Software Engineer, Platform

Who We Are

Good Inside is redefining parenting - not as something that should “just come naturally,” but as a skill to learn and practice. Founded by Dr. Becky Kennedy and Dr. Erica Belsky, we combine sturdy leadership with innovative technology to give parents personalized guidance, AI-powered support, and a global community.

Our mission: help parents raise resilient, confident kids in a changing world. We’ve already reached millions, and we’re just getting started.  We’re refining our product and expanding our reach to empower even more families.

We’re looking for bold, high-ownership problem-solvers who want to build something new, tackle big challenges, and be at the forefront of change.

The Opportunity

Good Inside is seeking a Software Engineer, Platform to help lead the next stage of our growth. In this role, you'll design and maintain scalable backend systems and infrastructure that power our core products. From building innovative features to improving engineering efficiency, your work will shape the technical foundation of a mission-driven company.

This role reports to the Engineering Manager, and is a hybrid role requiring three days a week onsite at our office in Midtown Manhattan.

What You’ll Own

• Build and maintain reliable backend services and APIs that support critical business applications.
• Collaborate closely with frontend engineers, product managers, designers, and senior backend engineers to define data models, API contracts, and system boundaries.
• Identify, triage, and resolve performance issues and production defects. Profile services and optimize queries with guidance as needed.
• Contribute to code reviews, automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and observability (logging, metrics, tracing).
• Participate in an on‑call rotation and incident response with support from senior teammates, help drive post‑incident follow‑ups and incremental improvements.
• Write clear technical documentation and communicate trade‑offs behind implementation choices.
• Advocate for continuous improvement, raising the bar on code quality, reliability, and engineering standards.

Your Skills and Experience

• 3-5 years of professional experience in backend software engineering.
• Proficiency with a modern backend language and framework (e.g., FastAPI, Flask, Django)
• Experience designing and implementing RESTful APIs and microservices.
• Working knowledge of distributed systems, scalability principles, and database systems (SQL and/or NoSQL)
• Strong debugging and problem‑solving skills with a practical approach to troubleshooting.
• Hands-on experience with cloud services (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and modern CI/CD practices.
• Familiarity with containerization (Docker), exposure to Kubernetes or similar orchestration is a plus.
• Track record of effective collaboration across engineering, product, and design.
• Clear, concise interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.

What We Offer

• Compensation: Annual salary for this role will be $190k - $205k
• Company Equity
• Comprehensive benefits package
• 401k Company match
• Time off to recharge
• Hybrid work environment
• A high-ownership, high-performance, high-collaboration culture

Equal Employment Opportunity

Good Inside is an equal opportunity employer and as such, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws.

We are dedicated to growing a diverse team of highly talented people. As much as we believe in focusing on the parent behind the parenting and the child behind the behavior, we believe in focusing on the person behind the job. We’re dedicated to building a workplace where we give each other the strategies, support, and space we each need to thrive—believing in and bringing out the good inside of everyone..

If you require any accommodations during the recruitment process, whether it be alternate forms of material, accessible meeting rooms, etc., please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.

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