Staff Systems Engineer (AI)

TL;DR

Staff Systems Engineer (AI): Designing and maintaining infrastructure for multi-agent orchestration, ensuring secure interaction between internal AI agents and hirify.global’s SaaS stack with an accent on integrations, governance and security. Focus on deploying AI-enabling infrastructure, implementing automated LLM guardrails and managing AI Unit Economics.

Location: Remote (United States)

Salary: $180,200 - $252,300 USD

Company

hirify.global is a community of communities built on shared interests, passion, and trust, and is home to the most open and authentic conversations on the internet.

What you will do

• Design and maintain infrastructure for multi-agent orchestration, ensuring secure interaction between internal AI agents and hirify.global’s SaaS stack.
• Lead the deployment of AI-enabling infrastructure using Terraform and CI/CD patterns.
• Establish standards for Non-Human Identity Management, ensuring every AI agent operates under a specific service identity with scoped permissions and loggable interactions.
• Implement automated LLM guardrails across internal corporate data sources and AI interface points.
• Secure and curate the catalog of internal MCP servers, preventing prompt injection attacks and ensuring secure execution environments for autonomous tasks.
• Manage the AI Unit Economics for Corporate Engineering, implementing strategies for visibility into token consumption and spend across multiple platforms.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in IT, Corporate Engineering, Security, or Systems Administration.
• Hands-on experience building or managing multi-agent systems using frameworks like LangGraph, CrewAI, or Semantic Kernel.
• Deep expertise in identity protocols (OIDC/SAML/OAuth) with a specific focus on securing autonomous service identities.
• Proven ability to design and implement microservices, manage APIs, and build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform).
• Experience implementing access policies via platforms like Cloudflare One or Zscaler to manage AI traffic between internal networks, third-party model providers, and SaaS data connections.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills and communication skills.
• Ability to participate in an on-call rotation that includes after-hours and weekend support.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits and Income Replacement Programs.
• 401k with Employer Match.
• Global Benefit programs that fit your lifestyle, from workspace to professional development to caregiving support.
• Flexible Vacation & Paid Volunteer Time Off.
• Generous Paid Parental Leave.