Principal Software Development Engineer (Java/API)

Location: Burnaby, Canada

Base salary: CAD 184,000–230,000 per year, excluding commission, bonus, equity, and benefits.

Company

hirify.global provides the Zero Trust Exchange, a SASE-based cloud security platform that protects customers from cyberattacks and data loss by securely connecting users, devices, and applications.

What you will do

• Lead the evolution of the hirify.global Client Connector Cloud service for improved reliability, availability, and scalability.
• Make key decisions about product architecture and guide enterprise-grade technical solutions.
• Lead a team delivering innovative services for the hirify.global Client Cloud Platform.
• Collaborate with architects from other product areas on technical and product roadmaps.
• Support a culture of ownership, collaboration, feedback, and customer-focused engineering.

Requirements

• 10+ years of hands-on application development experience with Java and a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a similar discipline.
• Expert knowledge of Enterprise Java, object-oriented programming and analysis, systems architecture, RESTful APIs, Kubernetes, microservices, related frameworks, relational and NoSQL databases, Hibernate, and CI/CD tools and processes.
• Hands-on experience developing and supporting highly scalable cloud-based solutions using AWS or GCP.
• Experience designing and implementing enterprise-grade security or networking products.
• Hands-on experience with JavaScript and jQuery, plus knowledge of security, authentication and authorization, and encryption best practices.
• Active exploration and integration of AI tools and technologies to improve workflows and problem-solving.

Nice to have

• Experience using AI technologies and workflows to deliver measurable operational efficiency.
• Master’s degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering.
• Experience with streaming data processing infrastructure or identity and access management systems, including Okta and SAML.
• Knowledge of OAuth, privileged access management, security services, and React.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with health plans, vacation and sick time, parental leave, retirement options, education reimbursement, and in-office perks.
• Inclusive workplace focused on collaboration, belonging, respect, and equal opportunity.
• Engineering culture emphasizing ownership, trust through outcomes, continuous feedback, innovation, and customer focus.