Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Modern Health is a mental health benefits platform for employers, providing comprehensive mental well-being solutions. The Staff Software Engineer will set the technical foundation for the frontend architecture, leading the evolution of design systems and improving developer experience while ensuring high-quality, scalable software.
Responsibilities
- Set the technical vision and long-term architectural direction for our frontend platform across web (React) and mobile (React Native)
- Design, build, and evolve shared foundations — design system, component libraries, state management patterns, routing, build tooling (Vite), and testing frameworks
- Drive developer experience improvements: CI/CD pipelines, linting, type safety, code generation, MR/PR workflows, and metrics that surface platform health
- Own and advance accessibility (WCAG) and internationalization/RTL standards across the frontend ecosystem
- Partner with backend engineers to design and evolve GraphQL APIs powered by Python services (Django, Flask), and contribute backend changes when needed to unblock platform work
- Engineer efficient and reusable systems that drive complex web and mobile applications
- Maintain HIPAA and GDPR compliance and general security through best-practice implementation
- Lead ambiguous, large, or cross-team initiatives — collaborating closely with design, product, and engineering partners to deliver delightful and consistent user experiences
- Write and maintain technical documentation, unit tests, and integration tests
- Be a thought leader in strategic engineering and tech initiatives, and lead/contribute to cross-team engineering forums
- Mentor frontend and full-stack engineers to scale your impact across the engineering department
- Provide compassionate and impactful reviews of technical project plans and code
Skills
- 8+ years of relevant software development experience, with a clear focus on frontend engineering
- Deep expertise in React, TypeScript, and modern frontend tooling (Vite, Webpack, or similar); experience with React Native strongly preferred
- Proven track record designing and scaling frontend platforms, design systems, or shared component libraries used by multiple product teams
- Strong working knowledge of GraphQL (schema design, client tooling) and the ability to contribute meaningfully to backend services in Python (Django/Flask) when needed
- Experience driving frontend architecture decisions — state management, performance, bundling, rendering strategies, and testing
- Strong grasp of web performance, accessibility (WCAG), and internationalization (including RTL is a plus)
- Experience improving developer experience and CI/CD for frontend codebases (linting, type checks, automated testing, MR/PR workflows, metrics)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence across teams
- Ability to work effectively with and mentor a distributed engineering team
- Experience leading and architecting large-scale projects as a technical thought leader
- Passion for building something to improve the lives of others
- Immigration sponsorship is not available for this position. Applicants must be able to maintain work authorization for the duration of employment without employer sponsorship or employer-provided training plans or attestations (including, for example, the Form I-983 required for STEM OPT)
- Native mobile development (iOS/Android) beyond React Native
- Building or contributing to a design system at scale (Figma Code Connect, tokens, theming)
- Real-time messaging and notification flows (including push notifications)
- AI-assisted developer tooling (e.g., agentic coding tools, code generation, LLM-powered DX)
- Working with AWS or other cloud platforms
- SQL, bash, or other scripting languages to facilitate debugging or developer experience contributions
- Working at a high-growth startup, on SaaS software, or in Health Tech / HR Tech
Benefits
- Medical / Dental / Vision / Disability / Life Insurance
- High Deductible Health Plan with Health Savings Account (HSA) option
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Access to coaches and therapists through Modern Health's platform
- Flexible Time Off
- Company-wide Collective Pause Days
- Parental Leave Policy
- Family Forming Benefit through Carrot
- Family Assistance Benefit through UrbanSitter
- Professional Development Stipend
- 401k
- Financial Planning Benefit through Origin
- Annual Wellness Stipend to use on items that promote your overall well being
- New Hire Stipend to help cover work-from-home setup costs
- ModSquad Community: Virtual events like active ERGs, holiday themed activities, team-building events and more
- Monthly Cell Phone Reimbursement
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