Sr. Software Engineer, Patient Platform (Backend)

Hims & Hers is on a mission to empower people to live healthier lives. Our Patient team plays a critical role in achieving this by building services for the Patient Health Data Platform, enabling both patient and provider experiences.

As a Sr. Software Engineer, you will be a key technical leader responsible for designing and implementing scalable, high-performance solutions across back-end systems. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive architectural decisions, mentor engineers, and influence the direction of our platform.

YOU WILL:

- Lead the design and architecture of scalable and performant backend solutions that meet product requirements and enhance the experience of our platform powers

- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineers on best practices, design patterns, and coding standards.

- Advocate for your team’s technical needs and priorities within the broader engineering organization.

- Participate in product discovery sessions to assess feasibility, explore user needs, define product features, and validate ideas with prototypes and experiments.

- Work closely with other engineering teams to ensure seamless integration and communication across systems and services.

- Contribute to the vision for the team and the platform as a technical leader, identifying new and strategic technologies and technical investments that improve security, scalability, reliability, and performance.

- Break down complex projects into clear, actionable tasks to drive successful outcomes.

- Implement observability practices across the platform, including logging, monitoring, and alerting, to ensure system reliability and performance.

- Elevate the team's engineering standards by leading efforts to improve workflows, processes, and tools.

- Analyze performance metrics and user feedback to identify opportunities for improvement and drive optimization efforts.

- Create and maintain technical documentation for architecture and development processes.

- Conduct code reviews and contribute to knowledge-sharing initiatives within the team.

- Identify performance bottlenecks and propose enhancements to optimize system performance and reliability.

- Stay updated with industry trends, technologies, and best practices, and propose innovative solutions to improve the platform.

- Act as a key contributor to the hiring process by assisting with interviews and onboarding new engineers.

- Model a culture of open communication and continuous improvement by providing constructive feedback and coaching to junior team members

YOU HAVE:

- 5+ years as a software engineer, shipping production code

- 3+ years of experience with back-end distributed system design, development, and delivery

- 3+ years of experience with microservice architectures

- Bachelor’s or higher in Computer Science or equivalent professional experience

- Proven experience in building scalable web applications and services, preferably in a cloud environment

- Proficiency with the delivery and hosting of front ends and microservices on Kubernetes and AWS

- Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to think critically and strategically

- Experience with agile software development and delivery methodology

- Experience with continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) processes, including integrated unit tests and end-to-end integration tests

- Experience with Relational Databases, PostgreSQL preferred

- Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively within and across teams

- Capable of prioritizing multiple projects in order to meet goals without management oversight

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

- Healthcare tech, wearables, or connected device data experience

- Familiarity with front-end technologies such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript frameworks (React, React Native, NextJS)

- Experience building developer frameworks or tools (e.g., having contributed to a framework itself, not just built with one)

- Web performance optimization experience

OUR BENEFITS (THERE ARE MORE, BUT HERE ARE SOME HIGHLIGHTS):

- Competitive salary & equity compensation for full-time roles

- Unlimited PTO, company holidays, and quarterly mental health days

- Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental & vision, and parental leave

- Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)

- 401k benefits with employer matching contribution

- Offsite team retreats