Lead Software Engineer

TL;DR

Lead Software Engineer (Go/Ruby): Leading technical direction and delivery of high-quality backend services across multiple products and codebases with an accent on automated testing, observability, and operational excellence. Focus on triaging customer issues, balancing short-term fixes with root cause resolutions, and guiding iterative improvements for scalability and customer value.

Location: Remote (Canada)

Company

hirify.global builds mobile and cloud solutions for real-time property data, serving over 5 million units in multifamily property management.

What you will do

• Lead engineers across products, breaking down work and driving high-quality delivery.
• Own technical standards through code reviews, automated testing, and observability.
• Triage and resolve Support tickets, addressing root causes.
• Collaborate with Product and Design on valuable solutions and iterative improvements.
• Identify risks and technical debt, making pragmatic decisions on investments.
• Communicate with stakeholders on scope, tradeoffs, and timelines; lead sprint planning.

Requirements

• Bachelor/Graduate degree in Science/Computer Science/Software Engineering or equivalent.
• 5+ years with Go or Ruby on Rails, strong JavaScript/TypeScript; stack: Go, Ruby on Rails, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, GraphQL.
• Proven technical leadership in startups or fast-changing environments.
• Strong product intuition to translate business needs into technical decisions.
• Track record shipping production software used by customers.
• Comfortable with tradeoffs for speed, quality, scalability; clear communicator.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible, supportive, values-driven culture with no egos or politics.
• Inclusive environment valuing diversity, equity, and growth.
• Core values: Make Happiness, Better Together, Get Good Sh*t Done, Customer Obsessed, Kaizen.
• Focus on career growth and doing best work in a community-oriented team.