Staff Software Engineer, Hinge Select

Hinge Health•San Francisco, CA

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

Join the HingeSelect team, a high-growth internal startup within Hinge Health that is transforming how our members access care. You will be the technical anchor for our mission to seamlessly connect members with virtual orthopedic specialists and a high-performance network of in-person providers. This is a rare opportunity to operate in a fast-paced 0-to-1 environment while leveraging the resources of a market leader to solve complex challenges in musculoskeletal (MSK) care delivery.

Requirements

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.

Nice To Haves

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).

Responsibilities

Ship critical features for our Specialist Visits product.
Establish initial engineering standards for this new initiative.
Build trust with cross-functional partners in Product and Design.
Lead complex, cross-team initiatives that unlock new product capabilities.
Guide the team through ambiguity to deliver durable solutions.
Mentor senior engineers, raising the technical bar and ensuring our clinical journeys are intuitive and high-quality.
Drive the architectural vision for our 2026 scale-up plans, designing services capable of handling 100x growth.
Shape the long-term technical strategy, balancing immediate delivery with the reliability and maintainability required for a massive scaling effort.