Software Development Engineer III - Full Stack

TL;DR

Software Development Engineer III (Full Stack): Designing, building, and delivering end-to-end features for flight search transformation with an accent on customer-facing React experiences and backend services. Focus on building and maintaining backend services and GraphQL APIs, debugging complex production issues, and improving architectural and operational inefficiencies.

Location: Must be based in Seattle, Washington, United States

Salary: $146,000.00 to $233,500.00

Company

hirify.global brands power global travel for everyone, everywhere by designing cutting-edge tech to make travel smoother and more memorable, and creating groundbreaking solutions for partners.

What you will do

• Design, build, and deliver end-to-end features, from React-based user interfaces through Node.js/TypeScript and Kotlin/Java backend services.
• Build and maintain backend services and GraphQL APIs that support web and mobile clients.
• Collaborate with product, design, and platform partners to shape requirements and technical solutions.
• Apply software design principles, algorithms, and data structures to write clean, maintainable, and scalable code.
• Debug and resolve complex production issues spanning frontend, backend services, and downstream dependencies.
• Mentor junior engineers through pairing, reviews, and technical guidance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent professional experience.
• 5+ years of professional software development experience in a full-stack role.
• Proven experience delivering customer-facing React applications and backend services in production environments.
• Strong expertise in Java, Kotlin, and related JVM frameworks.
• Hands-on experience designing and operating GraphQL APIs, including schema design and resolver implementation.
• Strong experience operating and troubleshooting production systems, with a focus on monitoring, observability, debugging, and working in cloud-hosted environments (AWS preferred).

Nice to have

• Experience leveraging AI/ML features and capabilities.
• Prior experience collaborating with SRE (Site Reliability Engineering) teams to build robust, highly available infrastructures.
• Created custom Splunk dashboards and alerting mechanisms to proactively monitor critical application and infrastructure events.

Culture & Benefits

• Full benefits package, including exciting travel perks, generous time-off, parental leave, and a flexible work model.
• Career development resources to fuel employees' passion for travel and ensure a rewarding career journey.
• Wellness & travel reimbursement, travel discounts, and an International Airlines Travel Agent (IATAN) membership.
• Inclusive work environment with a diverse workforce.
• Commitment to creating an inclusive work environment.