Software Engineer (AI)

Location: Hybrid, based out of the New York City or Washington, D.C. office; candidates must reside in or be able to commute to one of these locations and work from the office at least four times a week, Monday through Thursday.

Salary: $160K–$230K annually, plus equity.

Company

hirify.global builds modern software and AI-native modules that replace legacy systems used by U.S. federal agencies, serving citizens, veterans, public servants, and service members.

What you will do

• Own full-stack features from scoping and architecture through development, iteration, and release.
• Build AI-powered product surfaces such as intelligent intake flows, real-time constituent assistants, automated case routing, and agency operator dashboards.
• Engage directly with federal agency stakeholders and translate complex real-world requirements into shippable products.
• Improve platform reliability and performance at government scale under real-user and SLA requirements.
• Write clean, tested, and maintainable code.

Requirements

• 2–4 years of professional engineering experience, or equivalent work demonstrating the required capability.
• Deep fluency in React, Next.js, Node.js, TypeScript, and Postgres.
• Hands-on experience shipping with AI coding tools such as Cursor, Copilot, or Claude.
• A real product, open-source project, or other substantial software project built independently.
• Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous environments without waiting for predefined answers.
• Care for the user experience of people interacting with the product.

Nice to have

• Experience with federal, state, or local government technology, or regulated and high-stakes environments.
• Hands-on experience with Palantir Foundry or AIP, including ontology modeling, pipelines, or AIP agents.
• Cloud deployment experience with AWS, Vercel, GitHub Actions, or ECS/Fargate.
• Exposure to design systems and component libraries.
• Experience in an early-stage environment.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid office work is required at least four days per week. Company-provided laptop, commuter benefits, office meals, and late-work transportation reimbursement are available.
• Medical, dental, vision, dependent, life insurance, FSA, fertility, and family-building coverage are provided, along with a 401(k) and 2% company match.
• Paid parental leave, unlimited PTO with a two-week minimum, federal holidays, and a company-wide winter break are provided.
• Home-office, fitness, utilities, professional development, recreation, cleaning, and pet-care stipends are available under stated limits.
• Company offsites take place throughout the year.