Software Engineer (Distributed Systems)

TL;DR

Software Engineer (Distributed Systems/Golang): Designing and delivering core capabilities for a cloud-native real-time data platform with an accent on billing systems, networking, and control plane infrastructure. Focus on solving complex system-level problems, implementing scalable managed service infrastructure, and ensuring high performance of distributed database technology.

Location: Portugal

Company

hirify.global provides a cloud-native distributed SQL database that unifies transactions and analytics for data-intensive applications.

What you will do

• Lead technical design and decision-making for large, release-defining projects impacting the cloud platform.
• Design and implement new capabilities across networking, control plane, and managed service infrastructure, specifically focusing on billing systems.
• Solve complex, mission-critical system problems to ensure scalability, maintainability, and resilience.
• Collaborate with Product Management to translate business requirements into robust technical solutions.
• Investigate and resolve production issues, including debugging billing data synchronization and contributing to visualization dashboards.
• Mentor and guide engineers on system design, coding standards, and architectural best practices.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience developing and debugging system-level software in Golang or a similar language.
• Familiarity with distributed systems managed via Kubernetes.
• Demonstrated ability to design and build highly reliable, high-performance system software.
• Experience working in environments where performance, scalability, and reliability are critical.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.

Nice to have

• Experience building cloud-native SaaS platforms.
• Experience working with frontend web frameworks like React.
• Background with cloud-based metering, billing, and generally accepted account practices.

Culture & Benefits

• Fast-moving, highly collaborative environment with end-to-end ownership of work.
• Opportunity to work on high-performance transactional and analytical workloads at scale.
• Commitment to diversity and inclusion within teams.
• Total compensation package including merit increases and annual bonuses.