Senior Software Engineer (AI)

Location: London, United Kingdom

Company

hirify.global is a research-driven company building AI products that help online publishers address operational challenges and improve publishing workflows.

What you will do

• Design, build, and maintain back-end services and systems supporting AI-powered products.
• Develop and optimize scalable, high-performance systems for large volumes of data and machine learning models.
• Deploy and integrate back-end services with front-end and data science systems.
• Improve back-end architecture, performance, reliability, and scalability while meeting launch deadlines.
• Debug technical issues, implement solutions, and collaborate with Product, Data Science, engineering, and other cross-functional teams.
• Apply new technologies and techniques to improve back-end infrastructure.

Requirements

• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 3–5 years of back-end development or related experience focused on server-side technologies.
• Strong knowledge of Python, Java, or Node.js and experience with back-end frameworks.
• Familiarity with SQL and NoSQL databases and experience building and optimizing data storage solutions.
• Understanding of RESTful APIs, microservices architecture, and back-end development best practices.
• Familiarity with Git or other version control systems.
• Experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure and deploying applications in a cloud environment.
• Problem-solving ability, a proactive and results-driven mindset, independence, and willingness to learn quickly.

Nice to have

• Experience in a fast-paced SaaS or technology environment focused on building and scaling back-end systems.
• Understanding of back-end security best practices.
• Knowledge of machine learning concepts and ability to collaborate with data scientists to optimize AI models.
• Strong communication skills and effectiveness in cross-functional teams.

Culture & Benefits

• Free breakfast, coffee, drinks, and snacks are provided daily.
• Weekly team lunches are held on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
• Regular team events support interaction outside work.
• In-house conferences and an annual summer camp are available to global employees, with the camp hosted in London.
• Pension contributions, the latest technology, generous annual leave, and an office with a balcony overlooking Notting Hill.