Staff Backend Engineer (Alarms)

TL;DR

Staff Backend Engineer (Alarms): Designing and scaling AI-driven backend systems for alarm detection, verification, and response workflows with an accent on low-latency, high-availability services and real-time security threat management. Focus on building distributed systems integrating hardware and cloud platforms, and developing AI-powered workflows for intrusion and video monitoring.

Location: Must be willing and able to work onsite five days per week in the United States

Salary: $130,000 - $280,000 USD annually

Company

hirify.global provides integrated cloud-based physical security solutions including video cameras, access control, alarms, and sensors trusted by thousands of organizations worldwide.

What you will do

• Design and build low-latency, high-availability backend services orchestrating alarm detection and response
• Create flexible AI-powered workflows for intrusion and video monitoring
• Build distributed systems integrating internal products and third-party services like notifications and dispatch
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, frontend, and firmware engineers to shape customer experiences
• Own systems from design through production with autonomy
• Champion best practices in testing, observability, and continuous deployment

Requirements

• Must be willing and able to work onsite five days per week in the US
• 5+ years backend engineering experience in production
• Strong programming skills in Go preferred
• Experience with distributed system design, API architecture, event-driven workflows
• Experience with cloud infrastructure, preferably AWS
• Experience with databases like Postgres and scalable data systems like Kafka, Redis

Nice to have

• Familiarity with Temporal or other workflow engines
• Interest in building AI-integrated real-time systems
• Experience with Kubernetes, monitoring tools, and performance optimization

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare including medical, vision, dental with premiums mostly covered
• Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options
• Expanded mental health support and paid parental leave
• Flexible PTO, paid holidays, and personal sick time
• Professional development stipend and wellness benefits
• Healthy lunches and commuter benefits

Hiring process

• Visa sponsorship available and supported