Principal Software Engineer (AI)

TL;DR

Principal Software Engineer (AI, Security): Leading the development of security features and solutions harnessing agentic AI for Copilot, with an accent on secure identity flows, threat defenses, and privacy-first systems. Focus on designing, building, and shipping AI-powered defenses, secure orchestration frameworks, and enabling responsible agentic capabilities at scale.

Location: Mountain View, United States. Employees are expected to work from a designated hirify.global office at least four days a week if they live within 50 miles (U.S.) of that location.

Salary: USD $188,000 – $304,200 per year (San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area); USD $139,900 – $274,800 per year (other U.S. locations).

Company

hirify.global is a leading global technology company focused on empowering every person and organization on the planet to achieve more.

What you will do

• Develop and ship agentic AI-powered security features that proactively protect users from threats.
• Design and implement secure orchestration frameworks enabling Copilot to safely delegate and execute actions.
• Invent and apply new intelligent agents leveraging information flow analysis and common sense guardrails for security and privacy.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, security, privacy, and AI teams to drive adoption of agentic security patterns.
• Establish and monitor key metrics for agentic AI security and innovation, using data-driven insights.
• Mentor engineers and foster a culture of secure innovation, balancing rapid development with rigorous customer protection.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
• 8+ years in technical engineering roles building large-scale services.
• 6+ years hands-on experience designing and operating security-critical or AI-powered systems at scale, including agentic AI, secure orchestration, or advanced threat defenses.
• Proven ability to design, build, and ship agentic AI features or frameworks.
• Ability to clearly explain complex systems and security concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders and influence cross-org roadmaps.
• Experience building production agent systems using frameworks such as LangGraph or Amazon Strands SDK; familiarity with agentic design patterns.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a culture of inclusion where employees come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate on shared goals.
• Directly shape how hundreds of millions of users experience safe, trustworthy, and innovative AI.
• Be at the forefront of defining how agentic AI can proactively defend users and unlock new secure scenarios.
• Access to comprehensive benefits and compensation packages.

Hiring process

• This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days.
• Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.