Staff Software Engineer (Fintech)

TL;DR

Staff Software Engineer (Fintech): Designing and building scalable API-first systems for the life and annuities industry with an accent on API security, event-driven architecture, and cloud-native solutions. Focus on architecting large-scale APIs, leading delivery teams, and implementing API governance for enterprise-grade performance.

Location: Hybrid in Bridgewater, NJ

Salary: $175,000–$190,000

Company

hirify.global is a leading technology platform providing innovative enterprise solutions and data insights to accelerate growth in the life and annuities industry.

What you will do

• Architect, document, and evangelize API standards and best practices across all hirify.global APIs.
• Write high-quality, maintainable, and performant code to build reusable frameworks and services.
• Lead and guide the Enterprise API team to deliver scalable and highly performant APIs.
• Implement API gateway capabilities (traceability, monitoring, security, analytics) and recommend improvements for the full API lifecycle.
• Maintain high-quality API documentation using Swagger or similar tools.
• Provide architectural oversight, make critical design decisions, and mentor developers.

Requirements

• 10+ years of software development experience, with 4+ years in a staff engineer, architect, or technical lead role.
• Strong proficiency with .NET (C#) and JavaScript/TypeScript (NestJS, NextJS).
• Strong expertise in event-driven architecture and pub/sub messaging patterns, with experience in Apache Kafka.
• Expertise in API management and gateway technologies (e.g., Apigee, Kong) and proven ability to integrate with enterprise IAM systems.
• Cloud-native development experience with AWS services such as Lambda, EC2, S3, API Gateway, DynamoDB, SNS/SQS, and RDS.
• Working knowledge of DevOps practices (CI/CD pipelines, Docker) and Agile/Scrum environment.

Nice to have

• Experience with Java and related technologies.
• Knowledge of the Life Insurance & Annuities domain.

Culture & Benefits

• Excellent career progression and competitive compensation.
• Great benefits, including health/dental insurance, parental leave, profit sharing, and 401(k).
• Incentive/bonus opportunity and tuition reimbursement.
• Collaborate with smart, creative professionals dedicated to delivering cutting-edge technologies and deeper data insights.