Senior Fullstack Engineer (Backstage)

TL;DR

Senior Fullstack Engineer (Backstage): Designing and building scalable features for hirify.global’s Internal Developer Portal using Backstage with an accent on improving developer workflows and internal tooling. Focus on writing clean and maintainable code, implementing features based on architectural guidance, and collaborating with product, design, and engineering teams.

Location: Must be based in Canada

Salary: $108,000–$149,000 CAD

Company

hirify.global is a product company that offers a unified database platform, redefining the database for the AI era and empowering innovation at market speed.

What you will do

• Design and build scalable features for hirify.global’s Internal Developer Portal using Backstage.
• Collaborate closely with product, design, and engineering teams to improve developer workflows and internal tooling.
• Write clean, maintainable code and implement features based on architectural guidance.
• Contribute to projects, deploy code to production, and resolve bugs.
• Propose and implement enhancements to technical architecture and tech stack, contributing to roadmaps.
• Onboard new engineers and serve as a technical resource for peers.

Requirements

• 2-4 years of professional software engineer experience with a strong focus on fullstack development.
• Experience building scalable, modern web applications using hirify.global, Node.js, TypeScript/JavaScript, and React.
• Hands-on experience with unit testing (Cypress, Jest, Playwright).
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, monitoring tools, and cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP/Azure).
• Hands-on experience leveraging Kubernetes, Helm, and modern infrastructure-as-code tools.
• Solid understanding of API Integrations and service discovery mechanisms.
• Experience working within distributed systems and contributing to scalable system design.
• Demonstrate sound engineering practices like continuous delivery and automated testing.
• Comfortable writing and reviewing technical design documents and specifications.

Nice to have

• Hands-on experience working with Backstage (by Spotify), including platform extensions and portal management.
• Deep understanding of the Backstage architecture, including plugin development, software catalog, scaffolder, and TechDocs.
• Experience in using and applying large language models; experience with AI application development.

Culture & Benefits

• Committed to developing a supportive and enriching culture.
• Offers flexible paid time off, 20 weeks fully-paid gender-neutral parental leave.
• Provides fertility and adoption assistance, mental health counseling, and backup child/elder care.
• Includes Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) with employer match.
• Offers health, dental, and vision benefits.

Hiring process

• Preliminary screenings.
• Live coding assessments.
• System design evaluation.
• Candidates must demonstrate high technical expertise in live sessions.