Backend Developer

About Hirz.ai 
Hirz.ai is an innovative, AI-powered hiring platform designed to streamline the recruitment process for businesses. We are building a smart, intuitive system that automates tedious tasks, provides deep insights, and helps companies find the best talent faster. Our platform leverages the latest in AI to offer features like intelligent resume parsing, automated video screenings, and sophisticated candidate matching. 
We are a small, agile team with a vision to revolutionize the hiring landscape. We are looking for a passionate and talented Backend Developer to join us and build the core of our platform from the ground up.
Job Summary 
As a Backend Developer at Hirz.ai, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and deploying the backend services that power our platform. You will work with a modern technology stack and have a significant impact on the architecture and direction of our product. This is a unique opportunity to build a complex, AI-driven application and solve challenging problems in a fast-paced startup environment. 

What You’ll Do & The Skills You’ll Need 
As a core member of our founding engineering team, you will have a unique opportunity to shape our product and architecture. We are looking for a proactive developer who is passionate about building high-quality, maintainable software. 
• Build the Core Platform: You will design, build, and maintain our backend services using Python, FastAPI, and Pydantic/SQLModel. Your expertise in these technologies is crucial. 
• Manage Data and Databases: You’ll be responsible for our PostgreSQL database, including schema design with Alembic and writing efficient queries. A solid understanding of SQL and ORMs (SQLAlchemy/SQLModel) is required. 
• Leverage: A key part of your role will be building and managing asynchronous pipelines for CV parsing and video transcription using LLM APIs and AWS Transcribe. • Cloud and DevOps: You will work extensively with AWS services (Cognito, S3, RDS, SQS) and define our infrastructure using Terraform. Experience with CI/CD pipelines (we use GitHub Actions) is a strong plus. • Product Lifecycle: You will participate in the entire product lifecycle, from ideation and design to deployment and maintenance. 

Key Qualifications 
• You should be comfortable and effective using AI-powered coding assistants (e.g., Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Gemini Code Assist) to accelerate your work. 
• Proven experience as a Backend Developer with a strong command of the technologies listed above. 
• A proactive, collaborative, and product-oriented mindset. 
• A good understanding of authentication and authorization concepts (OAuth2, OIDC, JWTs) is highly desirable.