benefit plan. To ensure we are adhering to best practice and ethical guidelines in the field of mental health, we take care to avoid dual relationships. A dual relationship occurs when a mental health care provider has a second, significantly different relationship with their client in addition to the traditional client-therapist relationship—including, for example, a managerial relationship. ~~

~~As such, Headspace requests that individuals who have received coaching or clinical services at Headspace wait until their care with Headspace is complete before applying for a position. If someone with a Headspace account is hired for a position, please note their account will be deactivated and they will not be able to use Headspace services for the duration of their employment. ~~

~~Further, if Headspace cannot find a role that fails to resolve an ethical issue associated with a dual relationship, Headspace may need to take steps to ensure ethical obligations are being adhered to, including a delayed start date or a potential leave of absence. Such steps would be taken to protect both the former member, as well as any relevant individuals from their care team, from impairment, risk of exploitation, or harm. ~~

For how how we will use the personal information you provide as part of the application process, please see: https://www.headspace.com/applicant-notice

Principal Software Engineer, Backend

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