Full Stack Software Engineer

BetterHelp is an online therapy service focused on making mental healthcare more accessible. The Full Stack Software Engineer will build and maintain end-to-end web products, APIs, backend services, databases, and responsive user experiences while collaborating with cross-functional teams and applying sound engineering judgment. The role also involves modernizing existing systems, optimizing performance, and contributing to reliable, secure, and scalable engineering practices.

Responsibilities:

• You will develop end to end, owning features from technical design and development through deployment, monitoring, and continued improvement
• You will write clean, secure, readable, maintainable, and scalable code
• You will collaborate closely with engineers, product managers, designers, and other cross-functional partners
• You will design, integrate, and build internal and external APIs
• You will develop new products and features while improving and modernizing existing systems
• You will write and optimize SQL queries and design relational database schemas
• You will create and maintain complex backend services and algorithms
• You will profile, troubleshoot, and optimize new and legacy code
• You will build experiences that work across mobile, tablet, and desktop environments
• You will contribute to code reviews, technical discussions, and engineering practices that improve quality, reliability, security, and developer experience
• You will ship thoughtfully and frequently in an agile environment with continuous deployment
• You will care about our product, mission, and long-term success, well beyond checking off development tasks
• You will thoughtfully use approved AI-assisted development tools to reduce repetitive work, explore solutions, and improve productivity while applying your own engineering judgment to architecture, implementation, security, privacy, and code quality. Engineers remain accountable for every technical decision

Requirements:

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States
• Deep understanding of web development concepts and principles
• Examples of full-stack projects or significant product features
• At least one major demonstrable project that includes frontend code, backend code, and a database
• Ability to design, develop, and launch a web application or substantial feature from start to finish
• Ability to learn quickly, navigate an established codebase, and build new skills independently
• A strong sense of ownership and eagerness to build something meaningful
• Three or more years of professional web development experience in any stack, solving challenging problems and implementing new features from scratch
• Three or more years of experience with SQL, including relational schema design and complex queries
• Familiarity with web application, data, and SQL security best practices
• Comfort working outside the abstractions of a framework and understanding what is happening behind the scenes
• Experience using Git in a collaborative team environment
• Sound engineering judgment and a thoughtful approach to modern development tools, including AI assistants, with appropriate attention to security, privacy, and code quality
• Bachelor's degree + 3 years of professional experience
• Master's + 1 year of professional experience
• PhD + 0 years of professional experience
• Experience working with PHP, Laravel, or the LAMP/LEMP ecosystem
• Experience with React or Next.js
• Experience modernizing established applications or incrementally replacing legacy systems
• Experience working in a startup, growth-stage company, or other fast-moving environment
• Experience building products in health care, mental health, or another highly regulated or privacy-sensitive field
• Experience mentoring or supporting the growth of other engineers