Senior Software Engineer, CoinDesk Media (Web3)

TL;DR

Senior Software Engineer (React/Node.js): Building and optimizing a next-generation digital asset media platform for CoinDesk with an accent on real-time content delivery and AI-powered workflows. Focus on developing scalable backend systems, enhancing web performance for millions of users, and integrating LLM-based agentic patterns.

Location: New York

Salary: $180,000 - $230,000

Company

hirify.global is an institutionally focused global digital asset platform providing market infrastructure and information services, including the hirify.global Exchange and CoinDesk.

What you will do

• Build and maintain backend services and React frontend applications for real-time content delivery and monetization across web and mobile.
• Integrate AI-powered agentic workflows into products and internal tooling using LLMs and emerging AI capabilities.
• Collaborate with product teams to optimize SEO strategies, page speed, and web indexing performance.
• Iterate on user-centric products by analyzing data and working closely with designers and product managers.

Requirements

• 5+ years of software engineering experience with React.js, Node.js, TypeScript, and RESTful APIs.
• Expertise in Next.js for server-side rendering, content caching, and web performance optimization.
• Hands-on experience with GCP, specifically Cloud Run, Kubernetes, and Terraform.
• Proven experience with automated testing (unit, integration, e2e) and secure coding practices.
• Experience building with AI agents, LLM integrations, or agentic development patterns like RAG.
• Must be based in New York.

Nice to have

• Experience with React Native for mobile applications.
• Familiarity with Sanity CMS or other headless CMS solutions.
• Experience with Vercel deployment workflows, edge functions, and serverless architecture.
• Understanding of Core Web Vitals and technical SEO auditing.

Culture & Benefits

• High-performance engineering culture that treats development as a craft and values technical excellence.
• Opportunity to work alongside world-class peers in a global organization.
• Competitive base salary combined with discretionary annual target bonuses and performance incentives.
• Focus on building secure, compliant, and high-impact institutional standards for the digital asset industry.