Sr. Software Engineer (Backend)

The role

You will design and implement scalable, high performance backend solutions. You will lead technical decisions, mentor engineers, and collaborate with cross functional teams to improve the platform.

What you will do

• Lead the design and architecture of scalable and performant backend solutions
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineers
• Advocate for team technical needs and priorities
• Participate in product discovery sessions
• Work with other engineering teams for seamless integration
• Contribute to the vision for the team and the platform
• Break down complex projects into actionable tasks
• Implement observability practices including logging, monitoring, and alerting
• Elevate engineering standards by improving workflows, processes, and tools
• Analyze performance metrics and user feedback

Required qualifications

• 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
• Proficiency with the delivery and hosting of front ends and microservices on Kubernetes and AWS
• Excellent problem solving skills
• Experience with agile software development and delivery methodology
• Experience with continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) processes
• Experience with Relational Databases
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Capable of prioritizing multiple projects without management oversight

Nice to have

• 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
• Web performance optimization experience
• PostgreSQL preferred

Benefits

• Competitive salary & equity compensation
• Unlimited PTO
• Company holidays
• Quarterly mental health days
• Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental & vision
• Parental leave
• Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
• 401k benefits with employer matching contribution
• Offsite team retreats

About the company

Hims & Hers is a health and wellness platform that provides access to personalized care. It is a public company traded on the NYSE.