Staff Engineer - Backend

TL;DR

Staff Engineer - Backend: Designing, developing, and scaling distributed backend systems that are fault-tolerant and extensible with an accent on clean architecture and solving hard problems. Focus on system-level performance, availability, and security.

Company

hirify.global builds uncomplicated service software that delivers exceptional customer and employee experiences.

What you will do

• Design, develop, and scale distributed backend systems that are fault-tolerant and extensible.
• Own complex modules end-to-end: from architecture to deployment to monitoring.
• Define and enforce best practices in API design, data modeling, and service modularity.
• Influence cross-team architecture decisions and own long-term technical direction.
• Collaborate with PMs and other engineering leads to shape backend strategy.

Requirements

• 9 to 12 years of experience in backend product development.
• Proven experience building and scaling high-throughput distributed systems.
• Strong grasp of data structures, algorithms, and time/space optimization techniques.
• Expertise in Java (or equivalent), with real-world experience in building production APIs.
• Solid understanding of system design (HLD & LLD) and architectural trade-offs.
• Experience with CI/CD, observability, and cloud-native deployments (AWS/GCP).

Culture & Benefits

• Welcoming colleagues of all backgrounds, genders, sexual orientations, religions, and ethnicities.
• Committed to providing equal opportunity and believe that diversity in the workplace creates a more vibrant, richer environment that boosts the goals of our employees, communities, and business.