Senior Backend Engineer (Golang)

TL;DR

Senior Backend Engineer (Golang): Designing and building scalable, reliable backend services and APIs for an AI-native Employee Experience Platform, with an accent on real-time analytics, data modeling, and operational ownership. Focus on integrating emerging AI/LLM-based components, driving technical alignment across teams, and mentoring engineers in a "You build it, you run it" environment.

Location: Hybrid work available in Dresden, Berlin, or Chemnitz, Germany.

Company

hirify.global is an AI-native Employee Experience Platform helping organizations unlock the power of inspirational communication, supporting over 2,000 customers and reaching 16.4 million employees.

What you will do

• Design, develop, and operate scalable, reliable backend services and APIs.
• Work with emerging AI/LLM-based components, integrating model-based services into existing architectures.
• Define and implement observability standards and ensure systems are secure, performant, and cost-aware.
• Act as a senior engineering partner, collaborating with product, design, data, ML, and platform teams.
• Drive technical alignment across teams by influencing architecture, APIs, and shared standards.
• Mentor engineers and participate actively in technical strategy discussions.

Requirements

• 6+ years of professional experience in backend software development.
• Strong proficiency in Golang and preferably experience with Java/Kotlin.
• Solid experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
• Real-time OLAP experience (ClickHouse, Apache Doris, StarRocks etc.).
• Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
• A pragmatic mindset, caring about maintainability, reliability, and shipping.

Nice to have

• Exposure to AI/LLM-based systems or data-driven products.
• Basic understanding of concepts like retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) or model integration.
• Experience with event-driven architectures and messaging systems (Kafka, NATS, etc.).
• Curiosity and motivation to learn new technologies.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible working time models and the option of hybrid work, supported by a yearly flex work allowance of €1560.
• 31 vacation days annually (incl. one floating holiday), plus pro rata fully paid Fridays off during August.
• Opportunity to work with skilled and similar-minded professionals in a team that values diversity and inclusivity.
• Company pension scheme.
• One volunteer day off per year for supporting social projects.