Tech Lead (AI)

Location: Remote for contractors located in Latin America

Salary: $3,500–$4,500 USD per month

Company

hirify.global develops AI-driven product solutions that translate data science capabilities into measurable business value.

What you will do

• Lead the technical design and implementation of AI-powered product features from concept through production.
• Own end-to-end architecture covering data flows, model integration, APIs, backend services, and application integration.
• Lead a cross-functional AI Pod, break product requirements into technical workstreams, and guide prototypes, proofs of concept, MVPs, and rapid iteration.
• Partner with Product Management and Data Science to define problems, success metrics, delivery plans, and product integrations.
• Ensure production quality through monitoring, logging, performance tracking, security, scalability, reliability, latency, cost controls, and failure-mode management.
• Define AI engineering standards, promote reusable components and patterns, mentor engineers, and support responsible AI, experimentation, and post-launch learning.

Requirements

• BS or MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of software engineering experience, including leadership of complex systems.
• Strong experience designing and building production APIs and backend services.
• Proficiency in Python and at least one backend language such as Java, Node, or Go.
• Experience with cloud-native architectures using AWS, GCP, or Azure.
• Solid understanding of data pipelines, model serving, and system observability.
• Ability to collaborate closely with product teams in fast-moving, iterative environments.
• Comfort working in an English-speaking professional environment.

Nice to have

• Experience in AI-first or data-driven product teams.
• Familiarity with modern LLM platforms, prompt engineering, and agent frameworks.
• Experience operationalizing ML models through serving, monitoring, and versioning.
• Exposure to experimentation platforms, feature flags, and A/B testing.
• Experience in Agile or product-led development environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote contractor opportunity for professionals located in Latin America.
• Hands-on technical leadership focused on speed, pragmatism, and production quality.
• Work spans product discovery, experimentation, scalable engineering, and responsible AI practices.