Staff Software Engineer Backend (Python/Big Data/AWS/Kubernetes)

TL;DR

Staff Software Engineer Backend (Python/Big Data/AWS/Kubernetes): Design, build, and scale backend services and large-scale data processing pipelines for a SaaS revenue performance platform with an accent on high-throughput, low-latency distributed systems and cloud-native architectures. Focus on developing and optimizing data-intensive applications, managing massive datasets, and automating deployments in a fully remote, globally distributed environment.

Location: Fully remote, work hours aligned with Eastern Standard Time (EST)

Company

hirify.global is a market-leading SaaS company specializing in Sales Performance Management solutions trusted by global industry leaders.

What you will do

• Design, build, and scale REST APIs and large-scale data processing pipelines handling high-volume datasets across distributed systems.
• Architect and optimize backend services for high throughput and low-latency performance.
• Develop data-intensive and event-driven applications using Python, Typescript, Spark, and AWS-native services.
• Work with Spark, EMR, Glue, Kafka, and similar frameworks to process and transform very large datasets.
• Improve system performance, reliability, and scalability across microservices and cloud infrastructure.
• Mentor developers, guide code reviews, and raise engineering quality standards.

Requirements

• 7+ years of backend or full-stack engineering experience with a strong backend focus.
• 7+ years of hands-on Python experience with APIs, automation, and large-scale data pipelines.
• 3+ years working with Typescript/Node.js.
• Advanced experience with AWS services including EC2, EKS, Lambda, S3, DynamoDB, RDS, and Step Functions.
• Strong practical experience deploying and optimizing production workloads on Kubernetes.
• Proven experience with large datasets, distributed computing, and batch or stream processing using Spark, Dask, EMR, Glue, Kafka.
• Strong business-level English proficiency.
• Ability to work within EST business hours remotely.

Culture & Benefits

• Market leading compensation package.
• Wellness programs supporting health and wellbeing.
• Remote work flexibility with a results-driven culture.
• Comprehensive employee insurance coverage including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• Annual time off in accordance with legislative requirements.
• Global connected culture with hubs in Romania, UK, US, and Canada.
• Continuous development opportunities in an innovative and multicultural environment.