Associate AI and Agentic Engineer (AI)

Location: Alameda, California, United States; office-based

Base salary: $115,000–$145,000 per year

Company

hirify.global is a biotechnology company.

What you will do

• Build simple AI-enabled prototypes, internal tools, and workflow automations.
• Translate defined requirements into software components, scripts, prompts, test cases, and configuration changes.
• Support prompt engineering, basic agent workflows, retrieval-assisted use cases, and API integrations.
• Use approved AI-assisted development tools to prototype, document, and improve code with appropriate review.
• Write unit tests, validation checks, and troubleshooting steps.
• Maintain technical documentation and participate in code reviews, demos, testing sessions, backlog discussions, and team learning.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Early experience in software engineering, data science, automation, or related technical work through internships, academic projects, research assignments, open-source contributions, hackathons, or personal portfolio work.
• Portfolio, GitHub repository, class project, internship deliverable, or capstone demonstrating coding, automation, AI, data, or problem-solving skills.
• Foundational programming ability in Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Java, or a similar language.
• Basic understanding of data structures, APIs, Git, debugging, testing, and documentation.
• Introductory knowledge of AI, machine learning, generative AI, LLMs, prompt engineering, or data science concepts.
• Ability to learn and responsibly apply approved AI-assisted development tools with review and coaching.
• Ability to learn quickly, apply critical thinking, maintain attention to detail, ask insightful questions, communicate clearly, document decisions, and collaborate with technical and non-technical teammates.
• Ability to apply responsible AI, data privacy, information security, access control, compliance, and ethical technology practices.
• No supervisory responsibilities; no travel is expected.

Nice to have

• Basic familiarity with cloud platforms, databases, REST APIs, notebooks, or data tools.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative office environment focused on sharing ideas and solutions.
• Equipment provided, including dual monitors and ergonomic chairs.
• Employee benefits include 401(k) contributions, medical, dental and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts.
• Annual discretionary bonus, stock purchase opportunities, and long-term incentives.
• 15 accrued vacation days in the first year, 17 paid holidays including a December winter shutdown, and up to 10 sick days annually.