Staff Engineer

TL;DR

Staff Engineer (SaaS): Architectural lead for revenue-generating SaaS solutions with an accent on scaling PostgreSQL databases for performance and cost-efficiency and migrating legacy monoliths to distributed systems. Focus on designing resilient architectures, guiding engineering teams through scalability challenges, and integrating transformative technologies like AI.

Remote (Canada)

$180,000 - $188,000 a year

Company

SaaS platform empowering small businesses with financial health tools.

What you will do

• Drive technical strategy and roadmap for critical features in the My Financial Health pillar.
• Lead architectural decisions for scalable, reliable distributed systems across domains.
• Guide migration from monolithic code to modern high-performance systems.
• Evaluate technologies, set engineering standards, and resolve complex escalations.
• Collaborate with Product, Design, and leadership to align engineering with business goals.
• Mentor teams, improve developer experience, and participate in on-call rotation.

Requirements

• 10+ years in high-scale application development or developer platforms.
• Degree in engineering, computer science, or related field.
• Deep expertise in resilient distributed systems and PostgreSQL optimization.
• Proven systems thinking, strategic leadership, and organizational influence without direct authority.
• Experience balancing short-term fixes with long-term architecture.
• Cross-functional partnership and operational ownership mindset.

Culture & Benefits

• Bold, learning-focused environment with emphasis on knowledge sharing.
• Bonus structure, employer-paid benefits, health & wellness flex account.
• Professional development account, wellness days, holiday shutdown.
• hirify.global Days (extra summer vacation), Get A-hirify.global Program (work from anywhere up to 90 days).
• Diversity-valued, inclusive culture with accommodations available.