Staff Product Engineer (AI Platform)

Location: Hybrid role based in the United States; eligible office locations include New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Irvine, McLean, and Washington, DC.

Base compensation: $136,000–$253,000 USD annually, depending on location, skills, experience, and internal equity.

Company

hirify.global provides specialized software, trusted content, and technology for legal, tax, accounting, compliance, government, and media professionals.

What you will do

• Design, build, and maintain Python backend services and APIs powering generative AI accounting products.
• Develop scalable systems using FastAPI, Pydantic, cloud infrastructure, data modeling, and AI service integrations.
• Own complex projects lasting 6+ months from ideation through cross-functional delivery, launch, measurement, and iteration.
• Contribute to React, Next.js, TypeScript, and Tailwind CSS interfaces connecting frontend experiences to backend services.
• Lead architecture, API design, prioritization, technical standards, code quality, testing, and performance optimization.
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers and collaborate with product managers, designers, UX, and AI specialists.

Requirements

• 7+ years building web applications at scale, including deep backend experience and practical frontend skills.
• Strong Python proficiency with FastAPI, Flask, or Django, including scalable API and service design.
• Comfort contributing with React, Next.js, and TypeScript.
• Experience building products or features from 0 to 1 or from ideation through release.
• Experience with customer-facing product systems and end-to-end production ownership.
• Strong debugging, performance optimization, leadership, prioritization, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Product-oriented approach with attention to UI/UX and end-user experience.
• Self-driven and proactive approach to problem-solving.

Nice to have

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• Startup or fast-paced greenfield experience.
• Experience with AI-native products, chatbot interfaces, or API-driven platforms.
• Familiarity with large language models, AI agent design, or prompt engineering.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure, event-driven architectures, or observability tooling.
• Experience with testing methodologies, A/B testing, and safe rollouts.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible hybrid work model for office-based roles.
• Work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year.
• Flexible vacation, paid holidays, two company-wide mental health days, sick and safe paid time off, parental leave, and sabbatical leave.
• Health, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, 401(k) with company match, flexible spending and health savings accounts, and fitness reimbursement.
• Tuition reimbursement, learning and career development programs, employee incentive programs, and employee stock purchase plan.
• Two paid volunteer days annually and opportunities for pro-bono and ESG initiatives.