TL;DR

Backend Engineer (Clojure, Go, Kafka): Designing and building real-time engagement services and APIs that are fast, reliable, and scalable with an accent on CDN's, WAF's, web servers, event streaming and more to ensure optimal delivery under extreme load. Focus on continuously learning and evaluating new technologies in the everlasting journey to perfect products.

Location: Herzliya

Company

%hirify_global% is known for its massive backend production.

What you will do

Design, build, and own real-time engagement services and APIs that are fast, reliable, and scalable.
Tackle complex traffic challenges using CDNs, WAFs, web servers, event streaming (e.g., Kafka) and more to ensure optimal delivery under extreme load.
Analyze and improve performance, scalability and stability of %hirify_global% products, environments and tools.
Continuously learn and evaluate new technologies to perfect our products.
Ship collaboratively with Product Managers and Engineers - scoping, implementing, testing, and iterating on impactful features.

Requirements

2+ years of development experience with a passion for excellence.
Strong API and server-side skills; hands-on experience operating production services at scale.
Proficiency in at least one language (e.g., Java, Clojure, Go, Kotlin, Python).
Ability to learn new languages, systems, and frameworks quickly.
Solid engineering fundamentals (testing, CI/CD, observability) and a get-things-done mindset.
A team-first attitude with strong ownership and urgency.

Nice to have

Experience with cloud (AWS/GCP/Azure), CDNs/WAFs, and event streaming (e.g., Kafka)
Familiarity with edge optimization, traffic management, and low latency architectures.
Experience in functional programming

Culture & Benefits

Global company operating from 25 offices across 19 countries.
Ensure equal opportunities for all employees and promote the recruitment of diverse talents to global teams.
Value and encourage curiosity, diversity, and innovation from all employees, customers, and partners.