Senior Software Engineer (Python)

TL;DR

Senior Software Engineer (Python): Building a new backend experience for an AI-powered customer communications platform, with an accent on scalability, high-performance, and architectural design using modern technologies. Focus on optimizing architecture, ensuring high-quality software delivery, and contributing to the technical vision.

Location: Onsite in Kitchener, Canada

Company

hirify.global is the leading AI-powered customer communications platform, transforming how businesses communicate with their customers.

What you will do

• Create a long-term technical vision for the new backend and define steps to deliver value in shorter-term phases.
• Develop well-tested features with appropriate test hooks, ensuring low defect reports and faster engineering throughput.
• Optimize the architecture for maximum speed and scalability, while ensuring features are shipped on time and with high quality.
• Review technical designs and participate in code reviews to ensure well-integrated features meeting business needs.
• Troubleshoot and debug issues with existing features as needed.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to the continuous improvement of engineering processes and tools.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in backend software engineering.
• Solid Python experience is required.
• Strong experience working with Microservices and Serverless Architectures.
• Experience working with Containerization and Orchestration in the Cloud.
• Strong knowledge of unit test and integration test frameworks.
• Good understanding of web technologies such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, RESTful APIs, and web application frameworks.
• Experience with performance and optimization problems, and a demonstrated ability to diagnose and prevent them.

Nice to have

• Experience with Google Cloud Platform.
• Experience with GraphQL.
• Experience mentoring engineers and helping them grow their skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative team working toward a shared mission of making customers and employees successful.
• Emphasis on continuous evolution and leveraging industry-leading AI to refine the platform and skills.
• Competitive benefits and perks, alongside a robust training program.
• Inclusive and vibrant office environment designed to cultivate collaboration and connection.
• Recognized as a certified Great Place to Work.