Staff Software Engineer (Web3)

TL;DR

Staff Software Engineer (Web3): Defining the architectural vision for a customer onboarding platform, designing robust, cloud-native service architecture, and leading the strategic initiative to decouple complex business logic from Salesforce. Focus on unwinding years of technical debt, authoring a technical roadmap for hirify.global Payments and Stablecoin, and ensuring reliability and speed of the global financial system.

Location: Hybrid, must be based in California (CA), with 10+ in-office days per month.

Salary: $208,000–$260,000 USD annually

Company

hirify.global is building the Internet of Value through crypto solutions for financial institutions, businesses, governments, and developers, aiming to improve the global financial system.

What you will do

• Set the technical direction and long-term architecture for distributed backend services and shared infrastructure.
• Drive alignment across Product, Compliance, and engineering squads to transform high-level organizational goals into actionable roadmaps.
• Migrate core logic out of Salesforce, ensuring zero downtime and data integrity during the transition.
• Evangelize engineering excellence by establishing org-wide standards for observability, reliability, and system health.
• Mentor other engineers and influence the broader organization, fostering a culture of technical rigor and collective ownership.

Requirements

• 8+ years of relevant engineering experience, with deep expertise in Java, Kotlin, or Go.
• Proven success acting as a system designer for large-scale migrations, specifically unwinding monoliths into service-oriented architectures.
• Ability to navigate deep ambiguity, anticipating technical risks and bottlenecks before they impact delivery.
• Strong influence and leadership skills, capable of driving consensus on complex technical trade-offs with stakeholders across the company.
• Must be based in California (CA).

Nice to have

• Experience in fintech, identity verification, or building horizontal platforms.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to build in a fast-paced startup environment.
• Hybrid work model with flexibility for managers and teams to decide 10+ in-office days per month.
• Professional development budget to support learning.
• Competitive salary, bonuses, and equity.
• Competitive benefits covering physical and mental healthcare, retirement (e.g., 401k), family forming, and family support.
• Generous wellness reimbursement, R&R days, and vacation policy.