Software Engineer (C++)

Location: Santa Clara, California; primarily in-office at the Santa Clara office

Annual base salary: $149,000–$359,000 USD; the role may also be eligible for incentive pay and/or equity.

Company

hirify.global is a public data platform company building the high-performance foundation of the Enterprise Data Cloud for global organizations.

What you will do

• Design, implement, and optimize distributed platform components covering consensus, concurrency control, and fault-tolerant storage.
• Drive core platform capabilities from technical design and prototyping through production rollout with cross-functional engineering teams.
• Analyze resource scheduling, data durability, and hardware-software bottlenecks to maintain predictable throughput under peak demand.
• Improve engineering practices through architecture discussions, code reviews, knowledge sharing, and cross-team collaboration.

Requirements

• Proficiency in modern, high-performance, concurrent C++, with emphasis on code clarity, maintainability, and testing discipline.
• Solid knowledge of distributed systems concepts, including consistency models, replication, and fault recovery.
• Strong understanding of Linux systems internals, including memory management, multithreading, and I/O performance.
• Ability to analyze complex architectural problems, debug distributed anomalies across system layers, and balance performance, simplicity, and reliability.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to share knowledge and align across functional engineering teams.
• Expected to work from the Santa Clara, CA office, except during PTO, work travel, or other approved leave.

Culture & Benefits

• Culture focused on critical thinking, innovation, continuous learning, and technical challenges.
• Support for professional growth and meaningful contributions.
• Collaborative, inclusive environment with knowledge sharing and employee resource groups.
• Flexible time off, wellness resources, and company-sponsored team events.
• Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis until the role is filled.

Hiring process

• Accommodations are available for candidates with disabilities throughout the hiring process.
• Interview accommodations can be requested if invited to interview.