Sr. Software Engineer, Patient Platform (Backend)
Hims and HersUS Remote · Remote · full time · Senior
$170,000 – $190,000
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What this role is
Build and lead the backend architecture for a health platform's patient data systems, serving both patients and providers. This role is ideal for an experienced engineer who enjoys mentoring others, optimizing distributed systems, and driving technical strategy at a scale.
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What they ask for
Required
- 5+ years shipping production code as a software engineer
- 3+ years designing and delivering distributed backend systems
- 3+ years building with microservice architectures
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent professional experience
- Experience building scalable web applications in cloud environments
- Proficiency deploying and hosting on Kubernetes and AWS
- Problem-solving and strategic thinking
- Agile development experience
- CI/CD and automated testing experience
- PostgreSQL or relational database experience
- Strong communication and collaboration skills
- Ability to manage multiple projects independently
Nice to have
- Healthcare tech, wearables, or connected device data experience
- Familiarity with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript frameworks like React, React Native, or NextJS
- Experience building developer frameworks or tools
- Web performance optimization experience