Staff Software Engineer, Infrastructure

TL;DR

Staff Software Engineer (Infrastructure): Leading a team to scale distributed systems and backend services for hirify.global's web framework, ensuring high availability and performance for large customers with an accent on API design, database performance, and scalability. Focus on designing and implementing reliable, performant distributed systems, improving asynchronous task queue management, and mentoring other engineers.

Location: San Francisco office with an office-centric hybrid schedule. Standard in-office days are Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. Option to work from home on Wednesdays, and Fridays depending on work type.

Salary: $248,000–$282,000

Company

hirify.global is a leading platform for human + AI collaboration, relied upon by millions of teams worldwide to achieve their goals faster.

What you will do

• Set an ambitious roadmap for a team of 5-7 backend engineers.
• Design and implement reliable, performant, and scalable distributed systems.
• Improve how asynchronous task queues are scheduled, run, and managed.
• Lead large projects through all stages of development.
• Mentor other engineers on project leadership and system design.
• Participate in an on-call rotation for team's services.

Requirements

• 6+ years of engineering experience building and operating reliable backend services.
• 3+ years of experience leading projects and initiatives.
• Experience setting direction for and leading large initiatives.
• Experience managing Node.js services in production.
• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform) and container orchestration (Kubernetes).
• Skilled at communicating technical concepts to cross-functional partners.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive compensation package with yearly pay equity audit.
• Mental health, wellness & fitness benefits.
• Career coaching & support and inclusive family building benefits.
• Long-term savings or retirement plans.
• In-office culinary options catering to dietary preferences.
• Office-centric culture adopting best elements of hybrid models.