TL;DR

Staff Engineer (Backend): Lead the design and implementation of scalable, distributed backend systems for campaign orchestration and messaging platforms with an accent on high-throughput, low-latency services and AI-powered development tools. Focus on solving complex architectural challenges, improving system performance, and driving cross-team engineering initiatives.

Location: Tel Aviv, Israel

Company

%hirify_global% is a global marketing tech company specializing in relationship marketing and personalization, serving leading brands with scalable data-driven systems.

What you will do

Act as technical authority for large-scale backend systems within the Execution group.
Lead design and implementation of distributed, high-throughput, low-latency services supporting billions of messages monthly.
Drive strategic adoption of AI and advanced coding practices to increase developer efficiency.
Partner with engineering managers and architects to shape long-term technical vision and architecture roadmap.
Define and enforce engineering standards and best practices across services.
Mentor engineers and lead cross-functional technical initiatives spanning multiple teams.

Requirements

Location: Must be based in Tel Aviv, Israel
10+ years software engineering experience with 3+ years in senior or staff-level architectural roles.
Proven experience with .NET/C#, Java, or Go in building scalable distributed systems.
Expertise in event-driven architectures using Kafka or equivalent messaging systems.
Strong knowledge of cloud-native development, container orchestration, and infrastructure-as-code.
Experience with relational and NoSQL databases, performance monitoring, and observability tools.
English: Proficient (B2) required

Nice to have

Experience in high-growth SaaS or high-throughput systems.
Background in campaign orchestration, marketing automation, or messaging systems.
Familiarity with data engineering tools like Airflow, BigQuery, and dbt.
Hands-on experience with AI-powered development workflows and LLM tools.

Culture & Benefits

Work in a vibrant, fast-growing startup environment with a strong product and proven business.
Collaborate with a global team across NYC, London, and Tel Aviv.
Opportunities for career growth with internal promotions.
Focus on engineering excellence, ownership, and continuous improvement.