Software Engineer, Infrastructure

TL;DR

Software Engineer, Infrastructure: Building and operating foundational infrastructure systems at scale with an accent on Kubernetes clusters, Kafka streaming platforms, and Spark batch processing. Focus on enabling product velocity, ensuring system reliability, and shaping hirify.global's infrastructure strategy.

Location: New York City; Remote; San Francisco Bay Area; Toronto, ON

Company

hirify.global is the leading usage-based billing platform built for modern software companies.

What you will do

• Design and operate foundational infrastructure—Kubernetes clusters, Kafka streaming platforms, Spark batch processing, observability systems—that handle billions of events.
• Create golden paths, abstractions, and tooling that let engineers ship faster and more reliably.
• Take accountability for system uptime, performance, and correctness.
• Build monitoring, alerting, and incident response systems.
• Shape hirify.global's infrastructure strategy and mentor engineers across the organization.

Requirements

• 5+ years building infrastructure systems: Hands-on experience with distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, container orchestration, data pipelines, observability, CI/CD, or other foundational platforms.
• Track record of operating mission-critical infrastructure with strong focus on reliability, scalability, and performance.
• Ability to build platforms that enable others.
• Ability to partner effectively with product teams, communicate technical decisions clearly, and mentor engineers across experience levels.

Culture & Benefits

• Excellent medical, dental, vision, and life insurance coverage, including a One Medical membership.
• Paid parental leave.
• FSA (Flexible spending account).
• Retirement planning - Traditional and ROTH 401(k).
• Flexible time off.
• Employee assistance program (mental health benefits).
• Culture where personal growth is highly valued.