Staff Software Engineer (Online Storage)

TL;DR

Staff Software Engineer (Backend/Storage): Building and scaling the online storage layer for hirify.global's core data models with an accent on reliability, scalability, performance, and efficiency. Focus on designing resilient distributed storage systems, optimizing query performance, and building foundational storage capabilities.

Location: Hybrid in San Francisco or Seattle, WA.

Salary: $186,576 - $330,000/year

Company

hirify.global is a product company that builds tools and experiences for developers to connect financial accounts to apps and services, empowering a healthier financial life for millions.

What you will do

• Build and scale systems to support large datasets and high-throughput workloads with strong performance and reliability guarantees.
• Design and evolve resilient, distributed storage systems that operate reliably.
• Diagnose and resolve deeply technical issues within storage engines.
• Lead careful, reliability-focused migrations, minimizing risk and ensuring seamless transitions for dependent systems.
• Build foundational storage capabilities that significantly reduce friction for product engineers.

Requirements

• Strong software engineering experience with deep focus on backend and/or platform systems.
• Deep expertise in storage technologies.
• Experience deploying and orchestrating databases at scale.
• Strong background in database performance optimization, preferably with SQL databases.
• Infrastructure experience with tools such as Terraform and AWS.
• Hands-on experience with databases such as TiDB, MySQL, or MongoDB.

Nice to have

• Demonstrated curiosity about evolving storage technologies and performance optimization techniques.
• Production experience with Go and TypeScript.
• Experience applying security best practices in storage or infrastructure systems.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive benefit plan, including medical, dental, vision, and 401(k).
• Committed to building a diverse team and an equitable financial ecosystem.
• Equal opportunity employer that values diversity.
• Committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities.