Senior Software Engineer (Backend)

TL;DR

Senior Software Engineer (Backend): Designing and building high-performance, reliable, mission-critical software for satellite control and monitoring with an accent on backend and infrastructure ownership. Focus on collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to define software requirements and architectures while mentoring teammates.

Location: Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or other protected individual.

Salary: $150,000 - $200,000

Company

hirify.global builds advanced satellites for high orbits, providing dedicated, secure networks to sophisticated customers globally.

What you will do

• Design and build high-performance, reliable, mission-critical software that is used to send commands to space
• Take full ownership of features, working across backend and infrastructure
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to define software requirements, architectures, and designs
• Continuously assess the evolving tech landscape and advocate for innovations that will improve our system
• Mentor teammates, share knowledge, and help raise the technical bar

Requirements

• 6+ years of professional experience as a software engineer
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related technical field
• Strong proficiency in Python
• Experience with distributed systems and microservice architectures
• Experience and understanding of databases (Postgres, etc)
• Experience and understanding of pub/sub and streaming systems (RabbitMQ, Flink, etc)
• Track record of delivering high-impact features and improvements in a collaborative environment

Nice to have

• Experience with Kubernetes
• Experience introducing metrics and monitoring to increase system stability
• Proficiency in C++, Go, Rust
• Experience building fleet management systems