# Lead Software Engineer

**Company:** [Projecthealthyminds](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/projecthealthyminds)
**Location:** New York, NY
**Role:** Backend Engineering
**Salary:** $225k – $250k/yr
**Experience:** 10+ years
**Skills:** Python, TypeScript, LLMs, Data Pipelines, Data Modeling, GCP, Next.js, Relational Databases, Document Databases, CI/CD
**Posted:** 2026-04-23

> Leads development of backend and data infrastructure for a mental health services marketplace, designing LLM-driven workflows, data pipelines, schemas, and retrieval systems. Requires 10+ years backend experience, Python/TypeScript proficiency, and AI tooling familiarity.

## Job Description

## How You'll Contribute

- Design and build LLM-driven workflows to acquire, structure, and maintain production-grade data from disparate sources
- Own and evolve the core technical architecture of the PHM platform, with a focus on data modeling, normalization, and performance
- Partner with external data providers to ingest data via APIs and feeds, while designing resilient systems to handle incomplete or inconsistent inputs
- Define schemas, normalization strategies, and data contracts that support reliable downstream product experiences
- Implement and optimize sorting, ranking, and retrieval logic to support discovery, comparison, and decision-making use cases
- Ship production code regularly, working hands-on across backend and data layers
- Apply modern AI tools and techniques to improve data enrichment, tagging, and internal workflows
- Partner closely with Product and Design to translate ambiguous product needs into scalable technical solutions
- Establish engineering standards through code reviews, documentation, and example
- Partner with Legal and other stakeholders on compliance-related technical decisions
- Support hiring and onboarding of additional senior engineers over time

## Requirements

- 10+ years of software engineering experience with deep expertise in backend systems and data infrastructure
- Strong data modeling skills: experience designing schemas, normalization strategies, and data contracts for production systems
- Proficiency in Python or TypeScript for backend development
- Hands-on experience with data pipelines—ingesting, transforming, and normalizing data from APIs, feeds, and unstructured sources
- Familiarity with LLMs/AI tooling for data enrichment, classification, or extraction workflows (practical application, not just experimentation)
- Strong understanding of database technologies (relational and document stores) and query optimization
- Experience with cloud infrastructure (GCP preferred) and CI/CD practices
- Comfort operating in ambiguity—translating messy product requirements into clean technical solutions
- Strong communication skills; ability to explain technical tradeoffs to non-technical stakeholders
- Passion for the mental health space

## Nice to Have

- Experience with ranking, retrieval, or recommendation systems
- Background in marketplaces, healthcare data, or compliance-sensitive domains
- Familiarity with our stack (NextJS, GCP) is helpful but not required

## Compensation

The annual salary for this role is $225,000 - $250,000, depending on experience, skills, and other relevant considerations.

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