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Backend Developer (m/f/x)

Permanent employee, Full-time · Berlin
Your mission
At HelloBetter, we strive to combine technology with the latest research in online interventions, psychology, and other related fields to develop the most effective and evidence-based digital mental health applications that can support millions of patients in Germany and around the globe.

For more information on HelloBetter check out our HelloBetter Handbook at https://handbook.hellobetter.de/

Reports to: Saurabh Kushwaha (Lead Backend Developer)
Talent Acquisition: Julia Cramer
Team Size: 20 people (Tech & Product)
Salary Band: Mid-level position 55k-70k € (gross, fix)* + VSOP (20% of annual gross salary)
*based on German benchmark, adjusted to local cost of living for remote hires
Office: Remote or Onsite (relocation to Berlin or Hamburg)
Timezone expected for remote work: CET +/- 4.5 hours

As Backend Developer (m/f/x) you are working at the challenging intersection between technology and research to build applications that change people’s lives for the better. With your strong backend expertise and specific skills working with RESTful APIs in Node.js or similar stack, you design and develop a scalable backend structure on which we build stable, secure, and effective mental health products.

Your objectives
  • Designing, building, and maintaining backend microservices using technologies such as Node.js, Elasticsearch, Event queues, and Kubernetes
  • Collaborating with the frontend developers and other team members to establish objectives and design more functional, cohesive code to enhance the user experience
  • Developing ideas for new products, or features by monitoring industry developments and trends
  • Participating in continuing education and training to remain current on best practices, learn new programming languages, and assist other team members
  • Advocating agile processes, operational excellence, and coding best practices such as clean code, readability, and test-driven development
  • Taking leadership and responsibility on projects
Your profile
You like test-driven development, teamwork, and keeping your code well documented while working on a purposeful product.

Must Haves
  • 3+ years of working experience as a software engineer 
  • 2+ years of experience in developing RESTful APIs using Node.js 
  • Proficient experience using non-relational Database (MongoDB) 
  • Working knowledge of design principles and patterns 
  • Experiences with CI/CD pipelines and Queue Management systems like Amazon SQS, Kafka, or RabbitMQ
Nice To Haves
  • Ability to design large-scale resilient distributed microservices on a cloud infrastructure (preferably Kubernetes) 
  • Experience with TypeScript 
  • Working knowledge of Redis, ElasticSearch, and/or Telekom Cloud
  • Familiar with Quality Management Systems (ISO 13485) for medical products from working in similar roles in health care technology companies 
  • University Degree in Computer Science or a similar field
Why us?
  • We help 100s of people daily who suffer from Depression, Stress, Insomnia, Burnout, Alcoholism...
  • We are genuinely at the innovation forefront of developing applications for a multitude of mental health disorders
  • We are not just digitizing existing mental health therapies, we develop new innovative programs that do not yet exist at all
  • We nurture our people and pay a lot of attention to personal growth
  • We can proudly say that we have some of the best experts in the field and have a really high quality of what we do in research and operation
  • We have a very unique product with the world’s strongest evidence base
  • We are operating in one of the most interesting new markets where we have the opportunity to change the lives of many people
  • Lots of autonomy and ownership ahead of micro-management
  • We are purpose-driven, pragmatic, and honest. 
  • We love data and are transparent about our strategy, goals, and results
  • We are community players taking care of each other and also like to hang out outside of working hours
Learn more about why people are joining HelloBetter.

Benefits
  • Remote-first culture - global hiring (option for relocation, if you want to use one of our offices in Berlin or Hamburg)
  • If working from Berlin - an amazing roof-top office in the center of Berlin close to Hackescher Markt (we are working on finding an equally great, and smaller office in Hamburg)
  • Flexible working hours - we are a delivery-oriented company and don’t judge people by the hour
  • Unlimited working contract 
  • Competitive salary and transparent salary bands
  • Attractive VSOP (Virtual Stock Option Plan) for all employees
  • 28 vacations days + public holiday adjustment - we compensate for public holidays on the weekend
  • Additional 10 paid days off for non-birthing parent postpartum
  • Various opportunities for growth with your own 1.000 Euro annual training budget
  • Free & subsidized gym subscription services with Classpass, Urban Sports Club or FitX
  • Free access to HelloBetter Products for yourself, friends & family + free grief counseling
  • Free German language courses and regular team events including cool offsites
  • Tax-deductible pension plan with an above-average employer’s contribution
  • Free choice between Apple (e.g. Macbook Pro 13/15”) or Windows/Linux Hardware (e.g. Lenovo ThinkPad T490s, 14", Core i7, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD)
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About us

HelloBetter was founded under the name GET.ON Institut by internationally renowned researchers and psychologists in 2015. In over 35 randomized controlled trials, HelloBetter has developed and evaluated 11 courses from eight specific problem areas in cooperation with Leuphana University, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Free University Amsterdam, Harvard University and other partners.

The work of the expert team has been published in international journals (e.g. The Journal of the American Medical Association) and has been honoured with various awards (e.g. Wilhelm Exner Prize in Psychology 2016, EFPA Comenius Prize 2017, Digital Health Prize 2018, EU Compass Good Practice 2018 in Mental Health).

Check out our HelloBetter Handbook.

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