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Sr. Staff Engineer (Backend)

Hims and Hers

US Remote · Remote · full time · Staff

$240,000 – $280,000

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What this role is

This role leads the technical architecture and engineering strategy across Hims' customer-facing systems, working at an organizational level to shape infrastructure, establish patterns, and mentor senior engineers while translating product goals into scalable solutions. It suits experienced backend engineers who excel at driving alignment across teams, balancing long-term system health with short-term delivery, and building robust healthcare infrastructure.

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What they ask for

Required

  • 12+ years of professional software engineering experience
  • Group-level technical leadership experience
  • System design for scale and performance
  • Experience scaling shared infrastructure or frameworks across multiple teams
  • CI/CD workflow proficiency
  • Cloud infrastructure and container orchestration experience
  • Observability tools experience
  • Ability to drive architectural clarity and strategic alignment
  • Experience translating customer and clinical needs into reliable technical solutions

Nice to have

  • Proficiency with specific CI/CD platforms like CircleCI or GitHub
  • Track record of improving developer experience and team velocity
  • Experience with sustainability and reliability improvements

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