Staff Software Engineer - Fullstack

Overview:
About the Role:

We are looking for a highly experienced Staff Software Engineer - Fullstack to join our dynamic team. We’re on a mission to transform healthcare by expanding Hinge Health’s platform to seamlessly integrate with the broader healthcare ecosystem. As a Staff Software Engineer - Fullstack, you’ll play a pivotal role in building scalable, high-impact solutions that will deliver life-changing treatments to millions.

Fullstack engineers contribute to their team’s success by building and extending secure, scalable services and exposing clear, well-tested APIs that power beautiful client applications. They also add seamless and practical features to Hinge Health applications. Fullstack engineers design and implement end-to-end solutions, profile their systems to stay out ahead of scaling bottlenecks, and help maintain a high bar with thoughtful and constructive code reviews. Staff software engineers collaborate with teammates to tackle the hardest features in a sprint and deliver foundational architecture improvements in small, safe patches. The ideal candidate thrives in a highly collaborative, cross functional environment.

We enjoy a continuous deployment DevOps culture, and take owner-operator pride in supporting our code in production. Our production systems rely on React Native, React, Node.js, TypeScript, Python, Nestjs, GraphQL, Docker, Rails, AWS, Postgres, Redis, Apollo, and Redux. Our workflow is trunk-based CI/CD, and our security/compliance posture is at the highest standards of healthcare, including HIPAA, HITRUST, SOC 2, and CCPA

 

What You’ll Accomplish

Design, build, and maintain scalable systems leveraging Kafka, Python, TypeScript, Postgres,DynamoDB and AWS.

Lead and participate in architectural discussions, proposing innovative solutions to complex engineering challenges.

Implement and optimize event-driven architectures using Apache Kafka.

Develop backend services and APIs using Python and TypeScript, ensuring clean, maintainable, and scalable code.

Manage and scale databases to support high-availability and large-scale data applications.

Work with cloud-based infrastructure on AWS, ensuring reliability, scalability, and performance optimizations.

Ensure observability of systems using tools like Datadog, Sumo Logic, and Sentry for real-time monitoring, log management, and error tracking.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product managers, staff and senior staff engineer and engineering leaders 

Mentor and guide junior engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous learning.

Advocate for best practices in software development, architecture, security, and system observability.

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/week.

Qualificatons:
Basic Qualifications

8+ years of experience in software engineering, with a proven track record of building scalable microservices

4+ years of experience building event driven systems

4+ years of experience of AWS services (e.g., EC2, Lambda, S3, RDS) and cloud architecture

Experience with front-end technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React, Vue.js, or Angular).

Preferred Qualifications: 

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical degree

5+ years of experience in TypeScript, Nestjs, GraphQL, Node.js, relational and non relational databases, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Redis

Experience with mobile development (React Native)

Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to lead large-scale projects from concept to delivery.

Strong communication and leadership skills, with the ability to work effectively across teams and mentor others.

Strong understanding of system design principles, microservices architecture, and CI/CD pipelines.

Experience with observability tools such as Datadog (performance monitoring), Sumo Logic (log management), and Sentry (error tracking)

Brings a proactive, can-do attitude to tackle challenges and drive projects forward with enthusiasm and determination.

Compensation

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. The annual salary range for this position is $176,000 - $264,000.

Company Information:
About Hinge Health

Hinge Health is moving people beyond pain by transforming the way it is treated and prevented. Connecting people digitally and in-person with expert clinical care, we combine advanced technology, AI and a care team of experts to guide people through personalized care directly from their phone. Our approach is proven to reduce pain by 68%, prevent 42% of new opioid prescriptions, and avoid more than half of joint replacement surgeries. Available to 18M people, Hinge Health is trusted by leading health plans and employers, including Land O’Lakes, L.L. Bean, Salesforce, Self-Insured Schools of California, Southern Company, City of Boston, US Foods, and Verizon.

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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

Diversity and Inclusion

We’re committed to building diverse teams that reflect the communities we serve. Visit to learn more about what moves us. 

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.