Hike Medical - Senior Software Engineer

• Proven experience working with hardware systems — you've written software that talks to physical devices and you understand what that means in practice. • Comfortable with hardware communication protocols (USB, serial, REST/HTTP APIs, or vendor SDKs) and debugging at the hardware-software boundary. • TypeScript and Node.js proficiency — you can build and maintain production-grade backend services. • AWS familiarity — you understand cloud infrastructure well enough to design systems that bridge on-prem hardware with cloud services. • Experience building monitoring, alerting, or automation tooling in operational or manufacturing environments is a strong plus. • Helpful Characteristics • Operationally Grounded – You don't just write software for the floor; you understand what's happening on it. You're comfortable getting your hands dirty. • Operationally Grounded • Bridge Builder – You're as comfortable in a Slack thread with engineers in Boston/SF as you are troubleshooting a printer in Peoria at 7am. • Bridge Builder • Bias for Clarity – You translate messy operational problems into clean technical solutions, and you communicate both directions fluently. • Bias for Clarity • Ownership Mentality – When something breaks on the floor, you're the one who figures out why — and makes sure it doesn't happen again. • Ownership Mentality • Mission-Focused – You want to build systems that help people move without pain, not optimize ad clicks. • Mission-Focused • Hiring Manager • Hiring Manager • Nik Varshney (CTO) – LinkedIn • Nik Varshney