Senior Software Engineer (Go)

TL;DR

Senior Software Engineer (Backend): Modernizing and supporting the technology behind the hirify.global Public Shipping API with an accent on refactoring legacy services and designing cloud-native solutions. Focus on delivering low-latency, high-throughput services using Go in Azure, Kubernetes, and Kafka environments.

Location: Must be authorized and based in the United States.

Salary: $150,000 - $200,000 a year

Company

hirify.global is a YC unicorn founded in 2012 whose mission is to make shipping simple for businesses.

What you will do

• Design, code, test, and optimize high-performance Go services to power the public shipping API.
• Refactor legacy systems for the cloud and design new cloud-native services using Azure, Kubernetes, and Kafka.
• Collaborate with product managers and other engineers to translate ideas into solid architecture.
• Participate in peer reviews, mentor teammates, and support modern best practices like gRPC and microservices patterns.
• Troubleshoot production issues in high-throughput, low-latency environments without downtime.
• Create clear technical documentation for future engineers and continuously improve speed, scalability, reliability, and developer experience.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree.
• 8+ years of software development experience.
• Proficiency in Ruby on Rails, Python; experience with Go or Java is a plus.
• Familiarity with Agile or Scrum methodologies and tools like JIRA and Confluence.
• Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and design principles.
• To be considered for this position, you must be authorized and based in the United States.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• Competitive compensation package and equity.
• Monthly work from home stipend of $50.
• Flexible work schedule and paid time off.
• Collaborative culture with a supportive team and unlimited growth opportunities.
• Opportunity to impact a product helping ship millions of packages per day.