Staff Software Engineer (Distributed Systems)

TL;DR

Staff Software Engineer (Distributed Systems): Building and optimizing core infrastructure for a high-load AI healthcare platform with an accent on database architecture, latency reduction, and reliable multi-tenant systems. Focus on designing performant caching strategies, scaling data models for high-growth, and ensuring system stability under heavy clinical workflow demand.

Location: Must be based in or able to commute to San Francisco for a hybrid role (3x/week in-office).

Salary: $250,000–$300,000

Company

hirify.global is an AI intelligence platform that automates clinical documentation and supports healthcare workflows to improve patient care and reduce administrative burden for health systems.

What you will do

• Own database performance, query optimization, and capacity planning end-to-end.
• Design caching infrastructure to minimize EHR API latency in critical user paths.
• Implement rate limiting, circuit breakers, and load shedding to maintain system stability.
• Build and maintain observability tools to monitor database performance, connection pools, and cache hit rates.
• Collaborate across teams to debug complex production performance issues.
• Define technical direction for infrastructure scaling as the company grows.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in software engineering with at least 3 years in backend, infrastructure, or platform engineering.
• Demonstrated experience at the Staff level owning cross-cutting infrastructure and debugging complex production issues.
• Strong backend fundamentals in Python, Go, or TypeScript.
• Deep expertise in relational databases, specifically PostgreSQL.
• Ability to read code across the full stack to trace and resolve performance bottlenecks.
• Must be based in the San Francisco area and willing to work in-office 3 days per week.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents.
• 401(k) retirement plan with a 3% company match.
• Flexible time off with no annual cap and annual holiday shutdown.
• High-ownership, trust-based environment with direct access to company leadership.
• Parental leave support and full equipment provisioning.
• Annual company and team off-sites with travel and lodging covered.