Senior Software Engineer (AI)

Location: New York City, United States; must work a hybrid schedule from the NYC office

Base salary: $147,000–$170,000 annually, plus an opportunity for an annual company bonus.

Company

hirify.global is a global reinsurance company with more than 40,000 employees in over 50 locations, developing technology and data solutions for the life insurance industry.

What you will do

• Build scalable, secure, high-performance Python APIs and backend services for AI-driven medical risk assessment.
• Shape API architecture for real-time decisioning using complex medical and electronic health record data.
• Collaborate with data scientists, underwriters, customer success partners, and product managers on the product roadmap.
• Optimize backend performance and scalability for large volumes of structured and unstructured health data.
• Adapt the product as machine learning models and large language models evolve.
• Write maintainable software and unit, integration, and automated tests; participate in code reviews and improve development practices.

Requirements

• Degree or equivalent background in Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science, Data Science, Physics, or a related discipline.
• Professional backend software development experience with Python.
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycle best practices.
• Experience with API design tools and frameworks such as Swagger, OpenAPI, and FastAPI.
• Experience with cloud computing and Kubernetes or similar orchestration tools.
• Experience with containerization tools such as Docker.
• Experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL or MySQL and ORM libraries such as SQLAlchemy.
• Experience with load testing, latency profiling, and backend performance optimization.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across engineering, data science, underwriting, product, and customer success teams.

Nice to have

• Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform.
• Experience working with new and complex data sources.
• Interest in applying emerging technologies, including large language models, in production environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Regular employment with hybrid work from the NYC office.
• Health, prescription, vision, dental, life, disability, and supplemental insurance options for employees and eligible dependents.
• 401(k) plan with up to a 6% employer match and eligibility for a yearly bonus.
• Paid time off beginning at 24 days annually, family-care leave, and community volunteering leave.
• Health and wellness programs, tuition assistance, educational achievement bonuses, and charitable matching.
• Inclusive workplace focused on diversity, inclusion, belonging, professional development, innovation, and high performance.

Hiring process

• Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted directly.
• This position does not offer sponsorship for employment-based visas.