Hinge Health

Staff Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California

June 9, 2023

Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I applied online. The process took 3 weeks.

I applied directly, and was contacted by a recruiter. A few days later they gave me a take home coding assignment based on a github project. I turned that in and waited. And waited. A week later the recruiter finally replied saying they are reviewing it, then another week after that I found out they were not moving forward with the process.

Had I passed, the next step would have been a call with the hiring manager, then a "cultural meet the team" round of interviews where we would have built on the assignment.

Questions

Build a simple but complete SpringBoot application to manipulate a tree.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 3 interview experiences for the Hinge Health Staff Software Engineer role in San Francisco, California.

Success Rate

33%

Pass Rate

Hinge Health's interview process for their Staff Software Engineer roles in San Francisco, California is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive67%

Neutral33%

Negative0%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Hinge Health's Staff Software Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.

Hinge Health Work Experiences

One of the best companies I've worked at till date

Staff Software Engineer • Current Employee

Pros: - Positive work culture/ Employee advocacy is high not only India but across US and Canada. - High performance organization - One gets to push their own limits! (TBH, this may not be everyone's cup of tea! Getting out of one's comfort zone is a norm here.) - India leadership is strong, drives performance and yet balances it out with recognition/acknowledgement and empathy. (Speak to leadership and you will see the sense of comradeship and camaraderie they believe in!) - Ample opportunities for growth and learning. 100% commitment from Leadership in India. -Benefits in India are great. Its unseen in my professional experience to get an insurance cover of INR 10,00,000/-. This is a huge plus and one of the reasons why I joined Hinge Health. Advice to folks reading through Glassdoor : Take the negative reviews with a pinch of salt! Yes, as consistently acknowledged by Leadership, there is always room for improvement but commitment towards the team is very high!

Cons: - A sense of instability is felt. This is also amplified by market conditions. - Compensation can be market competitive. - Increase diversity hiring in India.

One of the best companies I've worked at till date

Staff Software Engineer • Current Employee

Pros: - Positive work culture/ Employee advocacy is high not only India but across US and Canada. - High performance organization - One gets to push their own limits! (TBH, this may not be everyone's cup of tea! Getting out of one's comfort zone is a norm here.) - India leadership is strong, drives performance and yet balances it out with recognition/acknowledgement and empathy. (Speak to leadership and you will see the sense of comradeship and camaraderie they believe in!) - Ample opportunities for growth and learning. 100% commitment from Leadership in India. -Benefits in India are great. Its unseen in my professional experience to get an insurance cover of INR 10,00,000/-. This is a huge plus and one of the reasons why I joined Hinge Health. Advice to folks reading through Glassdoor : Take the negative reviews with a pinch of salt! Yes, as consistently acknowledged by Leadership, there is always room for improvement but commitment towards the team is very high!

Cons: - A sense of instability is felt. This is also amplified by market conditions. - Compensation can be market competitive. - Increase diversity hiring in India.

Happy to have accepted the offer.

Staff Software Engineer • Current Employee

October 30, 2025

Pros: Focus on growth Compensation is above industry standard Lot of Perks Helpfull colleagues Community Clear career ladder

Cons: The sheer number of teams makes ownership of projects and cross-team communication a tad difficult sometimes, but effort from higher-ups has been mitigating this over time. It is getting far better now.

Happy to have accepted the offer.

Staff Software Engineer • Current Employee

October 30, 2025

Pros: Focus on growth Compensation is above industry standard Lot of Perks Helpfull colleagues Community Clear career ladder

Cons: The sheer number of teams makes ownership of projects and cross-team communication a tad difficult sometimes, but effort from higher-ups has been mitigating this over time. It is getting far better now.

Burnout by a thousand paper cuts

Staff Software Engineer • Former Employee

December 28, 2022

Pros: You will work with smart coworkers on a product that helps people. It can be a good career stepping stone to something better. The company is doing well and will likely IPO soon.

Cons: It is an incredibly toxic and political environment. You will either be worked to death or bored with nothing to do. You will spend more time arguing about tickets, process, and agile than you do implementing features or fixing bugs - spring process are mandated top-down. Gabe treats RnD like his own personal playground for learning management. He picks favorites and ruins anyone or anything he doesn't like. You will likely be underpaid and underappreciated.

Burnout by a thousand paper cuts

Staff Software Engineer • Former Employee

December 28, 2022

Pros: You will work with smart coworkers on a product that helps people. It can be a good career stepping stone to something better. The company is doing well and will likely IPO soon.

