Job Title: Sr. Software Engineer Company Name: Heard Job Details: $140k-$200k/yrRemoteFull,Time Job Url: https://hiring.cafe/viewjob/ffkyjsfyufp6ysr1 Job Description: Posted 3d agoSr. Software Engineer@ HeardView All JobsWebsiteUnited States$140k-$200k/yrRemoteFull TimeResponsibilities:Ship features, Build integrations, Design workflowsRequirements Summary:4+ years of professional software engineering; full-stack across frontend (React) and backend (Express); strong system design; ship at scale with reliability; collaborate cross-functionally; proficient with AI-assisted development tools and workflows.Technical Tools Mentioned:Node.js, Express, PostgreSQL, AWS, React, TypeScript, Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Copilot About HeardHeard is an all-in-one financial solution for therapists and mental health providers that combines software and human support to handle bookkeeping, taxes, payroll, and more. Our mission is to help providers be providers – acting as their financial back office so they can spend less time running their business and more time helping their clients. Heard is growing rapidly and we're building a new generation of AI-powered products to help therapists take control of their financial lives. We're looking for engineers who can help us move fast across retention, automation, and new product development.The RoleWe're looking for a Senior Software Engineer who's a strong systems thinker, ships fast, and operates with high autonomy. You have deep experience designing, building, and scaling complex systems - and you amplify that with AI-assisted development tooling to move even faster.This is a heavily IC, full-stack role. You'll flex across priorities - building automation that eliminates manual bookkeeping workflows, improving retention through better customer experiences, and launching new products and features into the market. You'll work across the frontend and backend, and across a system with many third-party integrations. You'll collaborate closely with product, design, operations, and other engineering teams to move work forward.You bring strong fundamentals in system design, architecture, and building for maintainability - and you also leverage tools like Claude Code, Cursor, or Codex to accelerate your work in production codebases. You know how to configure these tools for brownfield repos, maintain quality at speed, and apply AI agent orchestration to automate real workloads.About Heard Heard is an all-in-one financial solution for therapists and mental health providers that combines software and human support to handle bookkeeping, taxes, payroll, and more. Our mission is to help providers be providers – acting as their financial back office so they can spend less time running their business and more time helping their clients. Heard is growing rapidly and we're building a new generation of AI-powered products to help therapists take control of their financial lives. We're looking for engineers who can help us move fast across retention, automation, and new product development. The Role We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer who's a strong systems thinker, ships fast, and operates with high autonomy. You have deep experience designing, building, and scaling complex systems - and you amplify that with AI-assisted development tooling to move even faster. This is a heavily IC, full-stack role. You'll flex across priorities - building automation that eliminates manual bookkeeping workflows, improving retention through better customer experiences, and launching new products and features into the market. You'll work across the frontend and backend, and across a system with many third-party integrations. You'll collaborate closely with product, design, operations, and other engineering teams to move work forward. You bring strong fundamentals in system design, architecture, and building for maintainability - and you also leverage tools like Claude Code, Cursor, or Codex to accelerate your work in production codebases. You know how to configure these tools for brownfield repos, maintain quality at speed, and apply AI agent orchestration to automate real workloads. Heard takes a market-based approach to pay, and pay may vary depending on your location. Your actual base salary will depend on factors such as your qualifications, experience & work location. Heard is an equal opportunity employer. We aim to build a workforce of individuals from differed backgrounds, with different abilities, identities and mindsets. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications listed above, we encourage you to apply!Heard participates in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's E-Verify program to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. For more information, please check out E-Verify. What You'll DoShip features and systems across the full stack, primarily in Node, Typescript, AWS, and PostgresWork across retention, automation, and new product initiatives depending on what matters most right nowBuild and maintain integrations with third-party services and APIs across the platformDesign and build automated workflows that reduce manual operational effort (bookkeeping, reconciliation, support)Collaborate daily with product managers, designers, operations leads, and other engineers - this role is highly cross-functionalDrive architectural decisions on scope, feasibility, and tradeoffs with minimal hand-holdingLead by example – your output and approach raise the bar for the teamRequired Qualitifications4+ years of professional software engineering experienceFull-stack experience — comfortable working across frontend (React) and backend (Express)Strong system design and architecture skills — you've designed, built, and scaled complex systems and can make sound decisions on scope, feasibility, and tradeoffsExperience shipping reliable code at scale with attention to performance, uptime, and maintainabilityProven ability to build and ship in ambiguous, fast-moving environments with minimal hand-holdingStrong collaboration skills - comfortable working across engineering, product, design, and operations dailyExcellent written and verbal communicationFluency with AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Copilot) in real production work - you use these to move faster, not as a crutchExperience with AI agent orchestration, LLM integration, or workflow automation.Preferred Qualifications Experience with our stack: TypeScript, Node.js, Express, PostgreSQL, AWSExperience building and maintaining third-party integrations (APIs, webhooks, data syncs)Experience shipping AI-powered product features to end users - e.g., agentic workflows, conversational interfaces, AI-driven recommendations, intelligent document processing, or similar across any verticalFamiliarity with performance and reliability monitoring tools (e.g., Datadog, Sentry, CloudWatch, or similar)FinTech experience or familiarity with financial data, accounting workflows, or regulated environmentsExperience automating operational or back-office workloadsTrack record of configuring AI dev tooling for brownfield codebases (repo context, custom rules, skills)What You Get in ReturnOpportunity to reshape how financial services work for mental health providersCompetitive salary, flexible PTO, healthcare, and home office & wellness stipendsA fast-moving environment where your work has direct, visible impact on the business