Senior Software Engineer (Backend)

TL;DR

Senior Software Engineer (Backend): Building and scaling the Insurance platform (AirCover) to provide comprehensive protection for guests and hosts with an accent on distributed systems and global infrastructure. Focus on designing high-performance services, managing petabyte-scale storage, and implementing innovative LLM solutions to drive business growth.

Location: Must be based in the US (Remote Eligible in states where hirify.global, Inc. has a registered entity)

Salary: $191,000 — $223,000 USD

Company

A global marketplace that connects hosts offering unique stays and experiences with guests worldwide.

What you will do

• Act as the technical lead for significant scope, managing ambiguity from concept validation to implementation.
• Build infrastructure, applications, and tools using expertise in distributed systems and large compute clusters.
• Scale high-availability applications and make architectural trade-offs using design patterns.
• Collaborate with product, data science, and research partners to drive engineering decisions.
• Mentor team members and drive operational excellence in code quality and craft.
• Implement cutting-edge technologies, including LLMs, to expand insurance products across global markets.

Requirements

• 5+ years of software development experience.
• Proficiency in Java, GraphQL, Python, Go, Rust, or C/C++/C#.
• Experience with concurrency, multithreading, and synchronization in large-scale distributed systems.
• Strong knowledge of relational databases and expertise in SQL query authoring.
• Expertise in global infrastructure, networking, and massive data storage systems.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive and supportive work environment promoting sustainable engineering and healthy team dynamics.
• Career development through internal mobility, mentoring, and leadership opportunities.
• Compensation package including base pay, bonus, equity, and comprehensive benefits.
• Employee Travel Credits to explore and experience hirify.global stays.