Staff Software Engineer (Cloud Security)

TL;DR

Staff Software Engineer (Cloud Security): Building and optimizing cloud-native SaaS for centralizing secrets management across multiple cloud providers with an accent on scalable and secure service design and architectural leadership. Focus on shaping engineering culture, setting technical standards, and driving long-term improvements in reliability and observability using AWS serverless technologies.

Location: Hybrid in Bulgaria

Company

hirify.global is a global leader in identity security, providing an AI-powered Identity Security Platform to secure human and machine identities.

What you will do

• Design and implement scalable and secure services for the Secrets Hub platform.
• Lead complex technical initiatives, architectural decisions, and system design within the team.
• Set standards for software quality, security, testing, and CI/CD practices.
• Collaborate with product managers, architects, and engineers across global teams.
• Work with AWS serverless technologies and AWS CDK in an IaC-driven development lifecycle.
• Troubleshoot complex production scenarios and drive long-term improvements in reliability and observability.

Requirements

• 7+ years of hands-on software development experience, including at least 3 years building production systems in Python (or comparable modern language).
• Strong architectural design skills and deep understanding of cloud-native patterns.
• Experience building secure, reliable services in a SaaS or multi-tenant environment.
• Proven ability to lead technical projects, review designs, and mentor teammates.
• Deep familiarity with AWS core services and serverless architecture (Lambda, DynamoDB, Step Functions).
• English: Strong communication and collaboration skills required (B2 level).

Nice to have

• Experience working in a product company with remote R&D teams.
• Frontend development experience (React, PrimeReact, TypeScript).
• Experience with database design and performance (Aurora RDS, DynamoDB).
• Familiarity with secrets management, identity, or cloud security domains.
• Background in event-driven or microservice architectures.
• Hands-on experience with multi-cloud environments (GCP, Azure).

Culture & Benefits

• Foster a diverse and inclusive workplace that values unique backgrounds and perspectives.
• Committed to equal opportunities employment, considering all qualified applicants without regard to protected characteristics.
• Special arrangements for interviews available upon request to the EMEA Talent Acquisition team.

Hiring process

• Candidates are required to complete a comprehensive background check upon conditional offer of employment.