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Software Engineer, Backend

Calm

$155,000 - $225,000
Oct 3, 2025
Los Angeles, CA, US • San Francisco, CA, US • New York, NY, US • Minneapolis, MN, US
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Calm is looking to build and support its HIPAA compliant, high-trust first in class mental health application scaled to support millions of users, and needs a Senior Engineer to gather technical requirements, design and publish technical specs of innovative systems, and own building and releasing them into production.

Requirements

  • GoLang
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • Relational DBs / SQL
  • Terraform (nice to have)
  • GCP / GKE (nice to have)
  • Experience with REST API-based microservices design
  • Proficiency in writing unit and integration tests in a CI/CD environment

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements, define project scope, and develop technical specifications
  • Design, develop, and maintain backend systems that are reliable, scalable, and secure
  • Lead development and implementation of backend features and services, including RESTful APIs secured by RBAC, collaborating cross-functionally with QA, DevOps, PMs, and client engineers to ensure a smooth development and deployment process
  • Write high-quality, well-documented, and easily maintainable code using modern programming languages
  • Ensure high test coverage for all code, including unit and integration tests
  • Implement backend features with instrumentation and monitoring to detect system errors and performance issues
  • Actively contribute to the CI/CD pipelines to optimize deployment workflows, enhance test automation, and maintain robust system security

Other

  • Proven experience working effectively in a fast-paced, agile environment as part of a collaborative team
  • Willingness and enthusiasm to learn new technologies and tackle challenging problems
  • Experience providing accurate high-level estimates based on complexity and consistently delivering on time and with quality
  • Consistently deliver on commitments through disciplined estimates and task breakdowns
  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey technical solutions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Provide high-quality code reviews centered on code quality and mentoring
  • Ability to partner with leads across products to leverage institutional knowledge to solve complex problems
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team
  • Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure
  • Past experience building apps in healthcare space
  • 4 years of related experience
  • Employment offers are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check.