Staff Software Engineer (Cloud Foundations)

TL;DR

Staff Software Engineer (Cloud Foundations): Leading the technical direction of the compute infrastructure powering hirify.global with an accent on fleet automation, configuration management, and Azure migration. Focus on designing scalable solutions for reboot orchestration, immutable image pipelines, and cloud-native paved paths.

Location: Remote, United States

Salary: $140,400 - $372,300 / Yr

Company

hirify.global is the world’s leading AI-powered developer platform providing tools for agentic software development and global collaboration.

What you will do

• Lead technical architecture and decision-making for compute lifecycle, configuration management, and fleet inventory.
• Design and implement scalable solutions for fleet-wide reboot orchestration, immutable image pipelines, and service discovery at scale.
• Define and build Azure paved paths, including event-driven compute and cloud-native patterns.
• Drive the evolution of foundational systems from physical data centers to Azure-native equivalents.
• Develop and maintain high-performance code primarily in Go.
• Mentor other engineers and raise the engineering bar through code review and architectural feedback.

Requirements

• Must be based in the United States.
• 9+ years of experience in Software Engineering or related technical disciplines (or equivalent degree/experience).
• 4+ years of experience building high-traffic applications within platform or infrastructure domains.
• 4+ years of experience supporting cloud-native workloads in Azure, AWS, or GCP.
• 2+ years of experience operating fleet-scale compute infrastructure, such as hypervisor platforms or orchestration tooling.

Nice to have

• 6+ years of experience specifically with Azure.
• Experience designing paved-path platforms using Azure Functions, App Service, or AKS.
• Proficiency with Puppet, Chef, or Ansible at fleet scale.
• Experience building and maintaining planetary-scale engineering systems.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote-first environment with a strong emphasis on asynchronous communication.
• Competitive compensation including base salary, annual bonuses, and stock.
• Generous learning and growth opportunities.
• Inclusive culture based on a growth mindset and ownership of outcomes.