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Lead Software Engineer, Backend (Pharmacy)

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hims & hers

Lead Software Engineer, Backend (Pharmacy)

Remote

Hims & Hers Health, Inc. (better known as Hims & Hers) is the leading health and wellness platform, on a mission to help the world feel great through the power of better health. We are revolutionizing telehealth for providers and their patients alike. Making personalized solutions accessible is of paramount importance to Hims & Hers and we are focused on continued innovation in this space. Hims & Hers offers nonprescription products and access to highly personalized prescription solutions for a variety of conditions related to mental health, sexual health, hair care, skincare, heart health, and more.

Hims & Hers is a public company, traded on the NYSE under the ticker symbol “HIMS”. To learn more about the brand and offerings, you can visit hims.com and forhers.com, or visit our investor site. For information on the company’s outstanding benefits, culture, and its talent-first flexible/remote work approach, see below and visit www.hims.com/careers-professionals.

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Hims & Hers is seeking an experienced Lead Software Engineer to build and maintain the platform that reliably fulfills customer orders and prescriptions at scale. As a key member of the Fulfillment and Pharmacy Engineering Backend team, you will define, build, test, deploy, and support our self-service platform for Fulfillment Operations and Pharmacy teams.

Responsibilities:

  • Drive best practices for architecture, coding, quality, and delivery of team services.
  • Lead, mentor, and develop engineers within your team, while removing roadblocks to their progress.
  • Build backend services to support pharmacy and fulfillment functions.
  • Collaborate with product managers, technical program managers, other engineering teams, and site reliability engineering to ensure team throughput and system operational readiness.
  • Maintain and update the Engineering roadmap in collaboration with Engineering Leaders and Product Managers.
  • Brainstorm features with product managers and other engineering leaders, leveraging your knowledge of the codebase.
  • Collaborate with other teams as you develop reusable, scalable designs benefiting the entire organization.
  • Contribute to the team and platform vision as a technical leader, identifying new and strategic solutions to improve security, scalability, reliability, and performance.

Experience & Skills

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent professional experience.
  • 10+ years of experience as a software engineer, with a track record of shipping production code; management experience is a plus.
  • 5+ years of experience in backend distributed system design, development, and delivery, preferably in an eCommerce fulfillment or supply chain environment.
  • 5+ years of experience with microservice architectures.
  • Proficiency in writing distributed services using Java, Kotlin, and PostgreSQL.
  • Ability to move quickly and meet tight deadlines.
  • Experience with the design, development, delivery, and management of microservices hosted on Kubernetes and AWS.

Our Benefits (there are more but here are some highlights):

  • Competitive salary & equity compensation for full-time roles
  • Unlimited PTO, company holidays, and quarterly mental health days
  • Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental & vision, and parental leave
  • Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
  • Employee discounts on hims & hers & Apostrophe online products
  • 401k benefits with employer matching contribution
  • Offsite team retreats

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Outlined below is a reasonable estimate of H&H’s compensation range for this role for US-based candidates. If you're based outside of the US, your recruiter will be able to provide you with an estimated salary range for your location.

The actual amount will take into account a range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, and location. H&H also offers a comprehensive Total Rewards package that may include an equity grant.

Consult with your Recruiter during any potential screening to determine a more targeted range based on location and job-related factors.

An estimate of the current salary range for US-based employees is
$180,000$205,000 USD

We are focused on building a diverse and inclusive workforce. If you’re excited about this role, but do not meet 100% of the qualifications listed above, we encourage you to apply.

Hims is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetics or any other basis forbidden under federal, state, or local law. Hims considers all qualified applicants in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

Hims & hers is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at accommodations@forhims.com. Please do not send resumes to this email address.

For our California-based applicants – Please see our California Employment Candidate Privacy Policy to learn more about how we collect, use, retain, and disclose Personal Information. 

Job ID: 7519070002
Employment Type: Other