Staff Software Engineer (C/C++)

Location: United Kingdom; fully remote setup

Company

hirify.global provides an enterprise AI platform centered on open-source Python, data science, and machine learning software.

What you will do

• Build and evolve the toolchain for compiling complex packages such as NumPy, SciPy, and PyTorch from source.
• Create and maintain conda recipes, build tooling, and release processes for reliable package distribution at scale.
• Partner with Python wheels and distribution teams as automation and infrastructure requirements grow.
• Mentor engineers on architecture, debugging, and packaging practices.
• Lead postmortems, capacity planning, and incident response for build and distribution infrastructure.
• Advise technical leadership on project scope, architecture, and delivery trade-offs.

Requirements

• 10+ years of professional software development experience, including technical strategy, system design, and architecture evolution.
• Deep hands-on experience with C/C++ and debugging compilation and linking issues across large codebases.
• Experience building or maintaining production software across Linux, macOS, and Windows.
• Professional experience using AI-assisted development tools, including reviewing and validating generated code before release.
• Experience with Git or another version control system.

Nice to have

• Experience with GCC, LLVM, dynamic linkers, compilers, or linkers.
• Knowledge of libc++/libstdc++/STL, glibc, macOS SDKs, or Windows UCRT/vcruntime.
• Experience with package systems, build tools such as CMake or Bazel, and the Python packaging ecosystem.
• Experience with GPU build tooling such as CUDA and cuDNN.
• Involvement in conda-forge or the wider Python packaging community, plus Python programming for build automation or infrastructure tooling.

Culture & Benefits

• Fully remote work with flexible hours.
• Collaborative environment emphasizing clarity, care, candor, and thoughtful technical discussion.
• Flexible vacation policy.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, plus income protection insurance.
• Paid parental leave, monthly wellness stipend, and mental health resources.