Senior Cloud Engineer (NodeJS)

TL;DR

Senior Cloud Engineer (NodeJS): Building, operating, and shaping foundational infrastructure for hirify.global Cloud to sustain rapid expansion with an accent on high availability, performance, and developer efficiency. Focus on scaling to millions of users, driving observability, improving security posture, and evolving KTLO work.

Location: Remote across Europe. You need to have existing right to work in Europe. Visa sponsorship for Germany is available.

Company

hirify.global is an open workflow orchestration platform for AI, backed by a strong community and significant funding, known for its rapid growth and high valuation as a SaaS startup.

What you will do

• Design, build, and operate high-availability cloud infrastructure for rapid expansion.
• Drive scaling solutions to support millions of users effectively.
• Enhance observability, monitoring, alerting, and automate operational tasks.
• Contribute to on-call rotation and lead Keep-The-Lights-On (KTLO) efforts for reliability and performance.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering and product teams.
• Influence strategic technical decisions, architecture, and platform evolution.

Requirements

• Solid Infrastructure/Cloud/DevOps engineering experience and scaling complex platforms.
• Application development experience with Node.js.
• Strong grasp of CI/CD pipelines and build processes.
• Experience with observability, monitoring, and performance tuning.
• Proficiency with Kubernetes, Terraform, and one or more major cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Proficiency with TypeScript or JavaScript.
• English: B2+ required.

Nice to have

• Ability to function as a tech lead.
• Familiarity with distributed systems, security, and cloud-native architecture.
• Experience in a scrappy startup environment.
• Experience with Azure.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive compensation and equity.
• Work/life balance with 30 days vacation (Europe) or 15 days vacation & 8 sick days (US), plus public holidays.
• Health & wellness benefits according to local country norms (Europe) or comprehensive US plans.
• Pension contributions (Europe) or 401(k) with 4% employer match (US).
• €1K/year budget for career growth and learning.
• Remote-first team across Europe with regular off-sites.
• $100/month to support open source projects.
• Unlimited AI budget for productivity and creativity.