Sr. Staff Engineer (Backend)

hims & hers; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Hims Hers is seeking a visionary Sr. Staff Engineer to shape long-term architectural strategy and drive technical direction across the organization.

The role focuses on defining scalable platforms, governance, and collaboration with product teams to align engineering with business outcomes. You will mentor senior engineers, enable cross-functional execution at scale, and lead initiatives that reduce complexity while delivering customer-centric solutions.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Experience leading architectural strategy across multiple teams.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration and mentorship skills.
• Track record delivering scalable systems and reliable platforms.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve architectural vision for customer-facing systems aligned with business goals.
• Establish patterns and governance to ensure quality, resilience, and reliability across the org.
• Collaborate with product and engineering leadership to drive scalable practices and development norms.
• Mentor senior technical leaders and foster a culture of continuous learning and rigor.
• Navigate ambiguity, remove blockers, and accelerate delivery of strategic initiatives.
• Translate customer needs into scalable technical solutions embedded in the platform architecture.
• Invest early in observability, migrations, and reliability to support sustainable growth.

Skills

Architectural vision

Technical leadership

Org-wide enablement

Mentorship

Ambiguity navigation

Customer-centric engineering

Sustainability scalability

Job description

Hims Hers is the leading health and wellness platform, on a mission to help the world feel great through the power of better health. We are redefining healthcare by putting the customer first and delivering access to care that is affordable, accessible, and personal, from diagnosis to treatment to delivery. No two people are the same, so we provide access to personalized care designed for results. By normalizing health wellness challenges and innovating on their solutions, we’re making better health outcomes easier to achieve.

Hims Hers is a public company, traded on the NYSE under the ticker symbol “HIMS.” To learn more about the brand and offerings, you can visit hims.com/about and hims.com/how-it-works . For information on the company’s outstanding benefits, culture, and its talent-first flexible/remote work approach, see below and visit www.hims.com/careers-professionals.

About the Role:

We are seeking a visionary and technically exceptional Sr. Staff Engineer to lead architectural innovation and strategic technical direction. This individual will operate at the organizational level, shaping the long‑term technical landscape, enabling cross‑functional execution at scale, and aligning engineering efforts with product and business outcomes.

You Will:

• Architectural Vision StrategyDefine and evolve the architectural vision for customer‑facing systems in alignment with business strategy. Lead cross-org initiatives that address long‑term scale, system boundaries, and foundational capabilities
• Technical Leadership GovernanceEstablish patterns and frameworks that ensure quality, resilience, and operational excellence across the organization. Serve as the authority on design decisions and foster alignment across teams
• Org‑Wide Enablement CollaborationCollaborate with engineering and product leadership to shape product direction and ensure our architecture supports strategic goals. Drive org-wide adoption of scalable practices, tools, and development norms
• Mentorship Talent GrowthMentor senior technical leaders, elevating engineering capabilities across the organization. Champion initiatives that foster talent density, engineering rigor, and a culture of continuous learning
• Ambiguity Navigation Execution AccelerationLead through complexity and ambiguity, clarifying direction where ownership is unclear. Remove organizational blockers, simplify decision‑making, and accelerate delivery of strategic initiatives
• Customer‑Centric EngineeringTranslate customer needs and product goals into scalable technical solutions. Define principles and patterns that embed customer obsession into our platform’s architecture
• Sustainability ScalabilityDesign systems and team boundaries to support sustainable growth. Drive investment in non‑functional priorities (e.g., observability, migrations, reliability) early in the design process

You Have:

• 12+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a strong record of group-lev