Job descriptionAs a Senior Backend Engineer on the team, you'll have a key role in developing our Payroll product and its unique features, working closely with our Product team. You are passionate about software engineering and building a product end-to-end. You will be responsible for owning the dev cycle from the technical design, through coding and testing, to deployment and monitoring. We work in a true continuous delivery environment with fully automated QA processes on a microservices architecture, deploying to production dozens of times every day.
As an agentic AI company, we're building intelligent software that takes action to help customers get work done-and embracing AI in how we build it.
Base salary for this role ranges from $170,000 - $220,000 per year plus benefits and stock options (ISOs).Candidates must be physically located in the Eastern Time Zone to ensure sufficient working-hour overlap with our team in Europe and Israel.Job requirements- Physically located in the Eastern Time Zone---we cannot consider applicants outside EDT at this time.
- Hands-on experience using AI coding tools to develop, test, and debug backend software, with the judgment to validate generated code for quality, security, and maintainability.
- 6+ years of professional experience as a software engineer, strongly emphasizing backend development.
- Experience building customer-facing SaaS products from inception to launch with thousands of users.
- Experience collaborating with product managers, exercising sound judgment on when to advocate strongly, and confidently navigating trade-offs and negotiations.
- Experience with relational databases like PostgreSQL, MySQL, etc.
- Excellent knowledge of software design and scalable architecture.
- Experience with testing methodologies - unit-testing, TDD, mocking, etc.
- Experience with AWS or an equivalent cloud platform.
- Independent, fast learner, and excited about learning new technologies.
- Proactive team player with a desire to impact our team, our product, and our customers.
The following is a big plus:- Experience with Kotlin, Java, or Scala.
- Experience developing a payroll/payments/HR product.
Job responsibilities- Design, develop, and maintain highly scalable back-end systems for our Payroll product using a modern microservices architecture.
- Collaborate with product managers, front-end engineers, and other stakeholders to implement new features and ensure alignment with the overall product roadmap.
- Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code in Kotlin, Scala, or Java (or be eager to learn Kotlin).
- Build and optimize APIs to support seamless integrations across our platform.
- Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback to team members.
- Take ownership of the full development cycle, including technical design, implementation, testing, deployment, and monitoring.
- Work in a continuous delivery environment with automated QA processes to ensure robust and reliable releases.
Job benefitsAt HiBob, our people are at the heart of everything we do.
We're building a global village of ambitious, thoughtful, and talented Bobbers who want to do the best work of their careers. With a vibrant NYC office and remote teammates across the country, we've created an environment where people can be themselves, grow quickly, and make a real impact.
Joining HiBob means working alongside exceptional people while being supported with competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and pre-IPO equity, including the perks below.
Ownership & Financial
- Equity in a global, high-growth HR tech SaaS leader
- 401(k) with a 3% company match effective the month following your start date
- $2,500 employee referral bonus
Health & Wellbeing
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage from day one
- $1,920 annual wellness stipend to support your physical and mental wellbeing
- Annual Headspace membership and expanded wellness benefits
Workplace Flexibility
- Hybrid working model for Bobbers in the NY metro area
- Temporary work from anywhere for up to 2 months per year (after 6 months)
Work-Life Balance
- Generous paid time off and company holidays to rest, recharge, and enjoy
- Bob Balance Days - 4 additional days within a calendar year - Enjoy a company-wide long weekend at the beginning of each quarter
- Your birthday off - plus a special gift from us
Work From Home
- Home office allowance to set up your ideal workspace
Community & Culture
- Two paid Social Impact days each year to give back to causes you care about
- Frequent team and company social events, both in-person and virtual
- Dog friendly office
If this sounds like something you've been looking for, we'd love to have you. Come on, join our village!
