Staff Backend Engineer (Go)

TL;DR

Staff Backend Engineer (Go): Defining and contributing to the technical vision and architecture for a global marketplace with an accent on building maintainable software solutions and scaling efficiently. Focus on designing distributed systems, operating in service-oriented architectures, and mentoring engineers.

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

Company

hirify.global is a global marketplace for refurbished devices, aiming to make tech reliable, affordable, and better than new while reducing environmental impact.

What you will do

• Understand customer needs, business vision, and decisions.
• Define and contribute to the architecture vision across the tech division.
• Think long-term and make high-judgment decisions for maintainable software solutions.
• Demonstrate technical leadership and mentor team engineers.
• Take accountability for the entire technical ecosystem, including tools, languages, and software practices.
• Contribute actively to the company's external visibility through networking, speaking at tech events, and open-source contributions.

Requirements

• Expertise in Go (even if Python is the main language at hirify.global).
• Technical expertise building distributed systems.
• 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.

Culture & Benefits

• Mission-driven work environment where your day-to-day makes an impact on the planet.
• Hybrid work environment, with 2 remote days a week and 1 remote work week per quarter, plus 3 flex days.
• Impact-driven work with hands-on career development.
• Employee Resource Groups, including mentorship programs and comprehensive accessibility policies.
• Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion principles.

Hiring process

• Initial phonescreen (45 min).
• Pair programming session (1 hr).
• 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).