Backend Engineer III

Backend Engineer III

8/14 Note: We are no longer accepting new applications for this role - this post is live as a resource for candidates in the process.

Alma is seeking a mission-driven Backend Engineer to join our team.  We are dedicated to building tools and services which help our providers more easily manage and grow their practice. In this role, you will be building features that solve real problems for mental health providers. The ideal candidate is able to recognize that successful software development requires communication, experimentation, and iteration.  

On this scaling team, you will have a strong hand in defining Alma's features, services, and architecture. The ideal person for this role loves to collaborate with other teams to design and build amazing digital experiences.   

What you’ll do:

• Gain a deep understanding of what Alma members do, how they operate, and where their pain points are.
• Design, develop, and implement maintainable and scalable product features using modern web technologies (Python, Django, MySQL, Linux).
• Develop both member-facing and internal-facing features around onboarding, scheduling, billing, and client management.
• Collaborate with Alma managers, PMs, and designers to conceptualize and build solutions for practical problems facing Alma members.
• Ensure applications and services meet Alma's standards for software including performance, scalability, and security.

Who you are:

• You have 3+ years of experience as an engineer with a proven history of working across the stack and building products at scale.
• You have extensive experience with web technologies. We are language agnostic in our interviews but require experience with one or more common web frameworks.
• You've got an understanding of accessibility and security compliance.
• You have implemented automated testing platforms and unit tests.
• You possess a proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git.
• You enjoy customer-centered software development and collaborating closely with a team of engineers, designers, and product managers.
• You have a desire to experiment (succeed or fail), and use research and data, where appropriate, to make data-driven decisions.

Benefits:

• We’re a remote-first company 
• Health insurance plans through Cigna (medical and dental) and MetLife (vision), including FSA & HSA plans
• 401k plan (Roth and traditional)
• Free Alma platform access 
• Monthly therapy and wellness stipends
• Monthly co-working space membership stipend
• Monthly work-from-home stipend to power your wifi, lunches, coffee, etc 
• Pet discount program through United Pet Care 
• Financial perks and rewards through BenefitHub
• Free EAP access through LifeWorks 
• One-time home office stipend to set up your home office
• Comprehensive parental leave plans 
• 9 paid holidays, 1 Alma Mental Health Day, and 1 Alma Volunteering Day
• Unlimited PTO

Salary Band: $140,000 - $160,000

All Alma jobs are listed on our careers page. We do not use outside applications or automated text messaging in our recruiting process. We will not ask for any sensitive financial or identification information throughout the recruiting process. Any communication during the recruitment process, including interview requests or job offers, will come directly from a recruiting team member with a helloalma.com email address.