Staff Software Engineer, Player Experience

TL;DR

Staff Software Engineer (Game Development): Design, build, and maintain features that help users connect and make friends through gaming on the hirify.global platform with an accent on desktop and mobile experiences. Focus on collaborating with engineers, designers, product owners, and data scientists to build engaging, fun, and trusted experiences.

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

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

Company

hirify.global is a multiplatform platform that helps people deepen their friendships around games and shared interests.

What you will do

• Design, build, and maintain features that help users connect and make friends through gaming on desktop and mobile.
• Engage with developers, game studios, and other partners to provide a richer experience for players.
• Collaborate with engineers, designers, product owners, and data scientists to build engaging and trusted experiences.
• Partner with content, marketing, and ML teams to improve ranking and discovery systems.
• Build innovative features that help users discover new friendships and deepen existing ones.

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 features that improve the user experience.
• You are comfortable switching between different technical stacks and learning new ones.
• You enjoy collaborating with product, design, and other stakeholders.
• 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.
• We believe games give us a way to have fun with our favorite people, whether listening to music together or grinding in competitive matches for diamond rank.