← All roles

Sr. Staff Engineer (Backend)

Hims & Hers· ENGINEERING
Apply on company site
Remote$240k - $280kFull-timePosted 3mo ago

About the role

Senior-level backend engineer responsible for architectural vision, technical leadership, and cross-organizational enablement to drive scalable, customer-centric systems at Hims & Hers.

Responsibilities

  • 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
  • Sustainability & Scalability: Design systems and team boundaries to support sustainable growth. Drive investment in non-functional priorities (e.g., observability, migrations, reliability) early in the design process

Qualifications

  • 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 a 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, and high-impact technical solutions
  • A track record of driving meaningful improvements in developer experience, team velocity, and system sustainability

Skills

Required:Architectural design & strategySystem design for scaleCross-team leadership

Benefits

  • Competitive salary & equity compensation for full-time roles
  • Unlimited PTO, company holidays, and quarterly mental health days
  • Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental & vision, and parental leave
  • Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
  • 401k benefits with employer matching contribution
  • Offsite team retreats
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Hims & Hers

Company profileWebsite

More open roles at Hims & Hers