Lead Full Stack Engineer

About Child Mind Institute

We’re dedicated to transforming the lives of children and families struggling with mental health and learning disorders by giving them the help they need. We’ve become the leading independent nonprofit in children’s mental health by providing gold-standard evidence-based care, delivering educational resources to millions of families each year, training educators in underserved communities, and developing tomorrow’s breakthrough treatments. 

Position Details:

The Lead Full Stack Engineer is a highly experienced full stack engineer who leads the product development efforts for a software platform that provides evidence-based tools for scientific discovery and better health outcomes. The application is written in React, React Native, Python, leverages Postgres, and is hosted on AWS. The architecture heavily leans toward its web and mobile clients, and you will be well versed in those technologies and their respective ecosystems.

Reporting to the Engineering Director, this is a full time, exempt position. Candidates located within commuting distance are expected to work on-site at least 4 days per week. For candidates outside of commuting range, remote work may be considered.

You Will:

• Architect, implement, and optimize features across frontend and backend systems within MindLogger, CMI’s software platform that provides evidence-based tools for scientific discovery and better health outcomes
• Work closely with product, design, and the Engineering Director to refine features, estimate effort, and assess feasibility.
• Develop and implement technical strategy for the product
• Suggest and implement development best practices
• Generate ideas for and drive technical improvements to the application
• Mentor other engineers
• Perform technical interviews for engineering candidates
• Participate in agile style ceremonies - standups, planning, refinement, and retrospectives

You Have:

• 10 years of web and/or mobile application development experience with at least 3 years in a lead role
• 3+ years experience in at least three of relevant domain areas in the specific technologies we use; with reasonable substitutions accepted (e.g. Ruby/Node for Python, Django/Express/Rails for FastAPI, etc)
  • Mobile Frontend / Typescript & React Native
  • Web Frontend / Typescript & React
  • Backend API development / Python & FastAPI
  • Infrastructure Automation / Terrafrom & AWS
  • CI/CD Automation / Jenkins & Github Actions
• Proficiency in cloud-based development
• Proficiency working in Linux like environments
• Proficiency in a modern distributed version control system (we use Git) 

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Our Benefits

Our great compensation package and benefits include medical insurance, 401(k), paid parental leave, dependent care, flexible work schedules, discounted tickets and entertainment perks programs. For more information about our benefits, please visit our employee benefits website. 

Pay Range

Remote compensation: $147,457.10 - $164,918.70

NYC Metro Area compensation: $155,218 - $194,022

The salary range for the position is posted. Factors such as candidate's work experience, education/training, job-related skills, internal peer equity, as well as market and business considerations affect the salary offered within this range. In addition, this salary may be subject to a geographic adjustment (according to a specific city and state and depending on the role), if an authorization is granted to work outside of the location listed in this posting. 

EEO Disclaimer

Child Mind Institute is committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind.

We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment, regardless of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, marital status, military or veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

In compliance with California law, we also prohibit discrimination based on reproductive health decision-making, status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking, or any other category protected by the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). In New York, we extend this prohibition to include status as a victim of domestic violence, familial status, or any other characteristic protected by the New York State Human Rights Law (NYSHRL).

Child Mind Institute is dedicated to ensuring accessibility and reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities or medical conditions. If you require an accommodation to participate in the application process or perform your job, please contact our HR Department at [email protected]

This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including recruitment, hiring, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, benefits, and training.