Design, develop, test, deploy, and monitor scalable backend systems for a payroll SaaS product. Build APIs and microservices, collaborate with product and engineering teams, participate in code reviews, and own the full development lifecycle in a continuous delivery environment. The role emphasizes Kotlin, Scala, or Java, cloud platforms, automated testing, relational databases, scalable architecture, and responsible use of AI coding tools.
It’s an exciting time to join HiBob. Salesforce is leading a $166 million investment in the company, supporting our vision to bring trusted people context into the AI-powered enterprise. As we accelerate our product, technology, AI, and innovation roadmap, you’ll have the opportunity to help shape what comes next.
As 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
Job Responsibilities
Benefits
At 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
As 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.
- 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.
Benefits
At 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
- 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
- Hybrid working model for Bobbers in the NY metro area
- Temporary work from anywhere for up to 2 months per year (after 6 months)
- 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
- Home office allowance to set up your ideal workspace
- 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
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