Senior Backend Engineer (AI, Automation)

TL;DR

Senior Backend Engineer (AI, Automation): Building and optimizing high-load backend services for an intelligent workflow platform with an accent on throughput, performance, and scalability. Focus on shaping technical direction, improving workflow execution, and ensuring a stable product in a rapidly growing environment.

Location: Fully remote from anywhere in Ireland, with an option to use the Dublin office space.

Company

hirify.global is an intelligent workflow platform applying AI, automation, and integration to solve business problems for a diverse range of customers.

What you will do

• Work closely with colleagues to build the right solutions for customer problems.
• Make valuable changes to the codebase and see them live in production quickly.
• Shape how workflow execution happens at the very heart of the system.
• Write and review high-quality, well-tested code to ensure product stability.
• Identify areas for improvement in the codebase and team processes.
• Own the problems you're solving and the software you write, all the way to production and beyond.
• Mentor other engineers, providing support and guidance to help them grow.

Requirements

• Roughly 7+ years as a professional software engineer with a proven track record of success.
• Direct experience building and delivering software using a high-level programming language.
• Comfortable working at a high level of technical complexity (e.g., command-line app features).
• Curiosity and eagerness to learn Ruby and TypeScript.
• Ability to work across the stack, pitching in where needed, and focusing on solving important problems using simple, common tools (Ruby, Rails, React, TypeScript, Postgres, Redis, AWS CDK, Docker).
• Commitment to healthy and sustainable work practices, taking holidays and planning workloads realistically.

Culture & Benefits

• Supportive and collaborative engineering team that takes pride in their work.
• Environment that nurtures individual curiosity, growth, and integrity.
• Opportunities to learn and grow, with education material costs covered.
• Healthy and sustainable work-life balance with reasonable hours and realistic workloads.
• High impact and visibility for your contributions within a small team.
• Inclusive and respectful team culture, valuing a wide spectrum of colleagues.