Senior/Staff Software Engineer

TL;DR

Senior/Staff Software Engineer: Leading architecture and design for core Conductor services, ensuring scalability, resiliency, and performance at massive scale with an accent on tackling the most complex distributed systems challenges. Focus on mentoring engineers, championing open-source contributions, and evaluating emerging technologies.

Location: Remote - PST Time Zone

Salary: $200,000 - 260,000

Company

hirify.global is a platform for developers to build durable, distributed event driven applications.

What you will do

• Lead architecture and design for core Conductor services, ensuring scalability, resiliency, and performance at massive scale.
• Tackle the most complex distributed systems challenges, influencing both near-term deliverables and future technical direction.
• Collaborate with product, design, and cross-functional engineering teams to deliver high-impact, business-critical features.
• Act as a multiplier by mentoring engineers, elevating team practices, and fostering a culture of technical excellence.
• Champion open-source contributions to Conductor, guiding community engagement and adoption.
• Evaluate and introduce emerging technologies, frameworks, and tooling to keep hirify.global at the forefront of distributed computing innovation.

Requirements

• Experience building backend systems, with deep expertise in Java and Spring Boot.
• Proven track record architecting large-scale, distributed systems and event-driven applications.
• Mastery of REST, gRPC, asynchronous messaging systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ, etc.), and cloud-native architectures.
• Demonstrated ability to lead large, cross-team technical initiatives from inception to delivery.
• Strong technical mentorship and leadership skills, with the ability to inspire and guide other senior engineers.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to influence technical direction across multiple teams and stakeholders.

Nice to have

• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure
• Knowledge of containerization and orchestration tools (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Familiarity with API design, REST, and GraphQL
• Experience with event-driven architectures and messaging systems

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive health coverage including medical, dental, and vision.
• Flexible PTO.
• Support for personal development.