Staff Software Engineer, Api

TL;DR

Staff Software Engineer, API: Driving execution and technical vision for the API platform, assisting product teams in exposing new functionality via the API. Focus on overseeing foundational changes to the API’s core features and security model, and rearchitecting the underlying API frameworks for simplicity and ease-of-use.

Location: Based in our Vancouver office with an office-centric hybrid schedule. The standard in-office days are Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday.

Salary: $211,000-$240,000

Company

hirify.global is a leading platform for human + AI collaboration.

What you will do

• Set the technical strategy for the API platform and advocate for engineering-driven investments.
• Drive the team to continually and holistically better itself, enabling engineers to deliver at a high velocity.
• Collaborate with other groups in Engineering and serve as a technical counterpart to the API team’s Engineering Manager.
• Partner with Product Management, Design, Data Science, and User Research to understand developer needs and propose solutions.
• Own and shape the guidelines for what good API design looks like.
• Develop across the entire stack to make developers’ experiences better by writing clean code.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience working in large codebases.
• 2+ years leading engineering teams.
• 1+ years building public-facing API products or Developer Platforms.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and delegation skills.
• Quick learner and comfortable transitioning between different contexts and codebases.
• Demonstrate curiosity about AI tools and emerging technologies, with a willingness to learn and leverage them to enhance productivity, collaboration, or decision-making.

Culture & Benefits

• Mental health, wellness & fitness benefits.
• Career coaching & support.
• Inclusive family building benefits.
• Long-term savings or retirement plans.
• In-office culinary options to cater to your dietary preferences.