Software Engineer, Backend - Platform (Fintech)

TL;DR

Software Engineer, Backend - Platform (Fintech): Building and optimizing product-facing features for hirify.global's core financial platform with an accent on stringent correctness and scalability requirements. Focus on designing scalable systems, composing service-oriented architecture, and ensuring financial integrity for crypto and fiat fund movements.

Location: Remote-first, but in-person participation is required throughout the year for team and company-wide offsites. This role is likely limited to US applicants due to US-specific benefits and E-Verify program.

Salary: $152,405–$179,300 USD

Company

hirify.global is building the emerging onchain platform and the future global financial system by rebuilding core financial primitives on blockchain and developing new crypto products.

What you will do

• Build, test, and release product-facing features with stringent correctness and scalability requirements.
• Design scalable systems using modern cloud technology and industry best practices.
• Collaborate with engineers, designers, product managers, and senior leadership to turn vision into a roadmap.
• Write high-quality, well-tested code to meet customer needs.

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience in software engineering.
• Solid understanding of relational databases and transactions.
• Good intuition for REST API design.
• Experience designing, building, scaling, and maintaining production services.
• Knowledge of how to compose a service-oriented architecture.
• Passion for building an open financial system.

Nice to have

• Experience with rapid growth in a company (startup to mid-size).
• Experience with Blockchains (such as Bitcoin, Ethereum).
• Experience decomposing a large monolith into microservices.
• Familiarity with Golang, Ruby, Docker, Sinatra, Rails, Postgres, MongoDB, or Redshift.
• Experience building financial, high reliability, or security systems.
• Crypto-forward experience, including onchain activity (Ethereum addresses, ENS, dApps).

Culture & Benefits

• Intense work culture focused on increasing economic freedom globally.
• Remote-first approach with required in-person team and company-wide offsites.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, along with a Health Savings Account.
• 401(k) plan with company match.
• Wellness stipend and mobile/internet reimbursement.
• Generous time off/leave policy, fertility counseling and benefits.
• Option of getting paid in digital currency.

Hiring process

• Candidates may submit a maximum of four applications within any 30-day period.
• Initial screening interviews may use an AI tool, with responses reviewed by a human recruiter.
• An AI interview intelligence platform may transcribe and summarize interview notes for interviewers.