Senior Software Engineer, 10 month FTC
Job Summary
At Unmind were 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 were looking for more brilliant people to help us do it.
Our Values
Were 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
Were 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 .
Learn more about how we hire and our commitment to equity in our Candidate FAQ
The Role Senior Software Engineer (Full Stack)
Were looking for an experienced Senior Software Engineer to join us on a 10-month parental leave cover. Youll ship features that directly help the employees of our enterprise clients find the right support at the right time.
Were 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 thats investing in them.
What youll do
Youll 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.
Youll 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.
Youll keep things reliable. Respond to incidents and bugs in your teams domain improve observability where its lacking and uphold the security and performance commitments we make to clients.
Youll improve what you touch. Tackle tech debt refactor and upgrade dependencies where it unblocks delivery or reduces risk.
Youll embed AI into how you deliver. Use Claude Code throughout your workflow - scoping designing coding reviewing documenting - and contribute to our collective learning by sharing whats working back to the team.
About You
In the spirit of equity and continuous growth we invite you to remove education from your CV. Qualifications are not a factor in our decision-making. However some experience in the following is important for this position:
Youre ready to get a lot done. Youre a backend leaning Engineer but comfortable moving across the full stack and have experience with TypeScript React GraphQL and SQL. You enjoy problem solving from first principles pick up new context fast and ship impactful changes to customers regularly.
You know what good looks like. You understand what it takes to build reliable products for clients. You build with performance security and observability at the forefront rather than as follow-ups and your code is simple well-tested and easy for others to change.
Youre comfortable with ambiguity. Youre happy tackling problems without a clear definition or obvious solution and find the leanest viable path forward.
You make deliberate trade-offs. You understand the impact of trade-off decisions made today. You choose lean over perfect when its the right call and youre explicit about whats being deferred and why.
Youre comfortable with AI-assisted development practices. You 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 doesnt.
Tip for candidates: If youre unsure whether to apply do. We know great people dont always tick every box.
Life at Unmind
We believe wellbeing and performance go hand-in-hand and we build our environment to support both.
A few highlights:
Private medical for you & your family
Equity in Unmind
Generous gender-neutral parental leave
25 days holiday birthday celebration days
Revive & Thrive Days company-wide Friday off monthly
Flexible working early Friday summers
Remote-first within the UK with monthly in-person meet-ups and access to a London co-working space
Annual learning budget learning leave
Free weekly therapy or coaching sessions
Wellbeing support via WellHub & Bippit
See all benefits on our Careers Page
Required Experience:
Senior IC
About Company
Transform mental health at work through the power of science and AI – so employees can thrive in and outside of work.