Software Engineer, Core Platform (Node.js/TypeScript)

TL;DR

Junior Software Engineer (Node.js/TypeScript): Building and optimizing high-volume backend systems and APIs for observability and security data platforms with an accent on scalability, API design, and data processing. Focus on implementing well-scoped features, debugging distributed systems, and learning modern platform engineering practices.

Location: Remote, must be based in the United States.

Salary: $120,000–$150,000

Company

hirify.global is a rapidly growing remote-first product company providing data engine solutions for IT and Security.

What you will do

• Contribute to backend systems and APIs for data ingestion, processing, and routing.
• Design, develop, test, and maintain Node.js/TypeScript code for customer-facing features.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand requirements and turn them into code.
• Write and extend automated tests (unit, integration, and functional).
• Participate in code reviews, both as an author and reviewer-in-training.
• Investigate and fix bugs in distributed systems, learning observability tools.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Solid CS fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, basic networking and operating systems concepts.
• Experience with at least one programming language used for backend or systems work (JavaScript/TypeScript, Go, Java).
• Some exposure to backend services or data-intensive applications (APIs, data pipelines, message queues, databases).
• Familiarity with Linux or Unix-like systems as a development environment.
• Understanding of testing and CI/CD concepts (unit tests, Git workflows, GitHub Actions).

Nice to have

• Curiosity about or exposure to time-series databases and columnar storage systems (e.g., ClickHouse, Prometheus).
• Familiarity with observability tools like Grafana, Kibana/ELK, or Datadog.
• Any open source contributions, hackathon projects, or portfolio work.
• Enjoy learning new technologies and tackling ambiguous problems.
• Comfortable working in an Agile environment.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote-first team with strong mentorship from senior engineers.
• Values curiosity, collaboration, and clear communication.
• Offers comprehensive health, dental, vision, short-term disability, and life insurance.
• Includes paid holidays, paid time off, a fertility treatment benefit, 401(k), and equity.
• Eligibility for a discretionary company-wide bonus.