What Orchid does
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2 open roles
What the role involves
We are looking for a talented senior backend software engineer to join our fast-growing, mental health startup. In this role you will help lead backend development for our healthcare platform. You’ll work primarily in Python, some Ruby, some Rust, and AWS. We are primarily located in the US (ET time zone) and would prefer candidates who can provide 3-6 hours of overlap. We are looking for full-time engagements, although we are open to a consulting position. Our team members have worked for companies such as Amazon, Citadel, Optiver, Palantir, among others. Our primary mission is to improve treatment access and options for mental health. If you care about leveraging your engineering skills to make the world a better place, then this is the team for you! Join us in our fight to revolutionize digital health and to destigmatize mental health care! If interested, please send Joe a text to 917 903-8792 or email 🎯 Must haves • At least 6 years of relevant work experience in backend design and development • Python expertise • SQL expertise • Proven debugging and troubleshooting skills • Strong understanding on client and server-side performance optimization techniques • You are not afraid of ambiguity and understand that the goal for a startup is to find the product-market fit which entails failing fast, learning from mistakes, and avoiding product perfectionism. 🎉 Great to have • TypeScript • Ruby • Rust • AWS ECS • Expertise in modern JavaScript (ES6, ES8, etc) • You consider yourself an engineer's engineer 💡 What’s in it for you? • Be a part of an early team at a mission-driven, YC-backed mental health startup • Lots of autonomy and lots of technically challenging coding assignments • Help create a tech infrastructure, product, and team from the ground up • We’re completely virtual • Cash or Cash + Equity compensation
What the role involves
Overview We are looking for a talented senior frontend software engineer to join our fast-growing, mental health startup. In this role you will help lead frontend development for our healthcare platform and craft intuitive, performant, and scalable user interfaces. We are open to both full- and part-time engagements. This is a hands-on role where you’ll own core parts of the product, collaborate closely with design and backend teams, and contribute directly to the user experience. Our team members have worked for companies such as Amazon, Palantir, Citadel, Optiver, among others. Our primary mission is to improve treatment access and options for mental health. If you care about leveraging your engineering skills to make the world a better place, then this is the team for you! Join us in our fight to revolutionize digital health and to destigmatize mental health care! 🎯 Must haves Several years of relevant work experience with in front-end design and development Expertise in CSS/HTML and preprocessors such as SASS or LESS Experience working with REST APIs and handling asynchronous data flows. Expertise in modern JavaScript (ES6, ES8, etc) Experience with modern JavaScript frameworks (React, React Native, Redux, etc) Expertise in building responsive layouts Experience with modern browser technologies Proven debugging and troubleshooting skills Strong understanding on client side performance optimization techniques Perform code reviews, uphold best practices, and mentor junior developers. You are not afraid of ambiguity and understand that the goal for a startup is to find the product-market fit and to learn from mistakes as soon as possible instead of building perfect products 🎉 Great to have TypeScript Python 💻 Our Hiring Process Short Technical Challenge: Show us how you approach a React UI problem. Interview with CTO: Deep dive into technical experience and architectural thinking. Interview with CEO: Cultural fit and product alignment. 💡 What’s in it for you? Be a part of an early team at a mission-driven, YC-backed mental health startup Lots of autonomy and lots of technically challenging coding assignments Create a tech infrastructure, product, and team from the ground up High-impact role with ownership of core user experiences We’re completely virtual Cash or Cash + Equity compensation
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