Cons: It is an incredibly toxic and political environment. You will either be worked to death or bored with nothing to do. You will spend more time arguing about tickets, process, and agile than you do implementing features or fixing bugs - spring process are mandated top-down. Gabe treats RnD like his own personal playground for learning management. He picks favorites and ruins anyone or anything he doesn't like. You will likely be underpaid and underappreciated.

One of the best companies I've worked at till date

Staff Software Engineer • Current Employee

Pros: - Positive work culture/ Employee advocacy is high not only India but across US and Canada. - High performance organization - One gets to push their own limits! (TBH, this may not be everyone's cup of tea! Getting out of one's comfort zone is a norm here.) - India leadership is strong, drives performance and yet balances it out with recognition/acknowledgement and empathy. (Speak to leadership and you will see the sense of comradeship and camaraderie they believe in!) - Ample opportunities for growth and learning. 100% commitment from Leadership in India. -Benefits in India are great. Its unseen in my professional experience to get an insurance cover of INR 10,00,000/-. This is a huge plus and one of the reasons why I joined Hinge Health. Advice to folks reading through Glassdoor : Take the negative reviews with a pinch of salt! Yes, as consistently acknowledged by Leadership, there is always room for improvement but commitment towards the team is very high!

Cons: - A sense of instability is felt. This is also amplified by market conditions. - Compensation can be market competitive. - Increase diversity hiring in India.

5.0
One of the best companies I've worked at till date
Staff Software Engineer • Current Employee
Bengaluru
May 26, 2024
Pros: - Positive work culture/ Employee advocacy is high not only India but across US and Canada. - High performance organization - One gets to push their own limits! (TBH, this may not be everyone's cup of tea! Getting out of one's comfort zone is a norm here.) - India leadership is strong, drives performance and yet balances it out with recognition/acknowledgement and empathy. (Speak to leadership and you will see the sense of comradeship and camaraderie they believe in!) - Ample opportunities for growth and learning. 100% commitment from Leadership in India. -Benefits in India are great. Its unseen in my professional experience to get an insurance cover of INR 10,00,000/-. This is a huge plus and one of the reasons why I joined Hinge Health. Advice to folks reading through Glassdoor : Take the negative reviews with a pinch of salt! Yes, as consistently acknowledged by Leadership, there is always room for improvement but commitment towards the team is very high!
Cons: - A sense of instability is felt. This is also amplified by market conditions. - Compensation can be market competitive. - Increase diversity hiring in India.

Happy to have accepted the offer.

Staff Software Engineer • Current Employee

October 30, 2025

Pros: Focus on growth Compensation is above industry standard Lot of Perks Helpfull colleagues Community Clear career ladder

Cons: The sheer number of teams makes ownership of projects and cross-team communication a tad difficult sometimes, but effort from higher-ups has been mitigating this over time. It is getting far better now.

5.0
Happy to have accepted the offer.
Staff Software Engineer • Current Employee
Bengaluru
October 30, 2025
Pros: Focus on growth Compensation is above industry standard Lot of Perks Helpfull colleagues Community Clear career ladder
Cons: The sheer number of teams makes ownership of projects and cross-team communication a tad difficult sometimes, but effort from higher-ups has been mitigating this over time. It is getting far better now.

Burnout by a thousand paper cuts

Staff Software Engineer • Former Employee

December 28, 2022

Pros: You will work with smart coworkers on a product that helps people. It can be a good career stepping stone to something better. The company is doing well and will likely IPO soon.

Cons: It is an incredibly toxic and political environment. You will either be worked to death or bored with nothing to do. You will spend more time arguing about tickets, process, and agile than you do implementing features or fixing bugs - spring process are mandated top-down. Gabe treats RnD like his own personal playground for learning management. He picks favorites and ruins anyone or anything he doesn't like. You will likely be underpaid and underappreciated.

2.0
Burnout by a thousand paper cuts
Staff Software Engineer • Former Employee
December 28, 2022
Pros: You will work with smart coworkers on a product that helps people. It can be a good career stepping stone to something better. The company is doing well and will likely IPO soon.
Cons: It is an incredibly toxic and political environment. You will either be worked to death or bored with nothing to do. You will spend more time arguing about tickets, process, and agile than you do implementing features or fixing bugs - spring process are mandated top-down. Gabe treats RnD like his own personal playground for learning management. He picks favorites and ruins anyone or anything he doesn't like. You will likely be underpaid and underappreciated.

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