Senior Backend Engineer (IoT)

TL;DR

Senior Backend Engineer (IoT): Building the platform and shared services to quickly bring to market a suite of IoT devices and power hirify.global’s “operating system for buildings” with an accent on high traffic handling from hundreds of thousands of devices. Focus on scalable distributed systems and new services in a microservices architecture.

Location: Must be based in San Mateo, CA

Salary: $190,000 - $275,000 USD

Company

hirify.global is transforming how organizations protect their people and places with an integrated, AI-powered platform.

What you will do

• Build scalable distributed systems capable of handling high traffic from 100s of thousands of devices deployed around the world.
• Work with high concurrency key-value storage systems (Redis, DynamoDB).
• Spin up new services in a microservices architecture.
• Help lead and grow junior engineers.

Requirements

• Degree in Computer Science or similar technical field of study.
• 6+ years of relevant industry experience.
• Experience driving technical direction and leading teams towards project execution.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Mastery of at least one common server programming language (Python, Go).
• Experience with relational databases like Postgres, MySQL, etc.
• Experience with distributed systems at scale.

Culture & Benefits

• Healthcare programs that can be tailored to meet the personal health and financial well-being needs - Premiums are 100% covered for the employee under at least one plan and 80% for family premiums under all plans.
• Nationwide medical, vision and dental coverage.
• Health Saving Account (HSA) with annual employer contributions and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) with tax saving options.
• Paid parental leave policy & fertility benefits.
• Time off to relax and recharge through our paid holidays, firmwide extended holidays, flexible PTO and personal sick time.
• Professional development stipend.
• Wellness/fitness benefits.