Staff Backend Engineer

TL;DR

Staff Backend Engineer: Defining and implementing architectural vision for a global marketplace, focusing on building and scaling maintainable software solutions. Focus on technical leadership, mentoring engineers, and hands-on impact in the software development lifecycle for distributed systems.

Location: Hybrid (Barcelona) with 2 remote days a week and 1 remote work week per quarter

Company

hirify.global is a global marketplace for refurbished devices, committed to making tech reliable, affordable, and better for the planet.

What you will do

• Define and contribute to the architectural vision across the tech division.
• Ensure long-term maintainability and scalability of software solutions through high-judgement decisions.
• Provide technical leadership and mentor team engineers.
• Take accountability for the entire technical ecosystem, including tools, languages, and software practices.
• Contribute to the company's external visibility through networking and speaking at tech events.
• Operate across the tech division, handling critical projects and initiatives.

Requirements

• Expertise in Go (main language is Python at hirify.global).
• Technical expertise building distributed systems addressing complex issues.
• Experience successfully operating in a service oriented architecture.
• Experience mentoring and developing engineers.
• Good written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex technical information clearly.
• Must be able to work in Barcelona (Hybrid model).

Culture & Benefits

• Mission-driven work environment with a direct impact on the planet.
• Hybrid work model with flexible remote options.
• Employee Resource Groups, mentorship programs, and comprehensive accessibility policies.
• Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion principles.
• Impact-driven work with hands-on career development.

Hiring process

• Initial phonescreen (45 min)
• Pair programming session (1 h)
• System Design and API module (45 min)
• Data module (45 min)
• Technical leadership assessment (45 min)
• Meet your Manager (30 min)
• Meet the Staff community (45 min)
• BM Values- Cultural fit (45 min)