Staff Software Engineer (Backend)

Define Ventures; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary & equity

Unlimited PTO

Health benefits incl. medical, dental,

Parental leave

ESPP

401k with match

Offsite team retreats

Job summary

Hims & Hers is looking for Staff Software Engineers to own and design scalable backend architectures across platform teams. You will influence key metrics, mentor engineers, and drive cross‑functional initiatives with product, design, and security disciplines.

The role emphasizes architecture ownership, performance, and security, with opportunities to shape core systems and impact customer outcomes across the platform.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience with senior leadership

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and architecture of scalable backend solutions
• Own architecture of core systems within your domain
• Partner with engineering teams to drive cross-functional initiatives
• Provide mentorship on best practices, design patterns, and coding standards
• Advocate for technical needs within the engineering organization
• Participate in product discovery and validation through prototypes and experiments
• Collaborate with product and design to support end-to-end customer experience
• Drive strategic technical decisions to improve security, scalability, and performance
• Break down complex projects into actionable tasks
• Establish and enforce coding and testing standards
• Reduce technical debt and improve workflow efficiency
• Implement monitoring, incident response, and performance optimization
• Analyze metrics to improve the platform
• Maintain technical documentation
• Conduct code reviews and knowledge-sharing initiatives

Skills

Java

Kotlin

Spring

PostgreSQL

Cloud architecture

Temporal

Datadog

Growthbook

Optimizely

CI/CD

GitHub Actions

React

GraphQL

Tools

Temporal

Datadog

Growthbook

Optimizely

CircleCI

GitHub Actions

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:

Hims & Hers is on a mission to empower people to live healthier lives. We’re hiring Staff Software Engineers across several of our platform teams. Each team builds the backend systems and web experiences that drive patient acquisition, retention, engagement, and satisfaction.

In this highly visible, high‑impact role, you’ll own the architecture of core systems in your domain and directly influence key business metrics across our platform.

You Will:

• Lead the design and architecture of scalable and performant backend solutions that meet product requirements and enhance the experience of the platform you support

• Own the architecture of core systems within your domain, including correctness, state management, and workflow orchestration across the teams and systems you integrate with

• Partner closely with engineering teams across the organization to drive cross‑functional technical initiatives and ensure platform decisions scale across the organization

• Provide mentorship on best practices, design patterns, and coding standards

• Advocate for the team’s technical needs within the broader engineering organization

• Participate in product discovery and validation through prototypes and experiments

• Partner with product and design to ensure platform capabilities support an intuitive end‑to‑end customer experience

• Drive strategic technical decisions to improve security, scalability, and performance

• Break down complex projects into actionable tasks

• Establish and enforce consistent coding and testing standards

• Initiate efforts to reduce technical debt and enhance workflow efficiency

• Implement tools and processes for monitoring, incident response, and performance optimization

• Implement analytics and monitoring to demonstrate how engineering solutions directly impact key customer and business KPIs

• Analyze metrics and user feedback to continuously improve the platform

• Maintain thorough technical documentation

• Conduct code reviews and facilitate knowledge‑sharing initiatives

You Have:

• 8+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 2 years in a Staff Engineer or equivalent senior technical leadership role

• Proven experience in building platform infrastructure that drives customer retention, engagement, and satisfaction, preferably in a cloud environment (AWS)

• Proficiency in back‑end technologies (Spring, Java, Kotlin, PostgreSQL)

• Demonstrated ability to optimize web service metrics (speed, reliability, etc.)

• Experience with building workflows (Temporal), monitoring (Datadog), experimentation frameworks (Growthbook, Optimizely, etc.), CI/CD (CircleCI, GitHub Actions), etc.

• Excellent problem‑solving skills and the ability to think critically and strategically

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

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

• Knowledge of front‑end technologies such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript frameworks (React, React Native, NextJS, GraphQL, TypeScript)

You will be successful in the role if you are someone who:

• Identifies clarity in ambiguous situations, acting as a stabilizing influence during uncertainty

• Fosters trust and collaboration across diverse teams

• Balances confidence with humility, constructively addressing conflicts and resistance

• Provides empathetic feedback and promotes transparency

• Strategically drives execution of initiatives, maintaining urgency and focus on critical priorities

• Champions customer‑centric design and ensures customer priorities are reflected

• Demonstrates accountability, owning outcomes and the long‑term success of technical systems

• Proactively identifies and addresses risks and gaps without awaiting direction

• Promotes curiosity, continuous improvement, and innovation

• Influences decisions through well‑reasoned arguments and supports alignment post‑decision

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

We are committed to building a workforce that reflects diverse perspectives and prioritizes ethics, wellness, and a strong sense of belonging.

Hims considers all qualified applicants for employment, including applicants with arrest or conviction records, in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act, and any similar state or local fair chance laws.

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

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