Staff Software Engineer, Frontend

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

Benefits offered by this job

Salary and equity

Flexible paid time off

Company holidays

Mental health days

Medical, dental and vision coverage

Parental leave

Employee stock purchase

Job summary

hims and hers is seeking a senior Front-end Architect to provide technical direction for a self-service platform supporting pharmacy operations and customer order fulfillment. You will collaborate with engineering, product, design, and operations to build a reliable, scalable system and help other engineers deliver and maintain it effectively.

You will lead architecture, set shared Front-end practices, plan multi-quarter roadmaps, and mentor engineers while improving workflows, monitoring, and

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering experience with front-end direction across teams.
• Experience building scalable web applications in cloud environments.
• Proficiency with HTML, CSS, JavaScript and React/Next.js/TypeScript.
• Familiarity with Node.js, Docker, Kubernetes, Redis.
• Experience with monitoring and CI/CD tools (Datadog, GitHub Actions, CircleCI).
• Hands-on use of AI tools in engineering workflows.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture for maintainable, high-performing front-end solutions.
• Set shared frameworks, design patterns, and coding practices.
• Plan a multi-quarter architecture roadmap for delivery teams.
• Mentor engineers through pairing, reviews, and knowledge sharing.
• Improve technical debt, development workflows, monitoring, and performance.
• Guide responsible use of AI in development balancing safety and quality.

Skills

Front-end architecture leadership

Cross-team collaboration

Technical judgment

Tools

React

React Native

Next.js

TypeScript

Node.js

Docker

Kubernetes

Redis

Datadog

GitHub Actions

CircleCI

AI tools in engineering

Job description

Role overview

Provide technical direction for the front end of an internal self-service platform supporting pharmacy operations and customer order fulfillment. You’ll partner with engineering, product, design, and operations teams to build a reliable, scalable system, while helping other engineers deliver and maintain it effectively.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture for maintainable, high-performing front-end solutions that meet product needs.
• Set shared frameworks, design patterns, and coding practices across the front-end team.
• Plan a multi-quarter architecture roadmap and break it into work that engineering teams can deliver.
• Mentor engineers through pairing, reviews, documentation, and knowledge sharing.
• Improve technical debt, development workflows, monitoring, incident response, and performance.
• Guide responsible use of AI in development, balancing productivity with safety, quality, and maintainability.

Requirements

• At least 10 years of software engineering experience, including setting front-end technical direction across teams.
• Experience building scalable web applications and services, preferably in cloud environments.
• Proficiency with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and frameworks such as React, React Native, Next.js, or TypeScript.
• Familiarity with back-end and infrastructure technologies such as Node.js, Docker, Kubernetes, or Redis.
• Experience with monitoring and CI/CD tools, such as Datadog, GitHub Actions, or CircleCI.
• Hands-on use of AI tools in engineering workflows, sound technical judgment, and strong collaboration and prioritization skills.

Nice to have

• Ability to bring clarity to ambiguous work, build trust across teams, give constructive feedback, and take ownership of long-term technical outcomes.

Benefits and work setup

• Benefits highlighted include salary and equity, flexible paid time off, company holidays, mental health days, medical, dental and vision coverage, parental leave, employee stock purchase, retirement matching, and team retreats. The source does not specify the role’s location.