Staff Software Engineer, Growth

Staff Software Engineer, Growth Beware of Phishing Attempts: We've noticed an increase in phishing where fraudsters impersonate employees and send fake job offers to steal sensitive information. We'll never ask for financial details during the hiring process and only use "@hingehealth.com http://hingehealth.com" emails. If you receive a suspicious offer, stop communication and report it to the US FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center. To verify an email from our recruiting team, forward it to security@hingehealth.com. 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 ot ... (truncated, view full listing at source)