Software Engineer, Risk (Fintech)

TL;DR

Software Engineer, Risk (Fintech): Building and optimizing scalable systems for automated limit management and risk controls, supporting hirify.global's financial operations platform. Focus on automating complex operational tasks, enhancing portfolio optimization, and supporting the expansion into new products and geographies.

Location: New York, NY (HQ), San Francisco, CA or relocation support to NYC or SF (as needed)

Salary: $168K - $275.1K

Company

hirify.global is a financial operations platform designed to save companies time and money, combining payments, corporate cards, vendor management, procurement, travel booking, and automated bookkeeping with built-in intelligence.

What you will do

• Architect scalable, stateful systems for automated limit management to optimize hirify.global’s charge card portfolio.
• Envision and build the next generation of agents and tools that automate manual Risk decisions and increase operational efficiency.
• Develop high-volume, low-latency Risk controls to support hirify.global’s expansion into new products, customer segments, and geographies.
• Design and build real-time decisioning systems spanning the entirety of a business’ tenure on hirify.global.
• Partner closely with analysts, data scientists and product to translate risk strategies into reliable software.

Requirements

• 2+ years of backend engineering experience.
• Proficiency in Python or a comparable backend language.
• Experience working with distributed systems and async frameworks.
• Proficiency with converting abstract business problems into robust data models and technical specs.
• Experience building or operating systems with strict auditability, observability, and correctness guarantees.
• High ownership mentality – you care deeply about the systems you build.

Nice to have

• Experience leveraging AI/LLMs for development or for internal workflows.
• Interest in financial optimization problems.
• Willingness to learn and move fast while holding the bar on correctness.
• Defensive programming aptitude.
• Experience using feature stores, rule engines and ML platforms in production.

Culture & Benefits

• 100% medical, dental & vision insurance coverage for you and partially covered for your dependents.
• 401k (including employer match on contributions made while employed by hirify.global).
• Flexible PTO.
• Health and Wellness stipend.
• In-office perks: lunch, snacks, drinks, and more.
• Budget for intra-office travel.