Staff Software Engineer (GRC Products)

TL;DR

Staff Software Engineer (GRC Products): Driving the long-term technical strategy and leading complex initiatives that affect the product area and broader engineering organization. Focus on hands-on development, leadership, strategic thinking, and cross-functional collaboration to align systems with hirify.global’s technical strategy.

Location: Remote - Must reside in Alberta, Ontario, or British Columbia, Canada

Company

hirify.global's mission is to help businesses earn and prove trust by monitoring and verifying security continuously.

What you will do

• Identify, scope, and lead large technical projects, laying the groundwork for building highly performant, reliable, and customizable systems with long-term impact.
• Drive a portfolio of complex initiatives with a duration spanning multiple quarters, ensuring iterative and sustainable impact across product areas.
• Rally cross-functional teams to drive initiatives to completion, even without direct management of team members.
• Make strategic decisions that prioritize long-term success, while influencing hirify.global’s technical direction alongside senior engineers and leadership.
• Champion engineering excellence by continuously improving processes, methodologies, and technical practices across the organization.

Requirements

• Over 10 years of industry experience with deep expertise in one or more technical areas (e.g., frontend, databases, distributed systems, APIs, AI, etc.).
• Proven ability to lead complex technical initiatives, driving strategic projects and improving organizational processes in fast-paced, dynamic environments.
• Mastery in system design and software architecture, with a strong ability to balance technical considerations and execution constraints.
• Extensive experience building user-facing SaaS products, catering to both startup and enterprise users.
• Expertise in building 0→1 products and solving large-scale challenges, especially in environments that prioritize a bias for action.
• Strong leadership and mentorship experience, consistently up-leveling teams and leading by example.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence and advocate for technical decisions at all levels of the organization.

Culture & Benefits

• Industry-competitive salary and equity.
• 100% covered medical, dental, and vision benefits with dependents coverage.
• Pension contribution.
• 16 weeks fully paid parental leave for all new parents.
• Health & wellness stipend.
• Remote workspace stipend.
• Flexible work hours and location.
• 21 days of PTO and 80 hours of sick leave.
• 8 to 11 company paid holidays (dependent on your territory of residence).
• Virtual team building activities, lunch and learns, and other company-wide events!