Senior Software Engineer

TL;DR

Senior Software Engineer (Backend): Designing, implementing, and maintaining systems and services that form the foundation of hirify.global and empower millions of users trading billions of dollars worth of assets with an accent on integrity, maintainability, scalability, and stability. Focus on modern ledger system (Securities backend system) localized for Japan (but scalable to global).

Location: Full remote work. Occasional in-person engagements may be required based on business needs

Company

hirify.global is a US-headquartered self-clearing broker-dealer and brokerage infrastructure for stocks, ETFs, options, crypto, fixed income, 24/5 trading, and more.

What you will do

• Collaborate with internal stakeholders–including finance, operations, and product teams–to deliver high-impact features/projects
• Build backend systems/components with integrity, maintainability, scalability, and stability in mind
• Own the delivery of high-visibility features/projects, from design to deployment
• Collaborate with global teams to improve the health of hirify.global’s systems

Requirements

• Fluent in business-level Japanese (including reading and writing) and conversational English (capable of using chat to communicate with global teams)
• System design skills with object-oriented data modelling, service-oriented architectures, and system abstraction
• Dedicated with performant, defect-free, maintainable code
• A strong problem solver with a proactive mindset
• A team player who can effectively coordinate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Strong coding skills around Go, Java
• Experience with IDLs (e.g., protobuf), RPC frameworks (e.g., gRPC), cloud platforms (e.g., GCP), and relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL)

Nice to have

• Experience in the financial services (preferably in Japan) or accounting industry
• Experience with major cloud platforms (we primarily use GCP)
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
• Experience with distributed systems/databases
• Experience with event-driven systems
• Experience working remotely
• Experience working at a startup

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive Salary & Stock Options
• Health Benefits
• New Hire Home-Office Setup: One-time USD $500
• Monthly Stipend: USD $150 per month via a Brex Card