Staff Backend Engineer

TL;DR

Staff Backend Engineer: Defining, architecting, and scaling distributed backend systems serving millions globally, with an accent on clean architecture, performance, and maintainability. Focus on influencing cross-team architecture decisions, solving complex scaling problems, and mentoring engineers.

Location: Likely based in India due to salary currency (INR)

Company

hirify.global is a product company that builds uncomplicated service software to deliver exceptional customer and employee experiences for over 72,000 global companies.

What you will do

• Design, develop, and scale fault-tolerant, extensible distributed backend systems.
• Own complex modules end-to-end: from architecture to deployment and monitoring.
• Define and enforce best practices in API design, data modeling, and service modularity.
• Drive optimized code and influence cross-team architecture decisions and technical direction.
• Lead root cause analysis with precision for production issues.
• Coach and mentor engineers on design patterns, OOPS principles, and clean coding habits.

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).

Nice to have

• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Familiarity with caching, queuing systems, microservices, and database sharding.

Culture & Benefits

• An environment that enables everyone to find their true potential, purpose, and passion.
• Commitment to providing equal opportunity and fostering diversity.
• A culture of continuous learning and ownership.