Full Stack Software Engineer

About Calm

Calm is on a mission to support everyone on every step of their mental health journey. With the #1 app for sleep, meditation and relaxation as well as a growing library of digital, evidence-based mental health programs, Calm offers trusted support for individuals and organizations alike. Our flagship consumer app provides personalized content and activities – featuring a range of experts and beloved celebrity voices – to help users manage stress, improve sleep and live mindfully. Our workplace and healthcare solutions offer a consumer-friendly approach to clinical content and HIPAA-compliant resources in order to drive positive health and business outcomes. Named a TIME100 Most Influential Company , Calm supports more than 150 million people and 3,500 organizations across seven languages and 190 countries.

We are hiring remote workers for this role in the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, New York City, or Minneapolis areas. At this time, only candidates in these locations will be considered.

What We Do

We build Calm’s product, guide Calm’s analysis, secure Calm’s data, and operate the platforms that underpin it all. We’re product-minded, team-oriented, and grounded in the mission of meeting everyone where they’re at on their mental health journey. We work in fast-moving, small pods and as a Full Stack Engineer you will be expected to gather technical requirements, design and publish technical specs of innovative systems, as well as own building and releasing them into production.

What You’ll Do

As a vital member of the Calm Engineering team, the Software Engineer will play a crucial role in designing, developing, and maintaining backend systems that support our mobile and web applications. This position involves collaborating closely with a diverse team of engineers, designers, and product managers to ensure the reliability, performance, and security of our products. Key responsibilities include:

• Effectively work with stakeholders to gather requirements, define project scope, and develop technical specifications


• Participate in the development and implementation of complex features and services across the technology stack, collaborating cross-functionally with QA, DevOps, PMs, and client engineers to ensure smooth development and deployment process


• Write high-quality, well-documented, and easily maintainable code that adheres to industry standard best-practices for both backend and frontend development


• Ensure high test coverage for all code, including unit and integration tests


• Implementing features with instrumentation and monitoring across the entire technology stack to detect system errors and performance issues

Who You Are

• Proficiency with backend programming languages such as GoLang and TypeScript/Node.js


• Familiarity in frontend technologies such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript/TypeScript


• Experience with cloud platforms such as GCP and AWS


• Experience with relational databases and SQL (Postgres)


• Experience with REST API-based design


• 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


• Proficiency in writing unit and integration tests in a CI/CD environment


• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey technical solutions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders


• Provides helpful, pragmatic and timely code reviews to others


• Effectively work 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

Nice to Haves

• Past experience building apps in highly controlled industries, i.e., healthcare

Minimum Requirements

• This role typically requires 3+ years of related experience

Calm uses a geographic pay model that determines salaries based on the location where an employee lives. For this position, the base pay ranges across Calm’s pay tiers is as follows: $147,000 - $225,000. The base pay range represents the low and high end of Calm’s salary range for this position. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. Exact salary will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, experience and other qualifications.

Calm uses employee zip code to determine which pay range applies.

This role is also eligible for equity + comprehensive benefits + 401k + flexible time off.

Please note that Calm may leverage artificial intelligence technology in the application review process.

Calm is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities, including disabled veterans. If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application or interview process, please contact Calm’s Recruiting team at [email protected] . All accommodation requests will be handled confidentially and assessed on a case-by-case basis.

We believe that mental health is health, and every person should be considered in the discussion. That’s why we’re proud to be an equal opportunity workplace, committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military or veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

Calm is deeply committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. We strive to create a mindful and respectful environment where everyone can bring their authentic self to work, and experience a culture that is free of harassment, racism, and discrimination.

Employment offers are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check. Roles which require access to certain types of information may also require the successful completion of a drug screening.

FOR US BASED POSITIONS: Calm participates in e-verify. E-verify provides the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.