Senior Software Engineer, New Platform (Backend)

TL;DR

Senior Software Engineer (Backend): Designing, building, and operating core platform services and experiences with an accent on API design and microservices architecture. Focus on backend services and APIs, experience-layer integrations, and collaborating closely with Product, Design, and other engineering teams to turn ambiguous problems into well-structured, scalable solutions.

Location: Remote-hybrid from Boston office or fully remote from home.

Salary: $158,000–$190,000 annually

Company

hirify.global is the leading food for work technology company in the US, connecting anyone who needs food for their workplace to over 100,000 restaurants nationwide.

What you will do

• Design and implement platform services and APIs that support multiple product experiences
• Own end-to-end features and capabilities, from design through production and iteration
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other engineers for technical design
• Make meaningful improvements to code quality, reliability, and developer experience within the New Platform
• Mentor and provide technical support for less experienced engineers on the team
• Build Go-based backend services and microservices that model platform capabilities

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience
• Strong backend development experience, ideally with Go or similar modern languages
• Experience building and operating microservices and API-driven systems; experience with BFF (Backend-for-Frontend) or Experience APIs is a plus
• Working knowledge of relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL) and data modeling
• Practical experience with observability, performance tuning, and operating production systems
• A quality mindset: testing, code reviews, CI/CD, and safe rollout practices

Nice to have

• Familiarity with modern frontend technologies such as React and TypeScript; experience with frameworks like Next.js or Astro is a plus
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with Product and Design to deliver iterative, measurable outcomes
• A team-oriented approach with eagerness to learn and grow

Culture & Benefits

• Work with engaged and passionate colleagues on challenging and impactful projects.
• Opportunities to grow in your career, and work in a place that values work/life harmony.
• Market competitive salary, stock options that you’ll help make worth a lot, 12 paid holidays, flexible PTO.
• 401K with hirify.global match, health/dental/FSA, long-term disability insurance, mental health and family planning resources.
• Remote-hybrid work from our awesome Boston office OR your home OR a mixture of both home and office.