Staff Software Engineer (AI)

Location: Galway, Ireland (flexible); hybrid schedules, work-from-home flexibility, and onsite collaboration available at the Galway office.

Company

hirify.global builds AI-powered experience orchestration and cloud customer experience products used by more than 8,000 organizations in over 100 countries.

What you will do

• Design and develop high-quality, efficient, testable software for mission-critical cloud products.
• Own features end to end, from design documents and reviews through acceptance testing and deployment.
• Contribute to the evolution of system architecture and lead feature development spanning multiple microservices.
• Influence the product roadmap and work with the Engineering Manager on architectural implications of new technologies.
• Research, benchmark, and prototype TTS and STT engines and models based on accuracy, latency, naturalness, language coverage, cost, and operational fit.
• Review code, apply data security and traceability processes, and mentor other engineers.

Requirements

• Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related work experience.
• 7+ years of experience in Software Engineering.
• Excellent programming skills, particularly in Java.
• Working experience with REST API back-end services.
• Expert-level understanding of object-oriented programming and design.
• Proactive, self-driven, and possessing a growth mindset.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong collaboration and listening skills.

Nice to have

• Cloud-native application development, preferably with AWS.
• Familiarity with voice bot platforms and voice concepts.
• Understanding of microservices architecture principles and best practices.
• Experience working with remote engineering teams.
• Experience working on research projects and turning high-level direction into meaningful demos or proofs of concept.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible work options including hybrid schedules, work-from-home flexibility, and onsite collaboration.
• Continuous learning, mentoring, leadership development, education support, and career advancement paths.
• Employer-supported pension scheme, annual bonus program, private health insurance, dental plan, wellness support, income protection, and life assurance.
• Family-friendly policies including paid maternity and paternity leave.
• Paid volunteer time, August Free Fridays, well-being resources, and regionally tailored programs.

Hiring process

• Application review by the Talent Acquisition team and hiring team.
• Zoom interview with a Talent Acquisition Partner, followed by interviews with the hiring manager and other interviewers.
• The process typically includes no more than five interviews, followed by communication about final steps.