Staff Engineer (Golang)

TL;DR

Staff Engineer (Golang): Architecting and leading the development of high-scale core services for a retail management ecosystem with an accent on system performance, reliability, and distributed architecture. Focus on driving technical strategy, mentoring engineering teams, and ensuring operational excellence across mission-critical microservices.

Location: Hybrid role requiring in-office presence in Birmingham, AL, Minneapolis, MN, or San Francisco, CA.

Salary: $95,800 - $180,000

Company

hirify.global is a retail tech company connecting customers to local retailers through a reliable, high-quality delivery platform.

What you will do

• Own the architecture and technical quality for core services, driving long-term technical roadmaps.
• Design and evolve highly available microservices using Golang, Postgres, Redis, and Kafka.
• Drive strategic initiatives to optimize the stability, scalability, and performance of mission-critical systems.
• Influence cross-functional teams including Product and Platform to align on technical direction and solution design.
• Establish domain-wide standards for operational excellence, observability, and proactive monitoring.
• Mentor Senior and Associate Engineers to elevate engineering fundamentals and best practices.

Requirements

• 7+ years of software development experience in complex, highly distributed cloud environments.
• Deep expertise in Golang or similar systems languages.
• Sophisticated understanding of relational databases, advanced caching, and message brokers like Kafka.
• Proven ability to diagnose and resolve complex bottlenecks in high-volume distributed architectures.
• Strong analytical skills with a data-driven approach to engineering and performance metrics.
• Must be eligible to work in the United States.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage.
• Participation in the company 401k plan.
• Discretionary vacation policy for exempt team members.
• Paid holidays and sick leave.
• Eligibility for annual bonuses and restricted stock units.