HH
$290,000 – $330,000
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What this role is
A Principal Engineer role leading architectural strategy and technical direction across Hims & Hers' platform. This suits experienced backend engineers who excel at setting technical vision, mentoring senior leaders, and aligning complex systems with business goals at an organizational scale.
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What they ask for
Required
- 15+ years of professional software engineering experience
- Deep architectural expertise with production backend systems at scale
- Proven track record influencing technical strategy at group or organizational level
- Backend technology proficiency in Kotlin, Java, or Go
- Full-stack capability with modern frontend frameworks
- Experience scaling shared infrastructure across multiple teams
- Proficiency with CI/CD workflows and cloud infrastructure
- Experience translating customer and clinical needs into technical solutions
- Ability to drive architectural clarity and strategic technical alignment
- Track record improving developer experience and system sustainability
- Exceptional communication and cross-functional influence skills
- Experience coaching and growing senior engineering talent
Nice to have
- Experience with observability tools like Datadog