Senior API Developer (Distributed Systems)

Location: 100% remote within the United States

Salary: $100,000–$150,000 annually

Company

hirify.global is a technology consulting and software development company delivering cloud, AI, data, and enterprise solutions across the United States.

What you will do

• Design, build, and operate large-scale, high-throughput backend services.
• Architect core platforms used by other engineering teams for mission-critical workloads.
• Develop scalable, reliable, and high-performance APIs and distributed systems.
• Work with high-throughput messaging systems, relational databases, and NoSQL data stores.
• Build and operate cloud-based services on AWS, Azure, or GCP.

Requirements

• 6+ years of professional backend engineering experience, including significant distributed systems experience.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related discipline.
• Strong programming skills in Java, Go, Scala, or a similar language.
• Deep understanding of consensus, replication, and CAP trade-offs.
• Hands-on experience with Kafka or similar high-throughput messaging systems.
• Strong SQL skills and experience with relational and NoSQL data stores, plus major cloud platforms.

Nice to have

• Experience leading complex technical initiatives across multiple teams.
• Production experience with Kubernetes-based platforms.
• Exposure to Istio, Linkerd, chaos engineering, or relevant open-source distributed systems projects.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time direct W2 employment.
• Career growth opportunities within an established technology consulting and software development organization.

Hiring process

• Submit a resume for consideration by email or phone.
• Applicants must be U.S. Citizens, Green Card Holders, EAD Holders, or H-1B transfer candidates; new H-1B visa petitions cannot be sponsored.