Sr. Staff Engineer (Backend)
Senior staff-level backend engineer at Hims & Hers who sets org-wide architectural vision and technical strategy for customer-facing systems, leads cross-team initiatives, and mentors senior engineers. Core stack includes Kotlin/Java/Go, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, and Datadog.
- Compensation
- $240K–$280K / yr
- Location
- United States
- Work setup
- Remote
- Seniority
- Staff
- Employment
- Full time
- Experience
- 12+ years
- Category
- Backend
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- 12+ years of professional software engineering experience with a strong record of group-level technical leadership
- Experience with technologies such as Kotlin, Java or Go, with deep understanding of system design for scale and performance
- Experience introducing and scaling shared infrastructure, frameworks, or libraries across multiple teams
- Proficiency with CI/CD workflows (e.g., CircleCI, GitHub), cloud infrastructure (AWS, Docker, Kubernetes), and observability tools (e.g., Datadog)
- Demonstrated ability to drive architectural clarity and strategic technical alignment across functions
- Experience translating customer and clinical needs into reliable, maintainable, high-impact technical solutions
- Track record of driving meaningful improvements in developer experience, team velocity, and system sustainability
Full description
Hims & Hers is the leading health and wellness platform, on a mission to help the world feel great through the power of better health. We are redefining healthcare by putting the customer first and delivering access to care that is affordable, accessible, and personal, from diagnosis to treatment to delivery. No two people are the same, so we provide access to personalized care designed for results. By normalizing health & wellness challenges and innovating on their solutions, we’re making better health outcomes easier to achieve.
Hims & Hers is a public company, traded on the NYSE under the ticker symbol “HIMS.” To learn more about the brand and offerings, you can visit and . For information on the company’s outstanding benefits, culture, and its talent-first flexible/remote work approach, see below and visit .
About the Role:
We are seeking a visionary and technically exceptional Sr. Staff Engineer to lead architectural innovation and strategic technical direction. This individual will operate at the organizational level, shaping the long-term technical landscape, enabling cross-functional execution at scale, and aligning engineering efforts with product and business outcomes.
You Will:
- **Architectural Vision & Strategy
**Define and evolve the architectural vision for customer-facing systems in alignment with business strategy. Lead cross-org initiatives that address long-term scale, system boundaries, and foundational capabilities
- **Technical Leadership & Governance
**Establish patterns and frameworks that ensure quality, resilience, and operational excellence across the organization. Serve as the authority on design decisions and foster alignment across teams
- **Org-Wide Enablement & Collaboration
**Collaborate with engineering and product leadership to shape product direction and ensure our architecture supports strategic goals. Drive org-wide adoption of scalable practices, tools, and development norms
- **Mentorship & Talent Growth
**Mentor senior technical leaders, elevating engineering capabilities across the organization. Champion initiatives that foster talent density, engineering rigor, and a culture of continuous learning
- **Ambiguity Navigation & Execution Acceleration
**Lead through complexity and ambiguity, clarifying direction where ownership is unclear. Remove organizational blockers, simplify decision-making, and accelerate delivery of strategic initiatives
- **Customer-Centric Engineering
**Translate customer needs and product goals into scalable technical solutions. Define principles and patterns that embed customer obsession into our platform’s architecture