Senior Backend Engineer

Welcome to Little Otter!Little Otter was co-founded by Rebecca Egger & Dr. Helen Egger. Dr. Egger is a child psychiatrist, epidemiologist, and digital health researcher. She is a pioneer in the field of early childhood mental health. Before co-founding Little Otter, she served as Chair of the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Director of the Child Study Center at NYU Langone Health & Division Chief for Child Psychiatry at Duke University School of Medicine. At Little Otter, she is the Chief Medical & Scientific Officer.Senior Backend EngineerSalary: $165,000 to $185,000 + equity and benefitsAbout The Company:Little Otter is reimagining the way that children receive mental health care. We pair technology and exceptional care to deliver high-quality personalized mental health support to families and children anywhere, anytime. Developed by Dr. Helen Egger, previously Head of Child Psychiatry at NYU Langone and Duke University, and the top minds in early childhood mental health, our programs empower families to get back to what matters the most as soon as possible. Little Otter helps parents better understand their child’s emotions and behaviors, providing personalized care plans and evidence-based therapy.We are looking for team members who are mission-driven and excited to actively participate in growing our offering. Our engineering team is small where there’s an opportunity to have a large impact on the work we are doing and the decision-making process. Our approach is to take a data-driven and evidence-based approach to providing high-quality mental health care to families and children, and we are building the platform to enable it. This will be the first of its kind - a platform that focuses on providing a family-centric model to care and one that powers our providers to provide data-driven care.Our software engineers are involved through the entire product lifecycle from early brainstorming and design to prototyping and implementation. You'll have the opportunity to work closely with product managers, designers, and directly with the users (therapists, psychiatrists, other healthcare professionals, and families) of our software to make sure we are building a product that is solving real problems.About You:5+ years of experience in software engineering with demonstrated proficiency in programming languages, such as Java, Golang, and/or Python, and system design.Experience working with large and complex codebases. You navigate complexity well and hold a high quality bar for yourself and those around you.Experience designing and implementing performant APIs on distributed systems.Strong knowledge of data design and database systems.Owning a problem doesn’t scare you, but rather empowers you to take 100% responsibility for achieving our mission.Inclined to move fast and iterate quickly based on user feedback.Nice To Haves:You have worked on backend teams in the healthcare and mental health space.You understand HIPAA and other security requirements for handling healthcare data and building systems that manage them.Demonstrated leadership experience. You have owned the development for a product, and/or helped to set the technical direction for a team of developers.Responsibilities:Take ownership of the end-to-end development cycle of backend systems, ensuring they meet our critical business needs and high-quality standards.Work closely with business stakeholders to understand and synthesize needs, informing the roadmap and technical decisions.Mentor and guide other engineers and team members, championing best practices in coding and system design.Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other engineers to deliver robust backend solutions that power our platform.Drive innovation and maintain a commitment to continuous learning and improvement.Why Us?Collaborate with a passionate team dedicated to making a meaningful difference in children's mental health.Build cutting-edge solutions at the intersection of technology, healthcare, and mental wellness.Influence the early technical direction of a rapidly growing, mission-driven company.Benefit from a competitive compensation package, including equity, comprehensive health benefits, and a flexible remote-first work environment.Enjoy a generous PTO policy and a culture that values work-life balance and personal growth.About The Company:Early intervention is essential for lifelong health and wellness. Still, most families and children do not receive the mental health support they desperately need. Little Otter is a venture-backed startup reimagining how children and families receive mental health care. We bring technology, proprietary methods, and exceptional providers together to deliver high-quality mental health support directly to families and children anytime, anywhere. Little Otter's assessments identify a family's unique needs, providing a customized care plan that includes a mix of teletherapy and digital self-management tools. Parents receive personalized and judgment-free support that grows with their family over time. Little Otter is the first product of its kind that is sold directly to families. Our goal is to break down existing barriers to high-quality services and empower parents to help their kids when they need it the most.

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