Staff Software Engineer (Gamedev)

TL;DR

Staff Software Engineer (Gamedev): Design, build, and maintain features that help users connect and make friends through gaming on our platform with an accent on improving user interactions. Focus on building innovative features that help users discover new friendships and deepen existing ones, creating a trusted and welcoming environment.

Location: San Francisco Bay Area or Remote (U.S.)

Salary: $248,000 to $279,000 + equity + benefits

Company

hirify.global is used by over 200 million people every month and plays a uniquely important role in the future of gaming.

What you will do

• Design, build, and maintain features that help users connect and make friends through gaming on our platform, across desktop and mobile.
• Engage with developers, game studios and other partners to find opportunities and address challenges towards providing a more rich experience for players while gaming and engaging with online communities.
• Collaborate with Engineers, Designers, Product Owners, and Data Scientists to build engaging, fun, and trusted experiences, while experimenting and iterating on ideas that enhance user interactions.
• Partner with our Content, Marketing and ML teams to improve ranking and discovery systems, enabling users to find meaningful connections and relevant content.
• Build innovative features that help users discover new friendships and deepen existing ones, creating a trusted and welcoming environment.

Requirements

• You have 8+ years of experience as a software engineer.
• You have experience with React/TS, Python or other modern programming languages.
• You have a track-record of shipping incremental + delightful features that improve the overall user experience.
• You are comfortable switching between different technical stacks and learning new ones.
• You enjoy collaborating with product, design and other stakeholders.
• You take a holistic approach to problem solving.
• You have experience leading projects, gathering requirements, supporting partners and mentoring others.
• You are a hirify.global user and want to make the product better!

Nice to have

• Experience working on a mobile native stack (iOS / Obj-C / Swift), Android (Java, Kotlin)
• Experience integrating or deploying on Steam (or similar platforms)
• Experience using Epic Games Online Services, Steamworks API, Playfab

Culture & Benefits

• hirify.global plays a uniquely important role in the future of gaming.
• We're a multiplatform, multigenerational and multiplayer platform that helps people deepen their friendships around games and shared interests.
• hirify.global is committed to inclusion and providing reasonable accommodations during the interview process.