Software Engineer, Aiven Context (AI)

Location: Finland; hybrid work policy

Company

hirify.global provides a cloud data platform built around open-source databases, search, streaming, and application infrastructure.

What you will do

• Launch and maintain managed open-source products, including DataHub on hirify.global.
• Build the hirify.global context layer by integrating fragmented data technologies into a unified platform experience.
• Develop backend databases and services in Python and user-facing flows in the React-based hirify.global Console.
• Implement production-ready AI pipelines for synthetic metadata generation, text-to-SQL, and automated data discovery.
• Upstream bug fixes, optimizations, and feature enhancements to open-source projects.

Requirements

• High proficiency in Python and willingness to learn additional languages such as Java.
• Solid experience with React and TypeScript, plus product intuition for building understandable UI flows.
• Deep use of AI tools in the development workflow and an ability to identify automation opportunities.
• Ability to work effectively in ambiguous environments, build prototypes, and take ownership from ideation through production.
• Familiarity with modern data-stack technologies such as PostgreSQL, OpenSearch, and Kafka.

Nice to have

• Experience as an early startup hire.
• Active contributions to open-source software projects.
• Experience or strong interest in data and analytics, data catalogs, or ontologies.
• Experience with or interest in agentic workflows, text-to-SQL, or Graph RAG.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in an early-stage-startup environment within hirify.global, with rapid iteration and extreme ownership.
• Hybrid work policy with country-specific benefits.
• Equity plan and equipment choice.
• Professional Development Plan budget and global Employee Assistance Program.
• Global time-off commitment covering parental leave, sick leave, and personal time.

Hiring process

• Submit a resume to apply; interviews are conducted by video call or in person, never via text or chat.