Controls Engineer

Staff EngineerAs a Staff Engineer, you'll own end-to-end features across one or more of our backend services, agentic frameworks, AI Pipelines and front end. You'll work under minimal supervision, troubleshoot complex problems, come up with innovative designs and optimizations and help shape our microservices architecture while collaborating closely with product, design, and QA. You will work with high performance, mission critical tools and services. You do not need to have experience training or developing ML models/algorithms, but experience with them is a plus.What You'll DoDesign, build, and maintain scalable Ruby/Rails, TypeScript/Node, and Python services and RESTful or gRPC APIs that integrate with agentic GenAI systemsOptimize MongoDB and PostgreSQL queries and service performanceCollaborate with cross-functional squads to define requirements and deliver featuresYou will work on AI Agents, MCP servers and various other AI enabled tools and frameworks and so must be comfortable working with ambiguity and rapidly evolving technologiesIdentify and drive process, architecture, and toolchain improvementsMentor junior engineers (code reviews, pair-programming etc)Serve as a technical lead for complex projects, balancing scope, risk, and not compromising deliverable quality.What Does Success Look Like?30 Days: Ship a backend feature and demo it to the team60 Days: Potentially lead a cross-team API enhancement or propose a performance or scaling or testability improvement90 Days: Lead a system-level architectural improvement or completely new deliverable (e.g., introduce a TypeScript microservice or refactor a critical service for scalability), including a clear design, implementation, and rollout plan in place or executed against.Who You Are8+ years building web services or full-stack applicationsStrong hands-on experience in Ruby/Rails, TypeScript/Node, Python or similar backendsDeep understanding of APIs, PostgreSQL, and some performance tuningProven ability to balance short-term delivery with long-term technical investments and continuous improvement of quality.Comfortable working in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment where requirements evolve over time.Excellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skillsSome knowledge of AI/ML is desired but not a requirementExperience with LLMs or AI-driven toolchain (Langchain/Langgraph) is highly desirableOur BenefitsThe anticipated salary range for this role is $160,000 - $200,000. Final compensation will be determined based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, skills, education, and past performance.As leaders in redesigning behavioral health, we walk the walk with our employees' benefits. We want the experience of working at SonderMind to accelerate people's careers and enrich their lives, so we focus on meeting SonderMinders wherever they are and supporting them in all facets of their lives and work.Our benefits include:A generous PTO policy, with a minimum of three weeks off per yearA holiday schedule that follows standard U.S. holidaysFree therapy coverage benefits to ensure employees have access to the care they need (must be enrolled in a qualifying medical plan to participate)Competitive Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage, with plans to meet every need — including HSA (with $1,100 company contribution) and FSA optionsEmployer-paid short-term disability, long-term disability, life & AD&D, plus coverage of the salary difference for up to seven weeks of short-term disability leave (after the required waiting period)Eight weeks of paid Parental Leave; if the parent also qualifies for STD, this benefit is in addition, allowing for 8–16 weeks of paid leave401(k) retirement plan with 100% match on up to 4% of base salary, immediately vestedJoin teammates from across the country at our annual company gatheringCompany shutdown between Christmas and New Year'sSupplemental life insurance, pet insurance, commuter benefits, and moreApplication DeadlineThis position will be an ongoing recruitment process and will be open until filled.Equal OpportunitySonderMind does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices based on race, color, creed, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, religion, veteran and military status, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition (including genetic information or characteristics), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.