Software Development Engineer in Test (AI)

Location: Hybrid role based in Montreal, Canada

Salary: CAD 120,000–180,000 per year, plus meaningful equity, benefits, and RRSP.

Company

hirify.global is a startup building foundational technology for performance, scalability, and resiliency in large-scale AI data center clusters.

What you will do

• Design, develop, and maintain automated testing frameworks for distributed AI training and inference workloads.
• Create end-to-end integration and stress-testing plans covering complex system and hardware-software boundary conditions.
• Validate distributed systems, GPU kernels, and AI frameworks for reliability and performance.
• Partner with system engineers to debug issues in distributed clusters.
• Use telemetry and profiling tools to identify bottlenecks and root causes.

Requirements

• Strong proficiency in Python for automation and orchestration.
• Experience building or extending test automation frameworks for complex back-end systems.
• Ability to troubleshoot automated test failures in large-scale distributed systems and identify root causes.
• Experience with containerization using Docker or Kubernetes.
• Experience with modern CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Jenkins.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.

Nice to have

• Experience with Kubernetes, Terraform, or Ansible for managing test-bed environments.
• Experience testing high-performance networking protocols or distributed file systems.
• Experience testing software that interacts directly with drivers or firmware.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a hybrid environment across remote and on-site locations in the United States and Canada.
• Collaborate in a culture based on trust, integrity, respect, unity, and shared responsibility.
• Meaningful equity, benefits, and RRSP included.
• Work alongside experienced builders and operators on foundational AI infrastructure.