Software Engineer II - Backend

About the Role
Hinge Health software engineers work on small interdisciplinary teams focused on different parts of the user journey. Fullstack engineers contribute to their team’s success by building and extending secure, scalable services and exposing clear, well-tested APIs that power beautiful client applications. Fullstack engineers design and implement end-to-end solutions, profile their systems to stay out ahead of scaling bottlenecks, and help maintain a high bar with thoughtful and constructive code reviews. In addition to contributing to valuable new features, software engineers pay down tech debt, spike on novel solutions, and share responsibility for healthy live site operation. We expect team members to use clear, concise language to navigate abstract solutions, provide constructive PR feedback, and actively participate in planning sessions and team meetings.

The Exercise Therapy (ET) Platform team builds the core backend services that power Hinge Health’s personalized exercise therapy experiences. The team is focused on decoupling and re-architecting legacy systems to support multi-program delivery, enabling more flexible and scalable physical therapy solutions. This work is critical to Hinge Health’s broader engineering strategy around platform unification and directly supports key initiatives across product and clinical teams. Engineers on the ET Platform team collaborate closely with cross-functional partners to build foundational services for program customization and seamless care delivery.

We are a hybrid team working across a handful of timezones with Pacific time core hours. The team uses remote pairing tools and collaborates frequently across all levels of seniority with an emphasis on empowering one another and leveling up as a team.

We enjoy a continuous deployment DevOps culture, and take owner-operator pride in supporting our code in production. Our production systems rely on React Native, React, Node.js, TypeScript, Nestjs, GraphQL, Docker, AWS, Postgres, Redis, Apollo, and Redux. Our workflow is trunk-based CI/CD, and our security/compliance posture is.

What You'll Accomplish

• Complex Problem Solving: Solves problems that have minimal visible risks or roadblocks but a multitude of possible states, execution paths, asynchronous control flow, or late-binding dependencies

• Code Reviews and Direction: Able to review code and provide constructive direction. Gives consistently clear and constructive PR feedback

• Debugging: Able to debug familiar code or systems easily and can debug unfamiliar code with some effort. Prepares to work on new tasks by planning an approach ahead of time and confirming it's well thought out

• AI Tools: Utilizes AI tools for team-level efficiency and quality. Understands the technical concepts necessary to do the job effectively and is aware of industry trends in their domain

• Planning and Estimation: Participates in the team's planning and is learning to estimate how long work will take. Utilizes new technologies and patterns to supplement their own skills
• Post-Release Ownership: Takes ownership of their work after it's released and quickly addresses issues as they arise. Solves problems with multiple states and execution paths
• Observability: Demonstrates a good understanding of tools like New Relic, DataDog, or Sentry to monitor errors and performance
• Operational Excellence: Demonstrates operational excellence by planning approaches ahead of time, utilizing new technologies, and participating in team planning and estimation

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 technical degree
• 2+ years of full time professional software development experience
• 2+ years of experience with backend development

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with backend development with JavaScript/TypeScript, with hands-on experience building scalable services using Node.js and Nest.js

• Experience with AI technologies for software design and coding assistance

• Experience with observability tools such as Datadog (performance monitoring) and Sentry (error tracking)

• Familiarity with distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, or scalable architectures

• Experience with healthcare technology or regulated environments

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 $121,600 - $182,400.

About Hinge Health

Hinge Health leverages software, including AI, to largely automate care for joint and muscle health, delivering an outstanding member experience, improved member outcomes, and cost reductions for its clients. The company has designed its platform to address a broad spectrum of MSK care—from acute injury, to chronic pain, to post-surgical rehabilitation—and the platform can help to ease members’ pain, improve their function, and reduce their need for surgeries, all while driving health equity by allowing members to engage in their exercise therapy sessions from anywhere. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

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

Diversity and Inclusion

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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