Senior Software Engineer (Backend)

TL;DR

Senior Software Engineer (Backend): Designing, building, and maintaining backend services and infrastructure for hirify.global’s backup system with an accent on RESTful API development, distributed systems, and high availability. Focus on improving system scalability, reliability, and performance for over 2 million customer websites.

Location: Remote from Serbia

Company

hirify.global is a product company empowering everyday entrepreneurs with online tools to build websites, attract customers, and manage their businesses.

What you will do

• Design, build, and maintain backend services powering hirify.global’s backup infrastructure.
• Develop and enhance RESTful APIs that integrate across multiple hosting platforms.
• Work on distributed systems handling backups for over 2 million websites daily.
• Improve system scalability, reliability, and performance in a high-availability environment.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with various engineering, product, and operations teams.
• Participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies and contribute to architectural decisions for the backup platform.

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional software development experience.
• Strong backend RESTful API development experience in production environments.
• Proficiency in a general-purpose programming language such as Go, Python, PHP, or Node.js.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, scalability, and reliability principles.
• Solid foundation in data structures, algorithms, and software design patterns.
• Experience working in Agile environments, participating in sprint ceremonies.

Nice to have

• Experience with AWS cloud services.
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation solutions.
• Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker or Kubernetes.
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases and data modeling.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote position allowing work from home, with occasional office visits.
• Offers a range of total rewards including paid time off, retirement savings (e.g., 401k), bonus eligibility, equity grants, and competitive health benefits (benefits vary by role and location).
• Embraces a diverse culture and offers Employee Resource Groups.
• Supports entrepreneurs with side hustles.
• Prioritizes diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.