Senior Backend Software Engineer (Node.js & PHP)

TL;DR

Senior Backend Software Engineer (Node.js & PHP): Leading the design and development of an integrations platform for hirify.global, focusing on seamless data flow and architecting robust, scalable systems. Focus on building frictionless automated pathways to production, using data to improve delivery performance, and pioneering AI development tools within the team.

Location: Full-time, remote position. Must reside and have the legal right to work in the United Kingdom, Latvia, or Spain.

Company

hirify.global is an AI-powered translation and localization platform founded in 2017, automating workflows and integrating with over 60 tools to help businesses expand into new markets.

What you will do

• Lead the design, development, and long-term ownership of the core integrations platform and services.
• Understand customer workflows and business impact to ground technical decisions.
• Champion and implement practices to improve the entire development lifecycle, building automated pathways to production.
• Act as a force multiplier, elevating the team through thoughtful code reviews, mentorship, and knowledge sharing.
• Pioneer and evangelize the use of AI development tools within the team, discovering and sharing workflows to accelerate the organization.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience building and running complex backend systems, with solid experience in Node.js and PHP.
• Proven track record in the integrations space, understanding patterns like webhooks, polling, message queues, and event-driven architectures.
• Strong understanding of modern backend building blocks including API best practices, message queues (RabbitMQ, SNS/SQS), relational data stores (PostgreSQL), and cloud services (AWS).
• Demonstrated history of making sound technical judgments through research, prototyping, and written technical design documents.
• Ability to quickly learn and apply new technologies, comfortable context-switching between different parts of a complex system.
• Commitment to quality, testing, observability, and operational excellence as core to engineering craft.
• Demonstrated mastery of AI-powered development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code) and a passion for coaching others.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills to articulate complex technical ideas and inspire others.

Nice to have

• Experience building developer-facing APIs or SDKs.
• Experience contributing to or maintaining open-source projects.
• Familiarity with the localization domain and its unique technical challenges.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive salary and employee stock options plan.
• Fully remote and flexible working hours.
• Co-working budget for a change of scenery from home office.
• Flexible vacation policy for recharging.
• Home office setup budget (monitor, desk, ergonomics).
• Learning and development budget for skill and career growth.
• Health insurance coverage.
• Wellness allowance for mental and physical well-being.
• Great startup culture with regular retreats and social events to stay connected.