Senior Backend Engineer (Cybersecurity)

TL;DR

Senior Backend Engineer (Cybersecurity): Designing and optimizing large-scale distributed backend services for a cybersecurity platform with an accent on cloud protocol design, network connection balancing, and datastream management. Focus on scaling backend systems, troubleshooting system failures across service pipelines, and ensuring high-quality software delivery in cloud environments.

Location: Hybrid in Toronto, Canada (2-3 times a week in office) or Remote from Ontario, Canada. Must maintain legal entitlement to work in Canada.

Salary: $150,000 - $200,000 CAD per year

Company

hirify.global is a global leader in cybersecurity, building an advanced AI-native platform to stop breaches and protect organizations.

What you will do

• Design proprietary Cloud Protocol and collaborate with Falcon Sensor teams for multiple platforms.
• Apply experience with large-scale distributed systems across various services (TLS negotiation, network balancing, virtual sessions, dynamic content, datastreams).
• Scale hirify.global into the future with a details-oriented mindset and performance focus.

Requirements

• Degree in Computer Science or commensurate experience in data structures, algorithms, and distributed systems.
• Ability to scale backend systems, including sharding, partitioning, and horizontal scaling.
• Ability to troubleshoot and pinpoint system failures across a pipeline of services.
• Deep understanding of distributed systems and scalability challenges, multi-threading, concurrency, and parallel processing technologies.
• Solid grounding in the technology of at least one cloud environment (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• English: B2 required.
• Work authorization for Canada required.

Nice to have

• Industry experience in implementing web servers and load balancers.
• Authored and led successful open source libraries and projects or contributed to open source communities.
• Existing exposure to Go, Scala, AWS, Cassandra, Kafka, Elasticsearch.
• Prior experience in the cybersecurity or intelligence fields.

Culture & Benefits

• Market leader in compensation and equity awards.
• Comprehensive physical and mental wellness programs.
• Competitive vacation and holidays, plus paid parental and adoption leaves.
• Professional development opportunities for all employees.
• Employee networks, geographic neighborhood groups, and volunteer opportunities.
• Vibrant office culture with world-class amenities.

Hiring process

• Applicants selected for the hiring process are subject to background checks, including criminal record, credit, and/or reference checks.