Senior Backend Software Engineer, Hinge Health

• Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering or related technical field
• 5+ years of non-internship full time professional software development experience
• 4+ years of experience with at least one software programming language
• 4+ years of experience in the full software development life cycle
• Experience delivering large software projects or features in a production environment
• Proficiency in at least one modern programming language (e.g., Golang, Python, Java, JavaScript, etc.)
• Good understanding and practical knowledge in cloud based services (e.g. gRPC, protobufs, temporal, Docker/Kubernetes, cloud services such as AWS, etc.)

Desirable

• We are looking for a Backend Software Engineer who is passionate about creating exceptional user experiences using Golang, gRPC based micro-services
• As an early member of the HingeSelect team, you will help build and shape this new product from the ground up
• You’ll work closely with product managers, designers, and backend engineers to build scalable, performant, and accessible applications
• This is a unique opportunity to contribute to a high-impact product in its early stages
• You’ll play a key role in defining the technical foundations and ensuring a seamless and delightful experience for users
• The ideal candidate thrives in cross-functional collaboration, is comfortable with ambiguity, and cares deeply about product quality and user experience
• Backend engineers at Hinge Health contribute to their team’s success by architecting and implementing end-to-end solutions, well-tested performant APIs and data models
• In addition, candidates will profile their systems to stay out ahead of scaling bottlenecks, and help maintain a high bar with thoughtful and constructive code reviews
• We enjoy a continuous deployment DevOps culture, and take owner-operator pride in supporting our code in production
• Our production systems rely on Golang, gRPC, AWS, Postgres, Redis, and temporal
• 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
• Deliver large projects that introduce new product capabilities, often acting as a maintainer for key code repositories
• Break down complex problems into manageable tasks, ensuring steady and predictable delivery while identifying and resolving root causes of incidents
• Collaborate with your team to roadmap and execute ambitious technical strategies, balancing short-term and long-term trade-offs
• Mentor and support junior engineers, providing thoughtful code reviews and real-time pairing
• Integrate and leverage AI technologies to automate processes and enhance product features, contributing to Hinge Health’s AI-driven care platform
• Proactively improve the maintainability, availability, and performance of the team’s features, and contribute to the team’s overall architecture and developer tooling
• Communicate technical ideas clearly to both technical and non-technical partners, and document solutions for future reference