Senior Software Engineer (Backend Oriented) (Fintech)

Location: Bogotá, Colombia; currently fully remote with a future transition to hybrid

Company

hirify.global is a hyper-growth Series C fintech building an AI-powered conversational financial platform for Latinos in the US, including remittances, credit, savings, and wallet services powered by financial infrastructure and crypto rails.

What you will do

• Architect, implement, optimize, and scale backend microservices for the Payments, Disbursements, or GRC squad.
• Build secure fund-collection, transaction-processing, beneficiary-disbursement, user-onboarding, KYC, and compliance systems.
• Design and manage distributed infrastructure capable of handling millions of daily requests with strong security and performance.
• Use Google Cloud services and infrastructure tools to build and maintain scalable systems.
• Collaborate with product, operations, compliance, and business teams to deliver financial solutions.
• Mentor junior developers, promote engineering best practices, and improve platform capabilities using feedback and analytics.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience as a Software Engineer in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Fluent or advanced English.
• Experience building, shipping, and iterating on software applications, particularly in Fintech; equivalent competencies may be considered.
• Solid foundation in algorithms and data structures.
• Experience designing and implementing web services, including REST APIs.
• Knowledge of Hexagonal Architecture, Event-Driven Architecture, A/B Testing, Feature Flags, and Gradual Rollouts.
• Experience with payment systems, financial disbursement solutions, or compliance-driven platforms is highly desirable.
• Knowledge of security protocols, compliance standards, and KYC/AML processes.
• Excellent collaboration, prioritization, curiosity, and commitment to continuous learning.

Nice to have

• Curiosity and/or experience in Fintech; equivalent competencies will also be considered.
• Familiarity with React, HTTP, HTML/DOM, JavaScript, CSS, AJAX, Python, Flask/FastAPI, Redis, SQL, gRPC, Google Cloud, Kubernetes, Terraform, NewRelic, or PagerDuty.

Culture & Benefits

• Currently fully remote, with a future transition to a hybrid setup.
• Competitive salary, initial stock options grant, and annual performance bonus.
• Health, dental, and vision plans.
• Continuous learning opportunities and growth in a dynamic entrepreneurial environment.
• Unlimited PTO and paid parental leave.