Backend Developer (IoT)

TL;DR

Backend Developer (IoT): Working primarily on Home Assistant Cloud services, contributing to the design and implementation of scalable, high-performance, and reliable backend applications with an accent on maintaining existing features and infrastructure. Focus on creating valuable new features with efficiency and privacy in mind.

Location: Must be based in Canada and able to cover Eastern → Pacific timezones (UTC-5 → UTC-8)

Salary: Canada 128.000 CAD

Company

hirify.global is building Home Assistant Cloud, a cloud service that aims to put users, their privacy and their data first.

What you will do

• Contribute to the design and implementation of scalable, high-performance, and reliable backend applications
• Participate in code reviews as part of our collaborative development process
• Collaborate with cross-functionally to define, design, and ship new features
• Contribute to maintaining and improving the performance, quality, and responsiveness of the cloud services
• Implement security and data protection best practices in your work
• Stay up-to-date with industry trends and share best practices with the team.

Requirements

• At least five years of professional experience in back-end development.
• At least two years of professional experience in Node.js/Typescript
• Basic knowledge of system administration
• Experience with cloud services (preferably AWS)
• Experience with Git & Github
• Must be based in Canada and able to cover Eastern → Pacific timezones (UTC-5 → UTC-8)
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken

Nice to have

• Experience in NestJS, Elixir, Terraform, Grafana or Python
• Personal experience using Home Assistant
• Knowledge in modern frontend app development
• Affinity with open-source development and philosophy

Culture & Benefits

• Fully remote organization that uses Remote to employ people from all over the world.
• Five weeks (twenty-five days) of paid time off.
• Fourteen days of paid sick leave if your country/laws treat them as unpaid.
• Six weeks of paid and six weeks of unpaid parental leave to be used in the first year after birth.
• A budget for your work hardware once you start.
• An annual smart home budget ensures you keep up-to-date with the latest smart homes offer.
• A 50% contribution to your internet connection fee at your home workspace.
• One day every two weeks to work on your personal projects.

Hiring process

• Our team will review your application with the hiring manager
• HR Screening
• Live Coding Session
• Team interview
• Interview with our CTO
• Offer