Staff Software Engineer (Backend)

TL;DR

Staff Software Engineer (Backend): Designing and building core customer-facing platform services and public APIs with an accent on scalability, reliability, and security within a modern cloud-native environment. Focus on evolving shared backend systems, driving product-led roadmaps, and ensuring seamless integration across diverse product lines.

Location: Must be based in North America or the UK

Company

hirify.global provides secure, continuously updated open-source software to help organizations eliminate supply chain threats.

What you will do

• Design and evolve backend services and public APIs that power products including notifications, authentication, and platform features.
• Own technical features end-to-end, from architectural design through implementation and rollout.
• Collaborate closely with product management and front-end teams to prioritize and ship iterative product improvements.
• Ensure services are observable, resilient, and performant in production within a Kubernetes-based cloud environment.
• Act as a key technical contributor to a product-driven roadmap, making high-impact decisions under tight deadlines.

Requirements

• 8+ years of backend engineering experience in a modern cloud environment.
• Proficiency in Go (Golang) or ability to ramp up quickly.
• Experience designing and evolving public APIs for cross-product consumption.
• Familiarity with microservices architecture, containers, and Kubernetes.
• Must be located in North America or the UK.
• Ability to thrive in a high-paced, remote-first startup environment.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote-first culture with team meetups and bi-annual destination summits.
• 100% employer-paid health, vision, and dental insurance for employees and dependents.
• Stock options with 10-year exercise window and secondary offering participation.
• Flexible time-off policy.
• Generous paid parental leave (18 weeks for birthing parents, 12 weeks for non-birthing).
• Monthly stipend for coworking, phone, and internet expenses.