Senior Software Engineer (PHP/Ruby)

TL;DR

Senior Software Engineer (PHP/Ruby): Owning and evolving a core payments dispute resolution platform with an accent on modernizing legacy systems and improving stability. Focus on refactoring PHP/CodeIgniter codebases, reducing technical debt, and building foundational testing and monitoring in a high-growth fintech environment.

Location: Remote (Must be available to work in US or Canada time zones)

Company

hirify.global is a leading provider of nearshore staff augmentation services, connecting top-tier Latin American tech talent with innovative U.S. companies.

What you will do

• Take full ownership of a core business domain and drive it toward stability and reliability.
• Write, review, and refactor code while resolving production issues.
• Systematically reduce technical debt without slowing down product delivery.
• Collaborate closely with the offshore development team.
• Make pragmatic technical decisions that balance short-term impact with long-term maintainability.
• Build foundational testing, monitoring, and documentation.

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Experience working at a high-growth or scaled company.
• Strong fundamentals in PHP/CodeIgniter and Ruby on Rails.
• Proven track record of ownership and delivering projects end-to-end.
• Must be available to work in US or Canada time zones.
• Comfort working independently and making decisions with imperfect information.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with MySQL/Aurora.
• Experience with AWS environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Highly competitive USD compensation.
• 100% remote work policy with autonomy.
• Paid time off for well-being and recharging.
• Opportunity to work with top American companies on high-impact projects.
• Access to a diverse, global network of 600+ professionals.