Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Risk Platform)

TL;DR

Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Risk Platform): Building flexible, scalable, and customizable engineering systems to detect and prevent fraud in real-time, near-real-time, and scheduled workflows with an accent on managing financial risks while maintaining the best possible user experience. Focus on providing technical leadership for end-to-end projects and driving architectural decisions that shape risk detection and mitigation systems.

Location: In-person participation is required throughout the year. Team and company-wide offsites are held multiple times annually.

Salary: $186,065—$218,900 USD

Company

hirify.global's mission is to increase economic freedom in the world.

What you will do

• Author, review, and approve technical design documents for complex features and systems.
• Provide technical leadership for the delivery of end-to-end projects including implementation, deployment, and monitoring.
• Design and build new systems and major features.
• Manage single or multiple projects end-to-end.
• Lead team rituals including on-call rotations, code reviews, and incident response.
• Proactively improve code quality and address technical debt across the team's code bases.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in software engineering with a track record of delivering complex systems.
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical projects and mentor other engineers.
• Deep expertise in at least one backend language (Go, Java, Python, Ruby).
• Experience building and scaling distributed systems in production.
• Strong understanding of system design, architecture patterns, and trade-offs.
• Proven ability to work with ambiguous requirements and drive technical clarity.

Nice to have

• Experience with risk, fraud detection, or financial systems at scale.
• Knowledge of machine learning models in production environments.
• Experience with real-time event processing and streaming architectures (Kafka, Flink).
• Understanding of payment systems (ACH, cards, crypto) and associated fraud patterns.
• Experience with regulatory compliance and security requirements.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, Dental and Vision Plan with generous employee contributions.
• Health Savings Account with company contributions each pay period.
• Disability and Life Insurance.
• 401(k) plan with company match.
• Generous Time off/Leave Policy.
• The option of getting paid in digital currency.