Senior Software Engineer

TL;DR

Senior Software Engineer: Building scalable and reliable systems that power core operations, including donor platforms, payment systems, and crisis response tools. Focus on end-to-end development, improving developer workflows, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to support program delivery in the field.

Location: This role is fully remote but must be available to meet with East Africa timezone by at least 2 hours a couple of times a week. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment Visas in the U.S. or U.K. at this time.

Salary: The United States annual base salary for this role is $157, 500; the Kenya annual base salary for this role is $92 500 USD; the UK annual base salary for this role is GBP 108 150.

Company

hirify.global (GD) aims to reshape international giving by providing cash grants directly to the world’s poorest.

What you will do

• Design and build scalable, reliable systems that power core operations, like donor platforms and payment delivery.
• Own end-to-end development of new features and services, from architecture through deployment and monitoring.
• Improve developer workflows by strengthening CI/CD pipelines and increasing test coverage.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand real-world needs and ship tools that support program delivery.
• Debug and resolve production issues, focusing on root cause analysis and long-term fixes.
• Shape the tech roadmap with an eye toward scale, maintainability, and recipient experience.

Requirements

• English Language Requirement
• 4+ years of industry experience creating production-caliber software and systems.
• Experience with backend architecture: databases, cloud services, APIs.
• Experience building infrastructure to deploy software.
• Experience with strongly-typed, object-oriented programming and scripting languages like Python or Ruby.
• High degree of ownership and autonomy.
• Strong analytical skills and communication abilities.

Nice to have

• Experience using Python and AWS in a production environment.
• Experience with payments/financial software or microservice/serverless architecture.

Culture & Benefits

• Positive and supportive team with advancement opportunities.
• Demonstrated commitment to staff development and growth.
• Competitive salary, including bonus.
• Robust health benefits plan (details vary by country).
• Unlimited PTO.
• Desk allowance and flexible work location.

Hiring process

• Take-home coding assignment.
• Live Coding (60 mins).
• Systems Design (60 mins).
• Project Deep Dive + Behavioral (60 mins).