Senior Developer (Rust)

TL;DR

Senior Developer (Rust): Building the core systems for a digital identity wallet to enable safer and privacy-preserving ways to prove identity, with an accent on credential security and interoperability. Focus on defining stable, well-documented APIs, making thoughtful architectural decisions, and upholding high standards for testing and correctness in security-sensitive areas.

Location: Remote within United States or Canada.

Salary: USA: $153,000–$214,000 USD. Canada: $144,000–$202,000 CAD.

Company

hirify.global builds an enterprise password manager and pioneered Extended Access Management, focused on digital safety and employee productivity without compromising security, and serves over 180,000 businesses.

What you will do

• Design, build, and maintain a shared Rust core that supports Verifiable Digital Credential storage, parsing, validation, and cryptographic operations.
• Define stable, well-documented APIs for consumption by client applications through FFI and language bindings.
• Partner closely with mobile, desktop, browser, and security teams to ensure correctness, performance, and usability.
• Make thoughtful architectural decisions that balance security, maintainability, and future evolution.
• Set and uphold high standards for testing, correctness, and long-term ownership.
• Contribute to technical planning, estimation, prioritization, and participate in on-call rotations to support reliable production systems.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of professional software development experience, including strong production experience with Rust.
• Experience owning non-trivial libraries, shared infrastructure, or long-lived codebases.
• Comfort working in security-sensitive areas where correctness and careful review matter.
• Experience exposing Rust code via FFI to other languages such as Swift, Kotlin, or JavaScript.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional partners and communicate technical ideas clearly.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with cryptography fundamentals such as public and private key cryptography, signatures, hashing, and secure key handling.
• Experience building shared core libraries used across multiple platforms.
• Exposure to identity, credentials, authentication systems, or security-focused engineering.
• Background in applied cryptography or security engineering.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote-first work environment, founded remotely in 2005, with required travel for in-person engagement (offsites, team meetings, customer/industry events).
• Maternity and parental leave top-up programs and competitive health benefits.
• Generous PTO policy and paid volunteer days.
• RSU program for most employees and retirement matching program (401k for US, RRSP for Canada).
• Free hirify.global account and peer-to-peer recognition through Bonusly.
• Culture prioritizes collaboration, transparent communication, receptiveness to feedback, and values: keep it simple, lead with honesty, put people first.

Hiring process

• Candidates are welcome to use AI tools responsibly and thoughtfully during the application process.
• Successful applicants will be required to complete a background check (prior employment, references, education, criminal, social media, credit history).
• hirify.global uses AI/ML technologies for initial application screening, with an option to opt out.