AI Engineer

Location: Hybrid in Lisbon, Portugal; candidates must be based in Lisbon.

Company

hirify.global develops software solutions and integrates AI capabilities into applications and engineering workflows.

What you will do

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable, reliable backend services and applications.
• Translate business and technical requirements into maintainable software solutions.
• Design and implement secure, scalable solutions in cloud environments.
• Develop CI/CD pipelines, automation, and data-driven applications using relational and non-relational databases.
• Contribute to technical design, architecture decisions, documentation, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with Software Engineers, Architects, Business Analysts, and other stakeholders in an Agile environment while exploring AI technologies and AI-powered coding tools.

Requirements

• Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a similar technical field.
• 3–4 years of professional experience in Software Engineering, Backend Development, or a related field, including strong hands-on backend engineering experience.
• Understanding of software architecture, design principles, development best practices, coding standards, and version control.
• Experience with cloud technologies and environments, CI/CD pipelines, databases, and data modelling.
• Experience working in Agile environments and familiarity with Git, Jira, and Confluence.
• Experience or interest in AI-powered coding agents and modern AI-assisted development tools.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, communication, and requirements-translation skills; curiosity and willingness to learn new technologies.
• Fluent English, written and spoken, is mandatory.

Nice to have

• Experience with Agentic AI, AI Agents, Large Language Models, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, model routing, or AI model orchestration.
• Knowledge of Loop Engineering or AI development loops.
• Experience with fine-tuning, model adaptation, or integrating AI capabilities into production applications.
• Previous experience working on AI-driven products or platforms.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work arrangement in Lisbon.
• Agile, cross-functional collaboration with engineering and business stakeholders.
• Equal employment opportunity regardless of gender, identity, orientation, marital status, race, nationality, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, or other factors.

Hiring process

• Apply through the job post; do not submit resumes or CVs directly to third-party agencies or companies without a signed agreement with hirify.global.
• By responding to the job post, candidates consent to the use of their data by hirify.global Group for as long as necessary, including regular data-cleansing and updating exercises.