Senior Software Engineer

Hinge Health

. Own and lead reliability engineering projects from ambiguous goals through production readiness .

Posted 10/13/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • United StatesSenior💰 $164,800 - $247,200 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Site Reliability Engineering with a strong focus on cloud infrastructure, Infrastructure as Code, and CI/CD practices. Proven ability to lead technical projects, mentor engineers, and enforce security best practices in compliance with industry standards.

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Site Reliability EngineeringInfrastructure as CodeCloud Infrastructure (AWS)CI/CD Pipeline DesignSecurity Best Practices (HIPAA, SOC 2)

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Hard Skills

Cloud InfrastructureKubernetesTerraformPythonGoBashPerformance TuningCapacity PlanningDisaster RecoveryIncident Response

Soft Skills

MentoringCollaborationPractical Judgment

Tools & Technologies

DatadogGrafanaNew RelicGitHub ActionsGitLabJenkins

Industry Keywords

High-Growth TechnologyHealthcare EnvironmentCompliance Frameworks

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudGrafanaJenkinsKubernetesPythonTerraformGo

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own and lead reliability engineering projects from ambiguous goals through production readiness
Define SLOs, observability, safe rollout processes, and on-call readiness
Design and maintain scalable, secure cloud infrastructure
Build self-service tooling and standardized deployment, monitoring, and infrastructure-management workflows
Lead incident response and post-incident reviews and RCAs to reduce MTTD/MTTR
Collaborate with engineering and product teams on CI/CD, observability, and safe launches
Troubleshoot system performance and reliability issues
Drive Infrastructure as Code and configuration-management practices
Establish infrastructure patterns and standards, including reusable modules
Author design documents and influence architectural decisions
Maintain quality through testing, reviews, low change-failure rates, reusable templates, and reference code
Lead capacity planning and disaster recovery efforts
Track and improve reliability and performance metrics
Evaluate and implement reliability and developer-productivity tools, including safe AI-assisted tooling
Mentor junior and mid-level engineers through pairing, code review, and onboarding materials
Contribute to hiring
Enforce security best practices and compliance across infrastructure operations
Partner with engineering, product, security, and cross-functional teams on roadmaps, technical tradeoffs, and business and regulatory goals
Participate in the weekly on-call rotation
Document systems, processes, and procedures

Requirements

What you’ll need

3+ years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, or related roles, including production on-call
Experience with cloud infrastructure; AWS preferred or equivalent depth on another major cloud
Experience with container orchestration such as Kubernetes
Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform
Familiarity with logging and observability tools such as Datadog, Grafana, or New Relic
Expertise in CI/CD pipeline design, usage, and implementation, such as GitHub Actions, GitLab, or Jenkins
Proficiency in at least one programming or scripting language such as Python, Go, or Bash
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
Experience in a high-growth, fast-paced technology or healthcare environment
Practical judgment on where AI tools help and where they don’t
Experience with monitoring, alerting, incident response best practices, and defining SLOs
Experience with performance tuning, capacity planning, and disaster recovery
Demonstrated ability to mentor junior engineers and lead technical projects
Deep knowledge of security best practices and compliance frameworks such as HIPAA or SOC 2
Willingness to work from the San Francisco office 3 days per week
Located in or willing to relocate to the SF Bay Area
Legally authorized to work in the United States

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
Gender-affirming care support
Family and fertility planning tools
Travel reimbursements if healthcare isn’t available where you live
Traditional or Roth 401(k) retirement plan options
2% company 401(k) match
Learning and development stipend
Discounted company stock through ESPP
Dog-friendly workplace program at the San Francisco office
Reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities