Senior Software Engineer (Ruby/Rails), MVR

Location: San Francisco, California, United States; expected to work from the office 3+ days a week. Relocation to a hirify.global hub location may be supported.

Salary: $185,000–$218,000 USD per year.

Company

hirify.global builds an AI-powered data platform for safe and fair verification decisions, including employment, housing, transportation, childcare, and other screenings.

What you will do

• Lead the full development lifecycle for complex motor vehicle record features, from technical design through implementation, release, and ongoing operation.
• Define the technical direction for MVR systems and improve reliability, turnaround time, and extensibility.
• Build and maintain high-performance services for accurate, secure, and compliant data processing.
• Integrate data provider realities and customer needs into scalable technical solutions.
• Identify systemic risks, lead incident response and root-cause analysis, and implement durable fixes.
• Mentor engineers and raise standards for code quality, design reviews, and engineering practices while using AI-assisted engineering tools.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience building scalable backend systems, with strong proficiency in at least one modern programming language and deep knowledge of relational databases, ORMs, and RESTful APIs.
• Experience designing and maintaining reliable distributed systems, including microservices, CI/CD, and asynchronous or event-driven architectures.
• Ability to reason about platforms end to end, evaluate architectural trade-offs, and design for changing data sources, volumes, and product requirements.
• Experience integrating external data providers or third-party APIs and building resilient pipelines for inconsistent, delayed, or incomplete data.
• Full-cycle ownership and ability to communicate technical decisions clearly with engineering and non-engineering partners.
• Strong bias for action, resilience through ambiguity, urgency, and ownership of meaningful outcomes.

Culture & Benefits

• Fast-paced, collaborative engineering environment with flexible PTO.
• Learning and development allowance.
• Competitive cash and equity compensation with advancement opportunities.
• 100% medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Up to $25,000 reimbursement for fertility, adoption, and parental planning services.
• Monthly wellness stipend, in-office meals, commuter stipend, and snacks and beverages.