Senior Staff Software Engineer (CMS)

TL;DR

Senior Staff Software Engineer (CMS): Defining and driving the technical future of hirify.global’s CMS, Localization, and Commerce systems with an accent on data modeling, API design, performance, scalability, and interoperability. Focus on solving hard problems in data modeling, API design, performance, scalability, and interoperability.

Location: Remote-first (United States; BC & ON, Canada)

Salary: Zone A: $220,000 - $285,000 (USD), Zone B: $207,000 - $268,000 (USD), Zone C: $194,000 - $251,000 (USD), Canada: CAD 251,000 - 324,000

Company

hirify.global is building the world’s leading AI-native Digital Experience Platform as a remote-first company.

What you will do

• Own and drive the technical strategy for the Compose pillar, aligning architecture with ambitious product goals and measurable business outcomes.
• Identify and lead multi-team initiatives that unlock new competitive capabilities.
• Translate product vision into concrete technical problems and execution plans.
• Lead high-impact efforts from architecture through delivery, especially where scale, ambiguity, or systemic risk is highest.
• Establish and evolve architectural guardrails and governance processes to prevent drift as we scale.
• Increase engineering leverage through thoughtful automation and responsible use of AI-assisted tooling.

Requirements

• BS / BA college degree or relevant experience
• 12+ years of experience building and evolving complex, distributed SaaS systems.
• Demonstrated ownership of large-scale architectural initiatives that unlocked new product capabilities or competitive advantages.
• Deep backend systems experience in one or more modern server environments (e.g., Java, Go, Python, Node.js), with the ability to ramp quickly in new stacks.
• Experience designing and operating API-driven systems backed by relational databases such as Postgres or Aurora.
• A track record of solving difficult scalability, data modeling, or interoperability challenges.

Nice to have

• Experience with Node.js and TypeScript in large production systems is a plus, but not required.

Culture & Benefits

• Every permanent hirify.globaler receives equity (RSUs) in our growing, privately held company.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans for full-time employees and their dependents, with hirify.global covering most premiums.
• Flexible vacation, paid holidays, and a sabbatical program to help you recharge and come back inspired.
• Access to mental health resources, therapy and coaching.
• A 401(k) with 100% employer match (up to $6,000/year) in the U.S., and support for retirement savings globally.
• Localized support for work and wellness expenses — from Wi-Fi to workouts.