Software Engineer II (Backend)

TL;DR

Software Engineer II (Backend): Responsible for building and maintaining stable, efficient systems that power the ingestion of billions of emails per day with an accent on tier 0 backend services. Focus on enhancing system efficiency, reducing operational overhead, and increasing reliability.

Location: Remote - USA

Salary: $148,800—$175,000 USD

Company

hirify.global is an AI company specializing in cloud email security.

What you will do

• Design and execute software projects critical to Abnormal's core product through conception, design, implementation, launch, and operation.
• Improve the stability, performance, and scalability of tier 0 backend services that process billions of emails daily.
• Collaborate with teams across R&D including Detection, Products, and Infrastructure.
• Participate in oncall rotations to maintain the reliability and uptime of mission-critical systems.
• Drive continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to enhance system efficiency, reduce operational overhead, and increase reliability.
• Contribute to knowledge sharing within the team and participating in professional development activities.

Requirements

• BS degree in Computer Science, Applied Sciences, Information Systems or related engineering field.
• 3+ years of industry experience on backend software development & distributed systems, designing & building software applications.
• Experience with Go and/or Python.
• Experience working with distributed teams, proficient in asynchronous and written communication.
• Experience building features & components from scratch and operating them.
• Open to following pre-established guidelines, coding practices and conventions.

Nice to have

• Experience with AWS, K8S, Kafka, Prometheus.
• Experience profiling, debugging and investigating high performance online systems in Python.
• Familiarity with AWS services and deployment practices.
• Knowledge of containerization using Docker or similar technologies.

Culture & Benefits

• Certain roles are eligible for a bonus, restricted stock units (RSUs), and benefits.
• Individual compensation packages are based on factors unique to each candidate, including their skills, experience, qualifications and other job-related reasons.