Python Engineer (Modeling & Simulation)

Location: Hybrid or remote in the United States, with offices in Boston and San Francisco

Salary: $170,000–$210,000 annual base salary; other compensation ranges are also listed in the source.

Company

hirify.global is hiring for software engineering work supporting a wargaming and decision-support platform.

What you will do

• Design backend services and APIs that schedule simulation runs, collect outputs, and deliver results to frontend and analysis tools.
• Build ingestion and normalization pipelines with data models and interfaces for simulation inputs, outputs, and provenance.
• Develop distributed execution across local workstations, on-premises environments, and cloud infrastructure while preserving reproducibility.
• Implement scenario generation, Monte Carlo execution, and sensitivity-analysis services with domain specialists.
• Connect Python tooling with simulation runtimes and agentic AI or ML pipelines through scalable, containerized interfaces.
• Translate stakeholder requirements into maintainable designs and own testing, code review, CI, and release quality; architectural and mentoring responsibilities increase with level.

Requirements

• Professional production Python experience with direct ownership of backend services, APIs, or data systems.
• Strong API design and service-boundary judgment, with experience using REST, GraphQL, or gRPC.
• Docker-based development experience.
• Ability to reason about distributed execution, data orchestration, reliability, scaling, and failure recovery.
• Collaborative delivery experience, clear stakeholder communication, and disciplined software development practices.
• Familiarity with ML tools.
• Eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. Top Secret security clearance is required.

Nice to have

• Experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure.
• Reliable agentic AI integrations.
• Code analysis, static analysis, or C++ interoperability.
• Simulation, AFSIM, or defense-domain experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid or remote work arrangement in the United States.
• Offices are available in Boston and San Francisco.
• Role scope includes collaboration with domain specialists and stakeholders.