Senior Backend Engineer (Distributed Systems)

TL;DR

Senior Backend Engineer (Go): Building scalable services and APIs to process vast amounts of internet data for a comprehensive Internet Map with an accent on distributed systems and high availability. Focus on designing ingestion pipelines, messaging queues, and cloud-native infrastructure to handle massive datasets.

Location: Remote within the United States

Salary: $137,000 - $188,000

Company

hirify.global provides real-time Internet intelligence and actionable threat insights to global governments and Fortune 500 companies.

What you will do

• Build large-scale, real-time streaming services and applications leveraging massive datasets to power APIs and applications.
• Own the design and development of backend services and APIs for the Internet Map data platform.
• Collaborate with engineering and product teams to ensure the delivery of the right features.
• Implement critical infrastructure components including messaging queues, databases, ingestion pipelines, and caching layers.

Requirements

• 5+ years of software engineering experience specializing in distributed systems (ingestion pipelines, databases, services).
• Proficiency in Go and object-oriented programming.
• Experience with at least one major cloud provider (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Hands-on experience with message queue technologies such as Kafka, AWS Kinesis, or Google Pub/Sub.
• Proficiency with distributed databases like BigTable, Cloud Spanner, HBase, or Cassandra.
• Must be based in the United States.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with gRPC, REST, and data serialization (Protobuf, MessagePack).
• Experience building and maintaining containerized services in Kubernetes.
• Deep understanding of DNS and core Internet protocols.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive compensation including equity and an annual bonus plan.
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage.
• Retirement plan with company contribution.
• Flexible PTO, parental leave, and mental health & wellness benefits.
• Professional development stipend.