Unmind

Product & Tech

SeniorSoftwareEngineer,10monthFTC

£85–110k London, United Kingdom FULL TIME Remote Friendly
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The Brief

“Senior Software Engineer, 10 month FTC at Unmind. Skills: TypeScript, React, GraphQL, Node.js, SQL, AI-assisted development. ship features end-to-end. break initiatives into deliverable slices”

What You'll Achieve.

create better mental health; mental health should be a source of strength, not struggle; help companies improve mental health and drive performance; ship features that directly help the employees of our enterprise clients find the right support at the right time; uphold the security and performance commitments we make to clients

Industry & Context.

Product & Tech
Problems you'll solve

Enjoy problem solving from first principles; comfortable with ambiguity; happy tackling problems without a clear definition or obvious solution; find the leanest viable path forward

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Backend leaning Engineer, but comfortable moving across the full stack, experience with TypeScript, experience with React, experience with GraphQL, experience with Node.js, experience with SQL, build reliable products for clients, build with performance, security and observability at the forefront, code is simple, well-tested and easy for others to change, comfortable with ambiguity, happy tackling problems without a clear definition or obvious solution, find the leanest viable path forward, make deliberate trade-offs, understand the impact of trade-off decisions made today, choose lean over perfect when it's the right call, explicit about what's being deferred and why, comfortable with AI-assisted development practices, use Claude Code (or similar tools) as a core part of how you develop features, applying curiosity and judgement to know where it accelerates and where it doesn't

Nice to Have

AI-assisted development skills

What You'll Do.

ship features end-to-end

break initiatives into deliverable slices

see them through testing

deployment and monitoring in production

own the design for what you deliver

choose pragmatic approaches that fit our existing architecture

write RFCs where appropriate

make sensible trade-offs without needing extensive guidance

respond to incidents and bugs in your team’s domain

improve observability where it's lacking

uphold the security and performance commitments we make to clients

improve what you touch

refactor and upgrade dependencies where it unblocks delivery or reduces risk

embed AI into how you deliver

use Claude Code throughout your workflow - scoping

contribute to our collective learning by sharing what's working back to the team

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Stronger together – We go further, faster, together.; contribute to our collective learning by sharing what's working back to the team

Process & Methodology

Break initiatives into deliverable slices

Full Job Description

At Unmind, we're here to create better mental health. We believe mental health should be a source of strength, not struggle – for people, teams, and entire organisations. We combine science, technology, and human care to help companies like Uber, Disney, Major League Baseball, and the NHS improve mental health and drive performance. Now we’re looking for more brilliant people to help us do it. 🚀 Our Values We’re building a company where ambition and empathy go hand in hand. Outpace the rest – Move fast. Deliver excellence. Stronger together – We go further, faster, together. Client first – We win, when our clients win. 🌈 Inclusion & Belonging We’re building a place where everyone feels seen, heard, and supported – and where difference is celebrated. If you need adjustments during the process, tell us when you apply or email [email protected]. Learn more about how we hire and our commitment to equity in our Candidate FAQ → https://unmind.notion.site/Unmind-Candidate-FAQs-b2f30c27bc57453b8edaee099aad4596 🎯 THE ROLE — SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER (FULL STACK) We're looking for an experienced Senior Software Engineer to join us on a 10-month parental leave cover. You'll ship features that directly help the employees of our enterprise clients find the right support at the right time. We're using Claude Code throughout the SDLC, exploring how we evolve our development practices to leverage AI where it meaningfully helps. This is a great opportunity for someone who wants to deepen AI-assisted development skills in a team that's investing in them. What you'll do - You'll ship features end-to-end. Break initiatives into deliverable slices, design solutions, write the code, and see them through testing, deployment and monitoring in production. - You'll own the design for what you deliver. Choose pragmatic approaches that fit our existing architecture, write RFCs where appropriate, and make sensible trade-offs without needing extensive guidance. - You'll keep things reliable. R

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