Software Engineer (Java)

TL;DR

Software Engineer (Java): Designing, building, and maintaining scalable backend services and APIs for travel data intelligence products with an accent on high-volume data pipelines and microservices. Focus on optimizing system performance, observability, and integrating cloud-native AWS infrastructure.

Location: Must be based in the UK (London Main Office / Remote-First in country of hire)

Company

hirify.global is the world's primary source for air fare content, providing critical data solutions that power the global travel industry.

What you will do

• Design, build, and operate reliable software services and RESTful APIs supporting core data products.
• Develop scalable data-processing and workflow systems for high-volume travel and pricing pipelines.
• Manage backend services, cloud infrastructure on AWS, and database integrations.
• Collaborate with product and data science teams to transform business needs into technical solutions.
• Improve system performance, observability, resiliency, and operational tooling.
• Participate in on-call schedules, code reviews, and technical design discussions.

Requirements

• 1+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong proficiency in core Java.
• Familiarity with relational databases and effective SQL writing.
• Experience with AWS services such as ECS, Lambda, S3, SQS, CloudWatch, RDS, or Redshift.
• Solid understanding of testing, version control, debugging, and secure development practices.
• Must be located in the UK.

Nice to have

• Experience with travel technology, airline pricing, or e-commerce data platforms.
• Knowledge of microservices, message queues, or workflow orchestration.
• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code and containerized deployments.
• Experience with Spark or large-scale data processing pipelines.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote-first culture with flexibility to work from home in the country of hire.
• Unlimited paid time off for personal wellbeing and work-life balance.
• Comprehensive UK benefits: Private Medical Insurance, Health Cash Plan, Dental, and Pension Plan.
• Annual Incentive Plan providing competitive bonus opportunities.
• Global tuition and gym reimbursement programs.
• Travel discounts on flights and travel experiences.