TL;DR

Senior Backend Engineer (Platform Services): Designing and building backend services that operate at scale and serve as foundational components of our platform with an accent on API Management, Content Delivery, and Trust & Safety. Focus on leading architectural decisions, mentoring engineers, and improving system reliability.

Company

%hirify_global% is the world's #1 creative platform with over 100 million creators and 1 billion installs.

What you will do

Lead the design and implementation of platform services in one or more of the team’s domains.
Drive architectural decisions for high-scale distributed systems and cloud-native platforms.
Own initiatives end-to-end — from discovery and design to rollout and long-term reliability.
Improve the reliability, scalability, and observability of platform services.
Mentor junior and mid-level engineers and help raise the engineering bar.
Collaborate with infrastructure and product teams to align on roadmaps and integrations.

Requirements

5+ years of experience building backend services and distributed systems.
Expertise in one of the major programming languages (preferably JVM or JavaScript/Node.js ecosystems).
Strong foundation in algorithms and data structures.
Solid understanding of backend engineering concepts, such as REST API design and cloud patterns.
Strong experience with Spring Boot or NestJS and cloud infrastructure.