Senior Staff Engineer (API)

TL;DR

Senior Staff Engineer (API): Developing the technical foundation for mission-critical product pillars across the advertiser growth domain with an accent on API design, versioning, security, discoverability, and usability. Focus on defining the technical roadmap for highly available and performant backend services and creating a world-class developer experience for external 3P partners.

Location: Must be based in the US

Salary: $232,500 - $325,500 USD

Company

hirify.global is a community of communities built on shared interests, passion, and trust, and is home to the most open and authentic conversations on the internet.

What you will do

• Steer high-leverage projects that accelerate the development of the Ads API.
• Define the technical roadmap for the platform, translating complex business needs into a clear strategy for highly available and performant backend services.
• Create a world-class developer experience for external 3P partners.
• Mentor, coach, and collaborate with other technical contributors.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Product Management, Product Marketing, and Sales.
• Stay up-to-date on trends and best practices in the Ads API space across the industry.

Requirements

• 7+ years of software engineering experience, with a track record of leading large-scale technical projects.
• Expertise in at least one general-purpose programming language (e.g., Go, Python, Scala, Java, or C++).
• Demonstrated ability to disambiguate complex problems, align stakeholders with different priorities, and aggressively prioritize to execute effectively.
• Excellent communication skills to drive toward consensus, navigate disagreements, and influence decisions across the engineering organization.
• A bias for action and the ability to identify what needs to be done and take the initiative to make it happen.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits and Income Replacement Programs.
• 401k Match.
• Flexible Vacation & hirify.global Global Days Off.
• Generous paid Parental Leave.
• Paid Volunteer time off.