Senior Backend Engineer (AI)

TL;DR

Senior Backend Engineer (AI): Driving the technical direction of critical backend systems and leading the delivery of high-impact, platform-level initiatives with an accent on architecture and evolution of core backend services. Focus on ensuring the platform remains fast, reliable, and scalable while growing the global user base, and leveraging AI across the full software development lifecycle.

Location: Hybrid in Santa Clara, CA

Company

hirify.global helps companies like NVIDIA, Amazon, and Microsoft hire and upskill the next generation of developers based on skills, not pedigree.

What you will do

• Architect, design, and lead the implementation of complex backend systems and services that power core product experiences at scale.
• Define and drive technical strategy for your domain, making key decisions on system design, technology choices, and long-term architectural direction.
• Own the end-to-end reliability and performance of critical backend services, establishing SLOs, monitoring, and incident response best practices.
• Design scalable API frameworks and data models that serve as foundations for multiple product teams and external integrations.
• Mentor and grow engineers on the team through design reviews, code reviews, and hands-on technical guidance.

Requirements

• Senior backend engineer with 3-6 years of experience building and operating production backend systems at scale.
• Expert in at least one modern backend programming language (e.g., Python, Ruby, Go, Java, or Node.js) with strong fundamentals across the stack.
• Proven ability to design and build distributed systems.
• Deep expertise with relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL stores.
• Strong understanding of caching strategies (Redis/Memcached), asynchronous messaging (Kafka/RabbitMQ), and event-driven architectures.
• Hands-on experience with containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure-as-code practices.

Nice to have

• Experience designing and operating systems serving millions of concurrent users with strict latency and availability requirements.
• Significant experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
• Experience building platform-level APIs, SDKs, or developer tools consumed by internal or external engineering teams.

Culture & Benefits

• People at hirify.global care deeply about the impact of their work and sweat the small details so our customers can be wildly successful with products they genuinely love to use.
• Move with urgency and believe great outcomes come from high standards.