Staff Backend Engineer (AI Integrations)

Location: Virtual role associated with Deerfield, Illinois, United States; occasional travel to a physical office may be required. Applicants must have U.S. work authorization that does not require current or future visa sponsorship.

Salary: $180,000–$240,000 per year.

Company

hirify.global builds workforce benefits, health, wealth, wellbeing, navigation, and absence-management solutions, including Benefits Intelligence powered by the hirify.global Data Engine.

What you will do

• Define and evolve application architecture, domain models, workflows, and business logic for the Benefits Intelligence module.
• Design and build APIs and application services connecting Worklife with the hirify.global Data Engine, including interface contracts, error handling, observability, and operational ownership.
• Lead the integration of Data Engine capabilities into Worklife, adapting existing UI components and developing administrative experiences where required.
• Establish reusable full-stack engineering patterns for maintainability, security, testing, observability, deployment, and operational efficiency.
• Translate product concepts and business requirements into technical options, evaluate trade-offs, and drive implementation with Product and Architecture.
• Drive technical execution across Engineering, Product, UX, Data, and platform teams, including dependencies, integration decisions, automated tests, telemetry, runbooks, and operational handoff.

Requirements

• 6+ years of progressive software engineering experience, including ownership of complex production applications.
• Deep expertise in application data modeling, API design, and backend services, with proficiency in modern front-end development.
• Experience designing and building complex B2B systems from 0→1 for non-technical users.
• Product judgment and the ability to turn ambiguity into clear technical decisions and incremental delivery.
• Experience integrating new application capabilities into established products and technology ecosystems, including adapting and extending services and UI components.
• Independent cross-functional technical leadership across multiple Engineering and Product teams without formal authority.
• Fluency with approved agentic coding practices and disciplined software engineering controls.
• Experience integrating application platforms with data or AI-enabled services.
• Experience improving observability, reliability, and operational efficiency for production applications.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible working arrangements and a virtual work setup; virtual interviews are conducted with cameras on.
• Health, dental, and vision coverage from Day One.
• Retirement plans with contribution matching, generous time off, parental leave, and wellbeing programs.
• Continuing education, training, and career growth opportunities.
• Inclusive workplace with reasonable accommodations available during the hiring process.

Hiring process

• An offer is contingent on successfully completing a background check, which may include identity, education, employment, criminal, sanctions, credit, and drug checks depending on the role.
• Authorization to work in the employing country without visa sponsorship is required.