Senior Staff AI Architect (AI)

Location: San Francisco, California, United States; other location: Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Flex Work is available, with location-dependent arrangements.

Base salary: $218,700–$300,800 in the San Francisco/Bay Area or $175,000–$240,700 in the Atlanta Area, plus bonus, benefits, and possible equity.

Company

hirify.global develops technologies that transform audio and visual experiences for entertainment and creative industries.

What you will do

• Define and maintain hirify.global’s AI reference architecture, including scalable standards, principles, and design patterns.
• Own the roadmap for agentic systems platforms and translate business objectives into technical strategies, milestones, and implementation plans.
• Design cross-platform AI integration frameworks connecting AI capabilities with enterprise data platforms and infrastructure.
• Optimize AI compute and token usage as adoption scales and solve novel architectural challenges across AI and machine learning disciplines.
• Partner with Data and Infrastructure teams to align AI solutions with enterprise architecture, data strategy, and operational goals.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship while supporting vendor relationships, AI governance, risk, security, and compliance initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8+ years of experience in enterprise architecture, AI/ML engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Hands-on experience designing AI reference architectures, developing agentic systems, and integrating AI solutions across platforms and enterprise environments.
• Ability to create innovative technical solutions for complex challenges where established approaches may not exist.
• Strong understanding of enterprise data platforms, cloud infrastructure, and system architecture.
• Excellent communication and influence skills, including translating complex technical concepts for business stakeholders and executive audiences.
• Ability to guide teams through technical and organizational change and build commitment for new technologies and ways of working.

Nice to have

• Experience with AI FinOps, including AI cost modeling, governance, and compute optimization at scale.
• Experience evaluating and integrating emerging AI technologies, frameworks, and platforms.

Culture & Benefits

• Collegial culture, challenging projects, flexible work arrangements, and opportunities to influence hirify.global’s AI direction.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage; life and disability insurance; parental leave; and generous paid time off.
• 401(k) with employer contributions, employee stock purchase plan, tuition reimbursement, and commuter benefits.
• Eleven paid company holidays, a company-wide year-end shutdown, and a 9/80 schedule for most US employees.
• Wellbeing programs and other flexible work arrangements may be available depending on location.