Staff Software Engineer (Ads Platform)

TL;DR

Staff Software Engineer (Ads Platform): Developing a long-term technical strategy to unlock the next tier of agency enablement on the hirify.global Ads Platform with an accent on permissions systems and driving adoption among hirify.global's largest advertisers. Focus on navigating ambiguity, taking decisive ownership of the technical direction, and making system-level improvements.

Location: Must be based in the US

Salary: $217,000 - $303,900 USD

Company

hirify.global is a community of communities built on shared interests, passion, and trust, and is home to the most open and authentic conversations on the internet.

What you will do

• Lead large cross-functional projects end to end, from concept and design to implementation and launch.
• Run customer interviews and translate data and user feedback into features that inform the team’s roadmap.
• Mentor engineers and leaders, share industry knowledge, and contribute to the technical growth of the team.
• Disambiguate complex problems, align stakeholders, and prioritize effectively.
• Make system level improvements, enhancements, and implement complex code modifications.
• Collaborate with engineering teams and stakeholders to integrate Business Manager capabilities into broader infrastructure.

Requirements

• 7+ years of software engineering experience building production services at scale.
• Experience in the ads domain.
• Excellent communication skills for collaboration.
• Experience coordinating large-scale, cross-functional efforts and driving alignment between stakeholders.
• Experience solving complex system scaling and latency performance problems.
• Strong proficiency in Go or Python, plus experience with service frameworks (gRPC/Thrift) and API design.
• Experience with distributed systems, data modeling, and event-driven architectures (e.g., Kafka/PubSub).

Nice to have

• Previous experience as a Tech Lead or similar function.
• Experience building solutions for advertising agencies or other global enterprise customers.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits and Income Replacement Programs.
• 401k Match.
• Flexible Vacation & hirify.global Global Days Off.
• Generous paid Parental Leave.
• Paid Volunteer time off.