The Opportunity
Join the team transforming how millions of people access musculoskeletal care by building the engine that powers our growth. As a Staff Software Engineer on the Growth Engineering team, you will not just build features; you will architect the scalable, event-driven backend systems that integrate Hinge Health with major hospital systems and health plans. You will be a technical leader in a cloud-native environment, solving complex integration challenges to expand our ecosystem and deliver life-changing treatments to members worldwide.
What You'll Accomplish
In your first 3 months: You will dive into our backend stack (Python, TypeScript, AWS) and audit our current integration architecture. You will build high-trust relationships with product managers and frontend partners, and ship your first set of secure, scalable features to support new growth initiatives.
In your first 6 months: You will take ownership of leading architectural discussions for complex, integration-heavy systems. You will design and implement end-to-end solutions using Apache Kafka and DynamoDB, mentor junior engineers to raise the technical bar, and champion improvements in system observability using Datadog and Sentry.
In your first 12 months: You will act as a primary owner for the long-term technical strategy of our growth platform. You will have optimized our backend services for massive scale, established durable architectural patterns that multiply the team's velocity, and played a pivotal role in delivering foundational improvements that help us reach 20+ million lives.
Who You Are
A "Learn-it-all": You leverage AI tools and emerging trends to drive efficiency and quality. You don't just stick to what you know; you constantly explore new ways to solve hard problems in a cloud-native environment.
A Trust Builder: You effectively bridge the gap between backend complexity and frontend experience. You collaborate seamlessly with frontend engineers to define clear API contracts and ensure a cohesive end-to-end user journey.
Resilient: You thrive in a dynamic, continuous deployment culture. You take owner-operator pride in your code, proactively identifying scaling bottlenecks and delivering safe, foundational improvements even when facing ambiguity.
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical degree.
8+ years of experience in software engineering, with a proven track record of building scalable backend systems and microservices.
4+ years of experience building event-driven systems.
4+ years of experience with AWS services (e.g., EC2, Lambda, S3, RDS, DynamoDB) and cloud architecture.
Strong experience with backend technologies (e.g., Node.js/TypeScript, Python, relational and non-relational databases, messaging/streaming systems).
Collaboration skills: Experience collaborating with or contributing to web or mobile frontends (understanding of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and modern frameworks like React, Vue.js, or Angular).
AI-Native: Hands-on experience with generative AI tools to accelerate development workflows, improve code quality, and streamline debugging.
Preferred Qualifications
5+ years of experience in TypeScript, NestJS, GraphQL, Node.js, relational and non-relational databases, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Redis.
Integration Expert: Experience designing and evolving integration-heavy systems (e.g., with hospital systems, health plans, or other external partners).
Frontend Fluency: Experience with mobile or web frontend development (e.g., React Native, React) sufficient to meaningfully collaborate on end-to-end feature delivery.
Observability Champion: Experience with tools such as Datadog (performance monitoring) and Sentry (error tracking).
System Design: Strong understanding of system design principles, microservices architecture, and CI/CD pipelines.
Hinge Health Hybrid Model We believe that remote work and in-person work have their own advantages and disadvantages, and we want to be able to leverage the best of both worlds. Employees in hybrid roles are required to be in the office 3 days per week, for the full 8 hours of a typical business day. The San Francisco office has a dog-friendly workplace program.
Compensation The annual salary range for this position is $192,000 - $288,000. This position will have an annual salary, plus equity and benefits. Please note the annual salary range is a guideline, and individual total compensation will vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, competencies, and work location.
About Hinge Health At Hinge Health, we’re using technology to scale and automate the delivery of healthcare – starting with musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions, which affect over 1.7 billion people worldwide. With an AI-powered human-centered care model, Hinge Health leverages cutting-edge technology to improve outcomes, experiences and costs to help people move beyond their pain. The platform addresses a broad spectrum of MSK care – from acute injury, to chronic pain, to post-surgical rehabilitation – through personalized, evidence-based care.
As the preferred partner to 50+ health plans, PBMs and other ecosystem partners, Hinge Health is available to over 20 million people across more than 2,550 employers. The company is headquartered in San Francisco with additional offices in Montreal and Bangalore. Learn more at http://www.hingehealth.com/
What You'll Love About Us
Inclusive healthcare and benefits: On top of comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, we offer employees and their family members help with gender-affirming care, tools for family and fertility planning, and travel reimbursements if healthcare isn’t available where you live.
Planning for the future: Start saving for the future with our traditional or Roth 401k retirement plan options which include a 2% company match.
Modern life stipends: Manage your own learning and development.
Culture & Engagement Hinge Health is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. We make employment decisions without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, disability status, pregnancy, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. We provide reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities. If you feel you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, let us know by reaching out to your recruiter.
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