Principal Engineer - Growth Engineering

​​About the Role:

Hims & Hers is on a mission to empower people to live healthier lives. Our Growth Engineering team plays a critical role in achieving this by building cutting-edge web experiences that drive patient acquisition engagement and satisfaction.

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Principal Engineer to join our Growth Engineering team. This full-stack role with a strong emphasis on frontend development will be crucial in driving the technical strategy and implementation of growth initiatives across our platform. You will lead complex engineering projects mentor engineering talent and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-impact solutions that enhance user acquisition retention and overall customer experience. As a Principal Engineer you will raise the bar for engineering excellence embrace operational excellence and break down our largest most complex and ambiguous projects into manageable actionable components.

You Will:

• Develop and promote architecture and design strategies frameworks and patterns while collaborating closely with engineering and product organizations

• Lead the design development and deployment of our most complex and largest cross-team initiatives across the organization

• Drive the delivery of scalable performant and secure solutions that powers forhims.com forhers.com and our hims and her mobile apps

• Collaborate with product managers data analysts and marketing teams to identify opportunities for growth and optimize conversion funnels through user-friendly interfaces

• Break down large complex and ambiguous problems into clear actionable initiatives and tasks to drive successful outcomes

• Participate in product discovery sessions to assess feasibility explore user needs define product features and validate ideas with prototypes and experiments

• Raise the bar for code quality and engineering standards ensuring that all solutions are robust testable observable maintainable secure and scalable

• Mentor and guide staff and senior engineers fostering a culture of innovation collaboration and excellence

• Drive technical discussions and provide insights as a member of our technical advisory group to help guide and provide feedback on critical decisions and provide insights to shape the growth engineering strategy and roadmap

• Drive a mindset of operational excellence through continuous improvement and learning

• Analyze performance metrics and user feedback to inform technical direction and product enhancements ensuring a seamless user experience

• Stay on top of industry trends emerging technologies and best practices to continuously improve our engineering processes and product offerings

You Have:

• 15+ years as a software engineer shipping production code

• Proven track record of leading complex projects and driving successful growth initiatives

• Proficiency in modern frontend frameworks (e.g. React Next GraphQL) and libraries as well as backend technologies (e.g. Node.js Python)

• Exceptional problem-solving skills and the ability to think critically and strategically in a fast-paced environment

• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills with a collaborative mindset

• Proven track record of influencing and impacting without authority across teams and the company

• Capable of prioritizing multiple projects in order to meet goals without management oversight

• Experience introducing new architecture and design concepts including coaching adoption and execution within your domain and aligned with tech organization strategies

• Expert understanding of modern frontend development including responsive design cross-browser compatibility seo and accessibility

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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