Founding Principal Engineer

Who we are

Today, 1 in 5 children in the U.S. has a diagnosable mental health disorder, yet about half who need care never receive it. Handspring is a virtual mental health clinic for children, young adults, and families, and we've set out to rebuild this system from the ground up. We're a team of diverse, mission-driven people dedicated to making quality mental healthcare accessible to every young person and their family.

About the role

We're hiring our first senior engineer onshore: a Founding Principal Engineer who will sit beside the CEO and lead engineering.

Until now, our engineering team has been offshore. We ship fast, but we've reached the point where we need a senior technical leader in the building to help accelerate our roadmap, make architectural calls as we scale, and lead the adoption of AI across the organization.

Handspring values doers who can lead. You'll write production code on our most important systems, and you'll lead: setting engineering standards, reviewing and mentoring, directing the offshore team, and shaping how engineering operates as we scale past Series B.

We move fast, operate with deep empathy, and value clarity, experimentation, and humility. If you want to be the senior engineer who builds the foundation rathe