Principal Software Engineer, Digital Agent (AI)

TL;DR

Principal Software Engineer, Digital Agent (AI): Leading the design and implementation of AI-assisted digital agents to augment engineering and business workflows with an accent on multi-agent systems, contextual memory, and automation. Focus on integrating AI into enterprise ecosystems, transforming software development, and improving productivity.

Location: Hybrid in Tacoma, Washington, United States; Burnaby, Canada; or Santa Clara, California, United States.

Salary: $195,000 - $300,300 USD

Company

hirify.global protects 70% of the Fortune 500 with cloud-first networking and security solutions.

What you will do

• Architect and lead the design and implementation of AI-assisted digital agents that augment engineering and business workflows.
• Build and orchestrate multi-agent systems combining reasoning models, contextual memory, and automation.
• Integrate digital agents with hirify.global’s developer and enterprise ecosystems (e.g., CI/CD, ITSM, observability, and collaboration tools).
• Collaborate across teams to ensure security, governance, and explainability of agentic systems.
• Define success metrics for digital-agent impact on developer productivity and employee satisfaction.
• Mentor senior engineers and guide adoption of AI-assisted workflows across engineering and IT.

Requirements

• 15+ years of software-engineering experience, including 5+ years in architecture, platform, or applied-AI roles.
• 3+ years of experience with LLMs, Generative AI, or agentic frameworks (LangChain, AutoGen, MCP, ADK, A2A, etc.).
• Knowledge of AI-assisted coding techniques, with hands-on experience using frameworks such as Cursor, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot.
• Strong background in system architecture, workflow automation, and scalable AI integration within enterprise ecosystems.
• Experience with multi-agent orchestration, fine-tuning models, vector databases, or retrieval-augmented generation (RAG).
• Advanced degree (MS/PhD) in Computer Science, AI, or a related field is preferred.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive health coverage, generous PTO, and flexible work options.
• Learning opportunities, career-mobility programs, and leadership workshops.
• Sixteen paid volunteer hours each year, global employee resource groups, and a “No Jerks” policy.
• Modern offices with EV charging, healthy snacks, hackathons, and culture celebrations.
• Charitable Giving Program supported by Company Match.