Headspace

Senior Cloud Solutions Engineer

United States

Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Health & WellnessIndustries

Senior Cloud Solutions Engineer

Position Overview

At Headspace, we're pushing boundaries with cutting-edge innovations and a relentless focus on reliability, scalability, and purpose-driven impact. As a Senior Cloud Solutions Engineer, you'll lead the charge in refining our cloud strategies, driving technical excellence, and ensuring our infrastructure is secure, efficient, and poised for growth. Join us in transforming the way we approach cloud solutions while advancing your career in a dynamic and meaningful environment where your expertise truly makes a difference.

You will support our efforts to bring innovative features to life, leverage cutting-edge technologies, and ensure our platform's reliability and scalability for over 65 million users. A big goal needs talented leadership, so come join us and give your career a sense of purpose!

Responsibilities

  • Provide oversight and challenge to our public cloud strategy, operation, tooling, processes, and requirements.
  • Influence Headspace’s cloud architecture and design decisions, representing our corporate risk appetite.
  • Work closely with enterprise architects, product managers, cloud engineers, and to understand our processes and approaches and influence change where appropriate.
  • Challenge platform architecture and engineering standards and ensure compliance.
  • Advise on best practices and approaches to implementation.
  • Provide oversight and challenge to our containerization and serverless strategies and implementations.
  • Establish Key Risk Indicators (KRIs) to accurately measure and track our public cloud infrastructure’s compliance with our risk appetite.

Requirements

  • Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or Engineering or equivalent.
  • AWS Expertise: Deep understanding of AWS services and a strong capability to automate infrastructure provisioning.
  • Innovation: Demonstrated ability to drive technical innovation and deliver high-impact projects in a fast-paced environment.
  • Networking: Experience with networking principles and technologies (DNS, Load Balancers, Shared VPCs, VPN Solutions).
  • Cloud Architecture: Experience with AWS and GCP architectural principles and key services such as AWS Global infrastructure, VPC, S3, EC2, Route 53, Transit Gateway, and Direct Connect.
  • Infrastructure Automation: Utilize Terraform to develop reusable and modular configurations for automating the provisioning of cloud resources.
  • Collaboration: Work closely with compliance, engineering, and data teams to align infrastructure management with application requirements.
  • Documentation: Create and maintain comprehensive documentation of infrastructure designs, processes, and procedures for both internal and external stakeholders.

Preferred Skills

  • Experience in healthcare.

Location

  • Remote: US
  • Hybrid: San Francisco (SF) and Los Angeles (LA)
  • Candidates must permanently reside in the US full-time.
  • For candidates with a primary residence in the greater SF and LA areas, this role will follow our hybrid model. You’ll work 3 days per week from our office, allowing for impactful in-office collaboration and connection, while enjoying the flexibility of remote work for the rest of the week. Your recruiter will share more details about our hybrid model.

Pay & Benefits

  • Salary Range: $122,400.00 - $234,600.00 annually
  • Additional Compensation: Equity + Benefits
  • Note: Salary ranges are based on the job, level, and location, and reflect the lowest to highest geographic markets where we are hiring for this role within the United States. Individual compensation is determined by a candidate’s location as well as a range of factors including but not limited to: unique relevant experience, job-related skills, and education or training. Your recruiter will provide more details.

Skills

AWS
Cloud Architecture
Infrastructure Automation
Containerization
Serverless
Risk Management
Technical Leadership
Security
Scalability

Headspace

Digital health platform for mindfulness and meditation

About Headspace

Headspace is a digital health platform focused on mindfulness and meditation, aimed at helping individuals improve their mental and physical well-being. The platform offers guided meditation sessions, daily mini-meditations, and exercises tailored for various needs such as sleep, stress, and anxiety. Users can access a limited selection of content for free, but a subscription to Headspace Plus unlocks the full range of services. This subscription model not only provides a steady revenue stream but also allows users to access comprehensive tools for mental health improvement. Headspace distinguishes itself from competitors by offering free access to its premium service for unemployed individuals, showcasing its commitment to supporting mental health during difficult times. The company's goal is to enhance the overall well-being of its users through accessible mindfulness practices.

Santa Monica, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2010Year Founded
$170.6MTotal Funding
DEBTCompany Stage
Consumer Software, HealthcareIndustries
1,001-5,000Employees

Benefits

Unlimited Vacation
Catered Lunch
Fully Paid Health Care
Competitive Salaries
Free gym membership

Risks

Increased competition from fitness apps with mental health features.
Recent layoffs may indicate financial instability or restructuring challenges.
Partnership with TikTok could expose Headspace to reputational risks.

Differentiation

Headspace offers a unique AI companion, Ebb, for personalized mental health support.
The platform provides free premium access to unemployed users, showcasing social responsibility.
Headspace's partnership with Uwill expands its reach into the higher education sector.

Upsides

Growing demand for digital mental health solutions boosts Headspace's user base.
Partnership with TikTok enhances visibility among younger demographics.
Fertility journey collection taps into a niche market, attracting new users.

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