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Staff Software Engineer, Frontend

Staff Software Engineer, Frontend

HeadwayNew York, NY, United States
2 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Overview

New York, New York, United States; San Francisco, California, United States; Seattle, Washington, United States

Headway’s mission is a big one – to build a new mental health care system everyone can access. We’ve built technology that helps people find great therapists with the first software-enabled national network of providers accepting insurance.

1 in 4 people in the US have a treatable mental health condition, but the majority of providers don’t accept insurance, making therapy too expensive for most people. Headway is building a new mental healthcare system that everyone can access by making it easy for therapists to accept insurance and scale their practice.

Headway was founded in 2019. Since then, we’ve grown into a diverse, national network of over 60,000 mental healthcare providers across all 50 states who run their practice on our software and have served over 1 million patients. We’re a Series D company with over $325m in funding from a16z (Andreessen Horowitz), Accel, GV (formerly Google Ventures), Spark Capital, Thrive Capital, Forerunner Ventures and Health Care Service Corporation.

We want your time here to be the most meaningful experience of your career. Join us, and help change mental healthcare for the better.

About engineering at Headway

Building a new mental healthcare system at Headway is only possible because of the scale and leverage that software can provide. The engineering team at Headway is a small but mighty team using technology to build that future (and have a fun time while doing it!).

Principles that guide us :

  • Focus on the mission : We view software as a means of effecting change in the world, not as an end unto itself. We write software to empower our patients and therapists to better solve the problems they’re facing.
  • Ship small, learn fast : We are building new and novel products and believe that we learn what our users need by quickly shipping and iteration
  • Everything is a product : Whether it's our patient search experience or a developer productivity improvement, we treat everything we build at Headway as a product with end-users in mind.
  • Optimize for trust : We believe that engineers should be continually learning. To learn effectively and to be productive, engineers must feel safe asking questions and discussing mistakes.

Tools we use :

  • Languages : Python 3, TypeScript
  • Libraries & Frameworks : FastAPI, React, Remix, Next.js, React Aria
  • Infrastructure : AWS (Fargate, ECS, S3, and more), Spark and Kafka
  • Version Control : Github, PagerDuty
  • The role :

    The Staff Frontend Engineer on the Patient team will play a central role in shaping the future of the patient experience at Headway. You will architect the patient application to deliver magical, intuitive, and performant user experiences while driving the most complex and impactful frontend projects for Headway’s most important audience : patients.

    In this role, you will :

  • Scope and lead proof-of-concept experiences such as conversational AI, mobile-first web apps, experimental matching flows, and tools that guide patients through their care journey.
  • Set the standard for frontend excellence by defining reusable component patterns, testing strategies, accessibility practices, and close integration with our design system.
  • Partner deeply with product and design to shape zero-to-one patient experiences that balance usability, scalability, and speed.
  • Push the boundaries of what a web application can do by focusing on performance, responsiveness, and cross-device experience.
  • This is a high-impact, fast-moving role in one of the most direct user-facing areas of the company.

    Who you are

    We’re looking for experienced frontend engineers who thrive in ambiguity, care deeply about user experience, and can push both the craft and impact of engineering forward.

    For all engineers :

  • Experience working on modern web applications with React or similar frameworks.
  • Shaped work to achieve company and team goals
  • Flexed into new technical and non-technical areas as projects require
  • Committed team member supporting the growth of those around them
  • For staff engineers :

  • Architected complex systems spanning multiple technical domains or product areas (e.g. large-scale React applications, design system evolution, or performance-critical user flows)
  • Driven technical vision and strategy at the organization level, by writing and reviewing technical design documents and participating in quarterly planning activities
  • Established frontend standards and best practices across multiple teams
  • Led major technical initiatives requiring coordination across product, design, and engineering
  • Mentored senior engineers and technical leaders, raising the bar for frontend craft and impact
  • Interview process

  • Initial screen : You’ll connect with someone in recruiting to learn about the team, Headway’s mission and growth, and to share your background.
  • First round : Live coding with an engineer on the team to learn about the engineering team.
  • Final rounds : Meetings with several team members for technical and non-technical interviews to understand what it’s like to work at Headway.
  • References and the Offer : Details on employee equity and next steps will be shared.
  • Compensation and Benefits

    The expected base pay range for this position is $233,000-$276,000, based on qualifications, experience, and geographic location. This role may be eligible for performance-based variable compensation and an equity grant, depending on the position and level.

    We are committed to offering a comprehensive and competitive total rewards package, including health and wellness benefits, retirement savings, and ownership opportunities through equity.

    Benefits offered include :

  • Equity Compensation
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
  • HSA / FSA
  • 401K
  • Work-from-Home Stipend
  • Therapy Reimbursement
  • 16-week parental leave for eligible employees
  • Carrot Fertility annual reimbursement and membership
  • 13 paid holidays each year and a holiday break during the week between December 25 and December 31
  • Flexible PTO
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Training and professional development
  • Headway is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Headway will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodations are needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and / or receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please inform the recruiter when they contact you to schedule your interview.

    Headway employees work remotely across the US, with the option to work from offices in New York City, San Francisco and Seattle. Headway participates in E-Verify. To learn more, click here.

    Headway Custom Demographic Questions

    We believe that to build the best startup team, we must build a diverse, equitable and inclusive team. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply to all roles, and we proactively work to design hiring processes that mitigates bias. To help us track the parity in our candidate pipelines and efficacy of our recruiting efforts, please consider answering the following demographic questions.

    While completion of this survey is required, you will have the option to select “I don’t wish to answer” for all questions. Your responses will be used (in aggregate only) to help us identify areas of improvement in our process.

    Your responses will not be linked to your specific application and will not in any way be used in the hiring decision.

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