Software Engineer, Developer Tools and Productivity

TL;DR

Software Engineer (Developer Tools): Building and operating scalable and resilient developer productivity tooling and platforms with an accent on improving internal engineering workflows and system efficiency. Focus on designing, building, and operating tools across the software lifecycle, hardening platforms, and driving initiatives to enhance developer experience.

Location: Hybrid, available in Lisbon or London

Company

hirify.global runs one of the world's largest networks, helping build a better Internet by protecting and accelerating millions of websites and Internet properties.

What you will do

• Embed with teams to improve developer workflows and implement new features based on internal engineering feedback.
• Design, build, and operate scalable and resilient developer productivity tooling across the software lifecycle.
• Harden platforms against security threats, bugs, and other operational issues.
• Improve the efficiency of managing resources such as CPU, bandwidth, and storage.
• Work with product teams to understand challenges and help them choose the best system architecture.
• Drive initiatives that make engineers happier and more productive.

Requirements

• Ability to work with codebases in TypeScript and Go.
• Excellent debugging skills in a Linux environment.
• Source control experience including branching, merging, and rebasing.
• Experience managing and deploying onto production Kubernetes or similar orchestration platforms.
• Ability to break down complex problems into smaller pieces, provide options, and drive solutions.

Nice to have

• Worked in a platform engineering team or engineering productivity team in the past.
• Expertise in building and maintaining systems for specific developer tooling domains like build systems, CI/CD pipelines, source control, or automation tools.
• Experience operating Kubernetes on-premise at scale in capacities including SRE, systems design, or architecture.
• Experience building tools on top of LLMs, including MCP servers, RAG pipelines, or agentic workflows.

Culture & Benefits

• hirify.global is committed to building a better Internet, protecting the free and open Internet through projects like Galileo and Athenian.
• The company released 1.1.1.1 to provide a faster, more secure, and privacy-centric public DNS resolver.
• hirify.global is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive team, valuing continuous development and learning.
• hirify.global is an equal opportunity employer, providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities.