Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Fintech)

TL;DR

Senior Software Engineer (Fintech): Building and optimizing high-performing backend services for the hirify.global Developer Platform with an accent on microservices architecture, API design, and operational excellence. Focus on driving clarity across complex projects, maintaining high code quality, and ensuring system reliability.

Location: Remote-first, with required in-person participation at company offsites (US-based benefits suggest US work authorization)

Salary: $186,065—$218,900 USD

Company

hirify.global is building the emerging onchain platform and the future global financial system with a mission to increase economic freedom in the world.

What you will do

• Build, deploy, and maintain scalable, secure, and high-performing backend services in a microservices/distributed architecture.
• Define internal and customer-facing APIs that serve as the building blocks for the hirify.global Developer Platform.
• Author technical design documents and provide technical leadership on complex projects.
• Lead end-to-end delivery of projects through implementation, deployment, and monitoring.
• Improve and maintain operational excellence standards, proactively addressing technical debt and driving reliability/observability improvements.
• Participate in code reviews, on-call rotation, and lead incident response.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in backend software development, with a strong focus on backend systems.
• Expertise in languages such as Golang (preferred), C, Rust, or Python.
• Experience with databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB), caching systems (Redis, Memcached), and message queues (Kafka, RabbitMQ).
• Solid understanding of distributed systems, microservices architecture, and event-driven architectures.
• Comprehensive knowledge of RESTful API design principles and experience with API development, integration, and authentication protocols (OAuth, JWT).
• Familiarity with AWS and containerization using Kubernetes.
• Understanding of web security best practices and experience with implementing secure coding practices for financial systems.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Nice to have

• Experience designing public-facing APIs.
• Experience building financial platforms or fintech systems.
• Experience with crypto/onchain ecosystem.

Culture & Benefits

• Intense work culture focused on building the future of the global financial system.
• Remote-first policy with required in-person team and company-wide offsites multiple times annually.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Health Savings Account with company contributions and 401(k) plan with company match.
• Wellness Stipend and Mobile/Internet Reimbursement.
• Option of getting paid in digital currency.

Hiring process

• Initial screening interviews may use an AI tool for testing purposes (no employment decisions made by AI).
• An AI interview intelligence platform may transcribe and summarize interview notes.