Senior Full Stack Software Engineer, Member Experience

About the role

BetterHelp is on a mission to remove the traditional barriers to therapy and make mental health care more accessible to everyone. As a Full Stack Software Engineer, you'll join a diverse team of licensed clinicians, engineers, product pros, creatives, marketers, and business leaders who share a passion for expanding access to therapy.

Responsibilities

• Develop end to end. Own your features and see them through to production and beyond.
• Develop best practices and write clean, secure, readable, scalable code. OOP where appropriate.
• Collaborate with other team members, including engineers and cross-functional colleagues.
• Integrate and build for external and internal API's.
• Develop new products in PHP and alter existing PHP code to accommodate scale and integration with new technologies and APIs.
• Create and code complex backend algorithms.
• Profile and optimize new and legacy code.
• Use CSS and JavaScript to complete functionality of new products.
• Always think cross-device and cross-platform, mobile, tablet and desktop.
• Ship often and fast. Keep an agile environment with continuous deployment.
• Enjoy great teamwork and lots of fun.

Requirements

• 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. Frameworks can help you get some things done more quickly, but we find it helpful if candidates are comfortable working outside of a framework so they have a good understanding of what is going on behind the scenes first.
• 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

• 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

Pay

The base salary range for this position is $130,000 - $185,000. In addition to the base salary, this position is eligible for a performance bonus and the extensive benefits listed here (subject to eligibility requirements): Teladoc Health Benefits 2025. Total compensation is based on several factors – including, but not limited to, type of position, location, education level, work experience, and certifications.

Schedule

Full-time position.

Qualifications

Must be able to legally work in the US.

Skills

Deep understanding of web development concepts and principles.

Benefits

• 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