Associate Engineer (AI and Agentics)

Location: Alameda, CA, United States; office-based working conditions

Salary: $115,000–$145,000 per year base pay

Company

hirify.global is a biotechnology company developing medicines and supporting technology-enabled operations.

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 with appropriate review and coaching.
• Write unit tests, validation checks, troubleshooting steps, documentation, setup notes, design summaries, user instructions, and operational runbooks.
• Participate in code reviews, demos, testing sessions, backlog discussions, and learning activities while following privacy, security, compliance, access-control, and responsible-AI policies.

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 or research projects, open-source contributions, hackathons, or personal portfolio work.
• A 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, demonstrated through coursework or projects.
• 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 through coursework, projects, or self-directed learning.
• Ability to learn and responsibly apply approved AI-assisted development tools with review and coaching.
• Strong learning ability, critical thinking, attention to detail, and the ability to ask insightful questions about requirements and technical approaches.
• Clear written and verbal communication, documentation, collaboration, and ability to apply responsible AI, data privacy, information security, and ethical technology practices.

Nice to have

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

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative office environment with shared ideas and solutions.
• Company-provided equipment, including dual monitors and ergonomic chairs.
• Comprehensive employee benefits including 401(k) contributions, medical, dental and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts.
• Annual discretionary bonus eligibility, 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.
• No travel is expected; travel requirement is 0%.