Senior Software Engineer (Release Engineering)

TL;DR

Senior Software Engineer (Release Engineering): Building and improving systems for automated, reliable, and scalable software delivery across hirify.global’s platform with an accent on release automation, tooling, and reducing manual steps. Focus on designing, implementing, and operating distributed systems for software delivery, and collaborating with teams to improve release quality and developer productivity.

Location: Remote from Canada

Salary: $180,000 CAD – $240,000 CAD (annual)

Company

hirify.global is an open-source programming model company focused on simplifying code and making applications more reliable.

What you will do

• Design, build, and maintain tools and systems that support release automation and deployment workflows.
• Write clean, reliable, and concurrent code that supports distributed systems.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand and improve release quality and developer productivity.
• Document technical designs, deployment practices, and operational procedures.
• Participate in small-team design reviews and contribute practical engineering solutions.

Requirements

• Strong coding ability, especially in languages used at hirify.global (e.g., Go, Java, or similar).
• Solid understanding of concurrency, distributed systems, and multi-threaded programming.
• Experience contributing to backend systems, tooling, infrastructure, or developer workflows.
• Familiarity with release automation concepts, CI/CD pipelines, build tools, or deployment orchestration.
• Experience with cloud environments (AWS, GCP) and container tooling.
• Exposure to distributed systems orchestration, observability tooling, or platform engineering.

Culture & Benefits

• Unlimited PTO, 12 Holidays + 2 Floating Holidays (for US employees).
• 100% Premiums Coverage for Medical, Dental, and Vision (for US employees).
• Empower 401K Plan (for US employees).
• International benefits (vary by country) issued in partnership with Remote.com.
• Perks for all employees: learning & career development, lifestyle spending account, in-home office setup, professional memberships, work-from-home meals, internet stipend, and Calm app subscription.
• Occasional travel may be required for company events, team offsites, and in-person connection.