Senior Backend Engineer (RTB)

TL;DR

Senior Backend Engineer (RTB): Designing, building, and scaling the backend of a Real-Time Bidding system with an accent on service integration, database infrastructure, and MLOps components. Focus on building large-scale data processing pipelines, optimizing bidding performance through ML models, and ensuring system reliability in a cloud-native environment.

Location: Must be based in the US or Canada

Salary: $180K – $190K

Company

hirify.global is a profitable, fast-growing Series A startup rewriting the insurance experience through its licensed agency, Savvy.

What you will do

• Design and scale the backend of the RTB system using FastAPI, GCP, and Kubernetes.
• Integrate services and product features with Cloud SQL, Redis, and Pub/Sub messaging queues.
• Build and optimize large-scale data processing pipelines for feature extraction using BigQuery and Dataflow.
• Train, evaluate, deploy, and monitor machine learning models on Vertex AI to improve bidding performance.
• Develop and maintain MLOps tools to streamline the ML lifecycle.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to deliver high-impact product solutions.

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of professional software engineering experience in backend and ML engineering.
• Strong proficiency in Python (FastAPI experience is a plus).
• Deep practical experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Experience with the end-to-end machine learning lifecycle, from preprocessing to production monitoring.
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Must be based in the US or Canada.

Culture & Benefits

• Fully remote work environment across the US and Canada.
• Competitive compensation targeted at the 75th to 90th percentile of market data.
• Flexible vacation policy and paid parental leave.
• Comprehensive health insurance from day one, including HSA and FSA contributions.
• 401(k) contributions and equity opportunities.
• Wellness programming and quarterly virtual or in-person team events.