Sr. Software Engineer (Core Policy)

Location: Hybrid role based in College Park, MD; Columbus, OH; or Boston, MA, United States

Salary: USD 155,000–170,000 per year

Company

hirify.global provides a data authorization platform that helps organizations govern access to data across analytics, AI, cloud, identity, and enterprise systems.

What you will do

• Lead the design and end-to-end delivery of complex Core Policy features and cross-component initiatives.
• Build maintainable front-end components and backend services, APIs, and data models.
• Design solutions across service, API, and data boundaries with attention to failure modes, scalability, operations, security, and maintainability.
• Improve system scalability, performance, reliability, and maintainability through refactoring and data-informed technical planning.
• Own quality through design and code reviews, automated testing, observability, safe rollouts, and measurable success criteria.
• Partner with Product, Design, Security, and Engineering teams, mentor engineers, and improve CI/CD, tooling, and developer experience.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in software engineering or a related discipline, with demonstrated scope and impact and preferably production software delivery experience.
• Strong TypeScript and JavaScript proficiency, with front-end experience in Angular, React, Vue.js, or comparable frameworks and backend experience with Node.js or related technologies.
• Experience designing and delivering services, APIs, and distributed systems for scalability, maintainability, extensibility, reliability, and secure operation.
• Strong SQL and relational database fundamentals, including PostgreSQL or comparable systems, data modeling, and API contract design.
• Experience with automated testing, code review, continuous integration and delivery, observability, debugging, and safe production rollouts.
• Ability to frame ambiguous problems, evaluate tradeoffs, make timely decisions, and explain technical rationale.
• Ability to lead complex projects from technical design through delivery, rollout, monitoring, and follow-up improvements.
• Ability to build alignment and influence technical direction across Engineering and partner functions without formal authority.
• Experience mentoring engineers and improving team practices through feedback, design reviews, documentation, code reviews, or knowledge sharing.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid workplace with offices in Boston, Columbus, and College Park.
• 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision premiums for employees and dependents, including domestic partners.
• Stock options, paid maternity and paternity leave, and learning and development resources.
• Unlimited paid time off for U.S.-based positions.
• Equal employment opportunities are provided without regard to protected characteristics.

Hiring process

• Applications from third-party recruiters are not accepted; candidate submissions must be made directly by the candidate.