Senior Full Stack Software Engineer, Member Experience

BetterHelp

Senior Full Stack Software Engineer developing end-to-end web applications at BetterHelp. Collaborating with diverse teams to expand access to mental health care.

Posted 5/13/2026full-timeRemote • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $130,000 - $185,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

BootstrapJavaScriptjQueryOpen SourcePHPSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

You will develop end to end. You own your features and see them through to production and beyond.
You will develop best practices and write clean, secure, readable, scalable code. OOP where appropriate.
You will collaborate with other team members, including engineers and cross-functional colleagues.
You will integrate and build for external and internal API's.
You will develop new products in PHP and alter existing PHP code to accommodate scale and integration with new technologies and APIs.
You will write and optimize SQL queries and design schemas.
You will create and code complex backend algorithms.
You will profile and optimize new and legacy code.
You will use CSS and Javascript to complete functionality of new products.
You will be leveraging Bootstrap 3, jQuery HTML5, CSS3 and other open source technologies.
You will always be thinking cross-device and cross-platform, mobile, tablet and desktop.
You will ship often and fast. We keep an agile environment with continuous deployment.
You will care and be involved in our product, mission, and success - way beyond checking off development tasks.
You will enjoy great teamwork and lots of fun.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Must be able to legally work in the US.
Deep understanding of web development concepts and principles.
Example of full-stack projects.
At least one major demonstrable project with front-end code, back-end code and database.
Ability to design, develop and launch a web application from start to finish.
Ability to learn quickly and pick up new skills independently.
Get-things-done attitude with eagerness to build something great.
5+ years of experience in web development (any stack), solving challenging problems and implementing new features from scratch.
3+ years of experience in SQL. Designing relational DB schemas, complex queries, etc.
Familiar with web & SQL security best practices.
Comfortable working outside the context of a framework.
Experience using git in a team environment.
Ability to work in the US, to travel to our San Jose, California offices up to three times per year and to an additional company offsite.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Remote work with regular in-person bonding experiences sponsored by the company
Competitive compensation
Holistic perks program (including free therapy, employee wellness, and more)
Excellent health, dental, and vision coverage
401k benefits with employer matching contribution
The chance to build something that changes lives – and that people love
Any piece of hardware or software that will make you happy and productive
An awesome community of co-workers

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Hard Skills & Tools

PHPSQLOOPCSSJavaScriptBootstrap 3jQueryHTML5CSS3web development

Soft Skills

collaborationproblem-solvingquick learningindependenceget-things-done attitudeteamworkeagerness to buildcommunicationadaptabilityattention to detail