Abarca Health

Senior Software Engineer - Front End

Remote

Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Digital Health, EdTechIndustries

Company Overview

Mantra Health is an award-winning digital mental health provider on a mission to make evidence-based care more accessible to students. We partner with colleges and universities to offer comprehensive virtual mental health services, including therapy, psychiatry, 24/7 crisis care, emotional wellness coaching, and self-care content. Our technology solutions seamlessly integrate with campus health systems to enhance student well-being and improve graduation rates. Recognized as a leader in digital mental health, Mantra Health was named a Rising Star by the UCSF Digital Health Awards and won Juniper Research’s Gold Star for Best Digital Therapeutic Solution. Today, our programs support over 1,200,000 students across 150+ campuses, including Penn State, MIT, and Miami Dade College.

Position Overview

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Mantra Health is seeking a Sr. Front End Software Engineer to play a pivotal role in crafting intuitive, accessible, and engaging user experiences for our university-focused mental health platform. This position offers a unique blend of hands-on development and strategic technical contribution, with an emphasis on creating responsive, cross-platform mobile applications using React Native. You will ensure our front-end systems are performant, secure, scalable, and compliant with accessibility standards (WCAG/A11y), as well as regulatory requirements (HIPAA/FERPA), significantly enhancing our ability to support student mental health. As part of a mission-driven edtech startup, you will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including product, design, engineering, clinical, and operations. This role provides the opportunity to significantly influence our front-end architecture, mentor less-experienced team members, drive innovation in user-centric design, and actively contribute to our vibrant and collaborative culture.

Responsibilities

  • Accessibility & Compliance Advocacy: Ensure our user interfaces meet rigorous accessibility standards (WCAG/A11y), and compliance requirements (HIPAA), proactively identifying and resolving accessibility barriers.
  • Develop Exceptional User Experiences: Design, build, and maintain accessible, responsive, and intuitive cross-platform mobile interfaces primarily using React Native, JavaScript, and TypeScript.
  • Integration with APIs & Backend Services: Collaborate with backend and product teams to seamlessly integrate APIs, optimizing front-end interactions and workflows.
  • Enhance Frontend Development Workflows: Advance frontend deployment and testing practices through robust testing strategies and performance optimization.
  • Mentorship & Best Practices: Lead by example in delivering high-quality, maintainable code, mentor junior engineers, advocate for best practices in frontend architecture, and promote continuous technical improvement.
  • Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Work proactively with product managers, designers, engineers, and clinical stakeholders to translate requirements into outstanding technical solutions.

Requirements

  • Empathetic UX Advocate: Deeply user-centric, consistently applying empathy and thoughtful UX thinking to create intuitive, inclusive, and engaging user experiences.
  • Front-end Engineering Expert: Possess 5-8+ years of experience specializing in React Native, JavaScript, TypeScript, and modern frontend frameworks.
  • Accessibility Champion: Demonstrated expertise implementing robust accessibility practices (WCAG/A11y), ensuring inclusive and accessible experiences for diverse users.
  • Effective System Integrator: Skilled at integrating frontend applications with backend APIs and third-party services to deliver seamless, performant user experiences.
  • Proactive Problem Solver & Quality Advocate: Passionate about proactively addressing complex frontend challenges and delivering high-quality, well-tested, optimized solutions.
  • Collaborative Mentor & Communicator: Adept at clearly communicating technical concepts.

Application Instructions

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Skills

React Native
Accessibility Standards (WCAG/A11y)
HIPAA
FERPA
Responsive Design
Cross-Platform Mobile Development
Performance Optimization
Security
Scalability
Mentoring
User-Centric Design

Abarca Health

Pharmacy Benefit Management services provider

About Abarca Health

Abarca Health provides Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) services, focusing on flexible and user-friendly solutions for health plans, employers, and government programs like Medicare and Medicaid. Its main product, the Darwin platform, allows clients to quickly implement and modify benefit designs while ensuring compliance with regulations. Abarca Health manages over $5.3 billion in drug spend and processes 100 million prescription claims annually, offering additional services like home delivery for prescriptions. The company's goal is to deliver exceptional service and innovative solutions in the PBM market.

Aventura, FloridaHeadquarters
2005Year Founded
VENTURE_UNKNOWNCompany Stage
HealthcareIndustries
501-1,000Employees

Benefits

PTO
Parental leave
Work flexibility
Health insurance
Wellness stipend
401k
Tuition reimbursement
Leadership development programs

Risks

Increased competition from Amazon Pharmacy and Mark Cuban's Cost Plus Drug Company.
Growing focus on specialty drugs may require platform adaptation.
Shift towards price transparency could pressure Abarca's pricing models.

Differentiation

Abarca Health's Darwin platform is highly adaptable and user-friendly.
The company offers innovative programs like Triple S en Casa for home delivery.
Abarca Health ensures compliance with ever-changing healthcare regulations.

Upsides

Abarca transitioned two million members to Darwin in 18 months, showing operational efficiency.
Collaboration with Blue Shield of California boosts Abarca's reputation in the PBM sector.
Recognition as a top IT workplace attracts top talent, driving innovation.

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