Senior Backend Engineer (Node.js/TypeScript)

TL;DR

Senior Backend Engineer (Node.js/TypeScript): Develop robust new features and APIs for a global payroll and HR platform with an accent on scalability, high-volume performance, and customer-centric development. Focus on optimizing databases, designing scalable systems, handling concurrency, and ensuring security through queue-based architectures.

Location: Remote (Brazil; Chile; Colombia; Costa Rica; Dominican Republic; Mexico; Paraguay; Perú; Uruguay)

Company

hirify.global is the all-in-one payroll and HR platform for global teams, supporting workers in 150+ countries with AI-powered tools and owned payroll infrastructure.

What you will do

• Collaborate with frontend engineers, product teams, designers, and QA to create seamless experiences.
• Participate in product planning from discovery to deployment throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Develop and enhance new features, APIs, and improve industry-leading products while fixing bugs.
• Deliver exceptional customer-centric experiences through quality engineering and focused development.

Requirements

• Strong proficiency in Node.js, TypeScript/JavaScript best practices, and at least one other server-side language.
• Expertise in SQL, particularly PostgreSQL, including query optimization, data migrations, and modeling.
• Solid understanding of OOP principles, design patterns, and building/extending classes.
• Experience designing scalable systems for rapid growth and high transaction volumes with concurrency and idempotency.
• Skills in API development with input validation, JWT tokens, security, and queue-based scalability.
• At least 8 years of experience as a Software Engineer.

Nice to have

• Experience with SaaS products on major cloud vendors.
• Familiarity with serverless architecture on AWS.
• Knowledge of Fintech industry challenges.

Culture & Benefits

• Stock grant opportunities based on role, status, and location.
• Additional perks and benefits tailored to employment status and country.
• Flexibility of remote work with optional WeWork access.
• Remote-first environment emphasizing asynchronous collaboration and distributed teams.