Senior/Staff Software Engineer (Backend)

TL;DR

Senior/Staff Software Engineer (Backend): Designing and building scalable, efficient, and robust backend systems for hirify.global’s ride-hailing service with an accent on payments, fleet dispatch, and service management. Focus on contributing to technical roadmaps, upholding engineering excellence, and optimizing production-grade systems for resilience.

Location: Hybrid, Foster City, CA

Salary: $219,000 – $300,000 a year

Company

hirify.global is developing the first ground-up, fully autonomous vehicle fleet and the supporting ecosystem required to bring mobility-as-a-service to urban environments.

What you will do

• Design and build scalable, efficient, and robust backend systems for hirify.global’s ride-hailing service.
• Own core functionality such as payments, fleet dispatch, and service management.
• Make significant contributions to technical roadmaps and development plans.
• Uphold engineering excellence by demonstrating best practices in software development including design review, code review, software testing, and documentation.

Requirements

• 8+ years of cloud software experience.
• Experience running and optimizing production-grade systems for maximum efficiency and resilience.
• Extensive experience with the design, implementation, and operation of backend microservices.
• Proficiency with Kotlin or Java, REST APIs, and SQL.
• Experience running production services using cloud infrastructure such as Kubernetes and Docker.

Nice to have

• Experience with Spring Boot based microservice architectures, PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch.
• Experience in transportation, robotics, logistics, or autonomous vehicles.
• Experience with event driven architecture and Kafka.

Culture & Benefits

• Compensation includes base salary, Amazon Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), and hirify.global Stock Appreciation Rights.
• Comprehensive benefits package including paid time off (sick leave, vacation, bereavement), health insurance, and long-term/short-term disability insurance.
• Opportunity to be part of a fast-moving and highly execution-oriented team at the intersection of robotics, machine learning, and design.