Backend Software Engineer (AI)

TL;DR

Senior Backend Software Engineer (AI): Building and optimizing high-load backend services and APIs for hirify.global's guest product experience with an accent on distributed systems, microservices, and performance. Focus on developing new features, improving robustness, and leveraging AI tools to enhance user discovery and team velocity.

Location: US - Remote Eligible. Must live in a state where hirify.global, Inc. has a registered entity. Occasional work at an hirify.global office or attendance at offsites may be required.

Salary: $157,000–$180,600 USD

Company

hirify.global is a global travel platform connecting guests with unique stays and experiences worldwide.

What you will do

• Deliver useful, personalized new features for hirify.global’s homepage.
• Support new and growing products on hirify.global’s global platform like hirify.global Experiences and Services.
• Contribute to technical improvements that make the team’s products higher quality and increase team velocity.
• Develop new APIs to power interfaces that enable users to navigate and discover new hirify.global products.
• Contribute to improving performance and robustness of backend services and architecture powering hirify.global’s homepage & search.
• Use AI tools to develop new features for hirify.global’s guests and tools for the hirify.global team to move faster.

Requirements

• 4+ years of software engineering experience.
• Experience developing backend applications and APIs in Java.
• Experience working in distributed systems & microservice architectures.
• Knowledge of service monitoring and alerting techniques.
• Product sense to balance technical and product requirements to develop quality experiences for users.
• Collaboration skills with cross functional and non-technical partners.

Nice to have

• Experience working in with GraphQL.
• Experience with Kotlin.
• Experience with Thrift IDL.
• Experience with server driven architectures.

Culture & Benefits

• Commitment to working with the broadest talent pool possible and fostering diverse ideas.
• Disability inclusive application and interview process with reasonable accommodation support.
• Opportunity to be eligible for bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits.
• Work on high impact surfaces across hirify.global’s homepage and search pages.
• Highly collaborative team environment with partners in design, product, and data science.