Senior Software Engineer (Distributed Systems)

TL;DR

Senior Software Engineer (Distributed Systems): Building and optimizing high-load backend services for hirify.global's online serving storage systems with an accent on KV stores, caching solutions, and distributed coordination. Focus on evolving storage systems, improving caching, and optimizing client libraries for reduced latency.

Location: Remote (US). Must live in a state where hirify.global, Inc. has a registered entity.

Salary: $157,000–$185,000 USD

Company

hirify.global is a global platform connecting hosts and guests, enabling unique stays and experiences worldwide.

What you will do

• Contribute to building and scaling critical infrastructure for online serving storage systems.
• Implement features to evolve KV stores for system-of-record use cases.
• Improve caching solutions across hirify.global.
• Implement observability features for debugging latency issues.
• Develop tooling for safe rolling upgrades of cache clusters.
• Profile and optimize hot paths in KV client libraries.

Requirements

• 3+ years of relevant industry experience.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills.
• Solid understanding of distributed systems fundamentals.
• Ability to write clean, readable, testable, and maintainable code.
• Experience onboarding to and contributing to a complex codebase.
• Enthusiasm for learning and growing skills in infrastructure engineering.
• English: B2 required.

Nice to have

• Exposure to distributed caching systems, KV stores, or similar infrastructure.

Culture & Benefits

• Work with a commitment to inclusion and belonging.
• Opportunities to work on challenging technical problems.
• Learn from experienced engineers.
• Potential for bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits.
• Flexible work model with occasional office attendance possible.