About the Role
Hinge Health is a digital health company focused on delivering evidence-based solutions for musculoskeletal (MSK) pain. By combining personalized exercise therapy with virtual care, Hinge Health empowers individuals to manage and reduce chronic pain, improving quality of life and reducing healthcare costs. We partner with employers and health plans to provide these solutions at scale, helping organizations enhance employee health and productivity.
We are looking for a highly experienced Staff Software Engineer - Fullstack to join the HingeSelect organization. Hinge Select is a new, high-growth product initiative operating as an internal startup within Hinge Health. Our mission is to seamlessly connect our members with virtual orthopedic specialists and a high-performance network of in-person providers.
As a Staff Software Engineer on the Specialist Visits team, you will provide technical leadership for our 2026 plans to scale this product by multiple orders of magnitude. You will drive the architectural vision for end-to-end feature development - designing the scalable Golang and TypeScript services that handle 100x growth, while ensuring our React Native experiences provide intuitive, high-quality clinical journeys for members.
Staff engineers contribute to their team’s success by building and extending secure, scalable services and exposing clear, well-tested APIs. You will play a pivotal role in shaping our technical strategy, mentoring senior engineers, and establishing engineering standards in a fast-paced, 0-to-1 environment backed by the resources of a market leader.
What You’ll Accomplish
Lead complex, cross-team initiatives that unlock new product capabilities, aligning technical execution across teams to deliver meaningful outcomes.
Define and evolve technical approaches for complex, ambiguous problem spaces, creating clarity where requirements are incomplete and guiding teams toward durable solutions.
Shape longer-term technical strategy in partnership with engineering and product leadership, balancing near-term delivery with scalability, quality, and future product needs.
Raise the technical bar across teams through mentorship, design guidance, and thoughtful feedback, enabling other engineers to operate more effectively and independently.
Influence system-level maintainability, reliability, and performance by identifying cross-cutting improvements and guiding architectural evolution over time.
Leverage AI thoughtfully to improve team effectiveness and engineering workflows, setting patterns and standards that scale beyond individual contributions.
Communicate clearly and persuasively about technical direction, risks, and trade-offs to engineers and leadership, creating shared understanding and alignment.
Exhibit strong user and business judgment at scale, ensuring technical decisions consistently reflect customer needs, product strategy, and long-term business impact.
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 per week, for the full 8 hours of a typical business day. The San Francisco office has a dog-friendly workplace program.
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent professional experience
8+ years of non-internship experience in software engineering, with a proven track record of building scalable backend systems and microservices
Expert proficiency across the full stack (web, mobile, and backend), with deep experience in React.js, React Native, Golang (or similar backend technologies), and TypeScript to drive product decisions
Proven track record of architecting and designing scalable APIs (REST or gRPC) and data models that support exponential growth
Experience leading technical execution in a fast-paced, collaborative environment, working closely with cross-functional partners
Passionate about our mission to help people overcome chronic pain and improve quality of life
Proficiency with AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Cursor, Claude Code) and a passion for leveraging AI technologies to accelerate engineering velocity and design high-quality systems
Preferred Qualifications
Proficiency with AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Cursor, Claude Code) and a passion for leveraging AI technologies to accelerate engineering velocity and design high-quality systems
Experience designing and evolving systems in a rapid-growth, 0-to-1 environment where you navigated ambiguity and iterated quickly
Deep familiarity with our core stack: React Native, React, Node.js, TypeScript, NestJS, GraphQL, Docker, Golang, AWS, Postgres, Temporal, and gRPC
Experience designing and evolving integration-heavy systems (e.g., with hospital systems, health plans, or other external partners)
Experience in healthcare, insurance tech, or high-compliance industries (HIPAA, SOC 2)
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 $192,000 - $288,000.
About Hinge Health
At Hinge Health, we’re using technology to scale and automate the delivery of healthcare – starting with musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions, which affect over 1.7 billion people worldwide. With an AI-powered human-centered care model, Hinge Health leverages cutting-edge technology to improve outcomes, experiences and costs to help people move beyond their pain. The platform addresses a broad spectrum of MSK care – from acute injury, to chronic pain, to post-surgical rehabilitation – through personalized, evidence-based care.
As the preferred partner to 50+ health plans, PBMs and other ecosystem partners, Hinge Health is available to over 20 million people across more than 2,550 employers. The company is headquartered in San Francisco with additional offices in Montreal and Bangalore. Learn more at http://www.hingehealth.com
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
Grow with us through discounted company stock through our ESPP with easy payroll deductions.
Culture & Engagement
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.
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