Senior Software Engineer (AI/LLM)

TL;DR

Senior Software Engineer (AI/LLM): Leading the design and development of scalable backend systems and data pipelines for a publisher marketplace enabling LLM clients with an accent on API design, microservices, and AI tool integration. Focus on architecting secure, high-availability platforms for content monetization and ensuring system resilience in AI-driven environments.

Location: Suzhou, China

Company

hirify.global is building a next-generation platform that enables LLM clients to discover, access, and pay for premium content from trusted publishers.

What you will do

• Architect and build scalable core services, including APIs and microservices for publisher onboarding, content catalog management, entitlement, and billing.
• Design and implement robust testing and analytics systems, developing ingestion pipelines for premium content and leveraging AI tools for test automation.
• Lead architecture and infrastructure design, creating systems that support subscription models, pay-per-use billing, and licensing compliance.
• Drive engineering excellence, applying secure coding practices, automation in deployment, and continuously improving code quality, maintainability, and performance.
• Guide implementation and release planning, ensuring disaster recovery, rollback strategies, and secure deployment processes are in place.
• Champion reliability and supportability, integrating telemetry and monitoring for live site operations and improving observability.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience OR equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in backend development and distributed systems.
• Expertise in C# or Python, microservices, and event-driven architectures.
• Strong knowledge of data processing frameworks (e.g., Spark, Kafka) and streaming systems.
• Experience with cloud platforms (Azure preferred), container orchestration (Kubernetes), and CI/CD pipelines.
• Proven ability to design high-scale systems for AI and LLM integration.

Nice to have

• Master’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience OR Bachelor’s Degree AND 8+ years experience.
• Experience with marketplace platforms, digital content monetization, or AI ecosystems.
• Knowledge of data privacy regulations (e.g., GDPR, CCPA) and intellectual property protection strategies.
• Understanding of LLM workflows and content licensing models.