Software Development Engineer (AI)

TL;DR

Software Development Engineer (AI): Building high-scale data and benchmarking pipelines, APIs, and evaluation systems for AI coding models with an accent on software engineering, data infrastructure, and AI research. Focus on designing reinforcement learning environments, human-in-the-loop evaluation, and scalable backend systems.

Location: Hybrid in Santa Clara, CA, United States

Salary: $150,000–$172,000

Company

hirify.global is a product company focused on developer skills assessment and AI-powered coding evaluation platforms.

What you will do

• Build high-scale data and benchmarking pipelines transforming developer interactions into structured training data.
• Design APIs and systems for code dataset creation, evaluation, and delivery.
• Collaborate with ML scientists and data experts to create tools for reinforcement learning and model fine-tuning.
• Develop automated task creation and evaluation systems and annotation tooling for human-in-the-loop benchmarking.
• Work on experimental reinforcement learning gyms for code generation models based on real developer workflows.

Requirements

• Location: Hybrid work in Santa Clara, CA, United States
• Strong software engineering fundamentals with backend or fullstack experience.
• Experience in distributed systems, data processing, or ML infrastructure.
• Interest in AI, coding models, and human-in-the-loop systems.
• Comfort working in early-stage, ambiguous environments with broad ownership.

Nice to have

• Contributions to open-source AI frameworks or developer platforms.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive compensation and meaningful equity in a high-growth business line.
• Collaborate with a tight-knit team of engineers, researchers, and data experts.
• Opportunity to shape the foundation of a new AI and developer intelligence business.