Staff Backend Engineer (API Platform)

TL;DR

Staff Backend Engineer (API Platform): Designing, building, and operating high-performance APIs for hirify.global's external platform with an accent on low latency, high throughput, and strong consistency. Focus on architecting distributed systems, optimizing performance at scale, and improving system reliability and security.

Location: Onsite in San Francisco, New York City, or Seattle, US

Salary: $180,000 – $300,000

Company

hirify.global is a product company redefining how people search, reason, and interact with information through its AI-powered platform.

What you will do

• Design, build, and operate mission-critical APIs in Python, Go, or Rust, optimized for low latency and high throughput.
• Lead major technical initiatives, including new platform components and multi-team system redesigns.
• Improve system reliability and security by implementing rate limiting, authentication, observability, and automated testing.
• Collaborate across teams to determine when to extend existing systems versus build new, specialized services.
• Translate customer needs into scalable platform capabilities and generalized API features.
• Uphold engineering excellence through design reviews, code quality, and internal documentation.

Requirements

• 5+ years of backend engineering experience with Python, Go, or Rust.
• Strong understanding of high-traffic API design: versioning, schema evolution, idempotency, auth patterns, and performance tuning.
• Hands-on experience running AWS services, plus fluency with Kubernetes, CI/CD, and modern DevOps practices.
• Strong customer empathy and product sense, ensuring the APIs you build are ergonomic, well-documented, and easy to adopt.

Nice to have

• Experience with LLM or natural-language APIs (latency tuning, streaming, model orchestration).

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance for you and your dependents.
• 401(k) plan.
• Equity may be part of the total compensation package.
• Opportunity to shape the technical foundation of hirify.global’s external platform.