Senior/Lead Backend Engineer (Web3)

TL;DR

Senior/Lead Backend Engineer (Web3): Building a decentralised platform of smart devices and a real-time power trading system for renewable energy with an accent on grid stability and scalability. Focus on developing the Energy Network to reward users in Energy Dollars and enabling the scaling of energy-intensive industries like AI data centres.

Location: Remote

Company

hirify.global is a renewable energy startup on a mission to deliver a terawatt of renewable energy by combining first-principles thinking with cutting-edge technology.

What you will do

• Develop the Energy Network, a decentralised platform of smart devices designed to balance the grid.
• Build and optimize systems for real-time power trading and distributed energy installations.
• Implement reward mechanisms using Energy Dollars to incentivize off-peak energy usage.
• Create robust backend infrastructure to support the scaling of AI data centres and other energy-intensive industries.

Requirements

• Proven experience in senior or lead backend engineering roles.
• Ability to design and implement scalable, distributed systems.
• Experience with decentralised technologies or Web3 architecture.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-growth startup environment.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to work at a well-funded startup backed by top-tier investors including Accel, Multicoin, and Balderton.
• Mission-driven environment focused on solving critical climate and energy challenges.
• High-performance culture with a drive for excellence ("second best is not an option").
• Flexible remote work arrangement.