Senior Backend Engineer (HRTech)

TL;DR

Senior Backend Engineer (Java/Kotlin): Developing a Payroll product and its unique features within a microservices architecture with an accent on scalable backend systems and continuous delivery. Focus on owning the full development cycle from technical design to deployment and monitoring in an agentic-first environment.

Location: Must be physically located in the Toronto metropolitan area

Salary: $148,000 – $189,000 CAD Annual

Company

hirify.global is a high-growth unicorn startup specializing in HR and payroll software solutions.

What you will do

• Design, develop, and maintain highly scalable back-end systems for the Payroll product.
• Implement new features using a modern microservices architecture in a continuous delivery environment.
• Collaborate with product managers, front-end engineers, and stakeholders to align with the product roadmap.
• Write clean, maintainable code in Kotlin, Scala, or Java.
• Build and optimize APIs to ensure seamless platform integrations.
• Own the full development cycle: from technical design and coding to testing, deployment, and monitoring.

Requirements

• Physically located in the Toronto metropolitan area.
• 6+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a strong emphasis on backend development for SaaS applications.
• Proven experience building and shipping customer-facing features to production.
• Excellent knowledge of software design and scalable architecture.
• Proficiency in Java and/or Kotlin.
• Experience with AWS (or equivalent cloud platforms) and relational databases like PostgreSQL or MySQL.

Nice to have

• Experience developing payroll, payments, or HR-related products.

Culture & Benefits

• Stock options at a high-growth unicorn startup.
• 100% subsidized medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees.
• 401(k) with a 3% company match starting from Day 1.
• Work-from-home allowance for home office setup.
• Temporary remote work-from-anywhere option for up to 2 months after 6 months of employment.
• Wellness benefits including an annual Headspace subscription and additional "Bob balance days" for company-wide long weekends.