Staff Software Engineer (Payments)

TL;DR

Staff Software Engineer (Payments): Owning, maintaining, and modernizing payments and billing infrastructure for virtual experiences with an accent on integrating payment providers, ensuring reliability, and navigating complex systems. Focus on migrating legacy codebases to modern architecture, designing APIs, and optimizing cloud infrastructure within a regulated environment.

Location: Hybrid schedule, requiring in-office presence at our San Francisco office from Monday to Thursday, with an occasional additional day on-site as needed. This is a San Francisco Bay Area-based role.

Salary: $165,000–$223,000

Company

hirify.global develops platforms that empower people to create, connect, and thrive through transformative virtual experiences like Second Life, fostering a vibrant, user-driven community.

What you will do

• Contribute to and guide migration efforts for legacy codebases toward more sustainable, testable architecture.
• Participate in on-call rotation for critical payments infrastructure.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to scope and implement projects affecting the broader platform.
• Contribute to CI/CD and devtools improvements to enhance developer experience.
• Communicate engineering priorities, progress, challenges, and recommendations to influence outcomes.

Requirements

• 8+ years backend software engineering experience with strong Python and proficiency in SQL.
• Experience building and maintaining APIs, especially for server-side systems.
• Experience in payments, billing, or real money movement, ideally with providers like PayPal or Stripe.
• Comfortable working in, refactoring, and maintaining legacy codebases (e.g., PHP, Perl).
• Strong grasp of cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred) and infrastructure as code.
• Familiarity with automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and modern engineering practices.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills across hybrid teams.
• High sense of ownership and ability to independently drive projects.

Culture & Benefits

• Experience the stability of an established company with over 20 years of expertise and the dynamic momentum of a startup.
• Opportunity to forge meaningful relationships, design impactful systems, and craft strategies shaping the future of virtual experiences.
• Vibrant in-office environment in San Francisco designed to foster creativity, collaboration, and ingenuity.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) plans.
• Eligible for awards under our Equity Incentive Plan (EIP).