Principal AI Engineer (AI/Cybersecurity)

TL;DR

Principal AI Engineer (AI/Cybersecurity): Designing, prototyping, and shipping production AI models and systems to protect customer attack surfaces with an accent on leveraging conventional ML, deep learning, and generative/agentic AI. Focus on ensuring AI solutions are scalable, secure, and deliver real customer value in an agile environment.

Location: Belfast, United Kingdom; Boston, MA, United States; Austin, TX, United States

Salary: $236,500.00 - $320,000.00 USD Annual

Company

hirify.global is a cybersecurity company focused on creating a secure digital world for its customers, leveraging collective expertise and passion to drive extraordinary impact.

What you will do

• Develop and ship AI systems with a focus on delivering customer value.
• Tackle a diverse range of complex problems, often reframing existing solutions with new perspectives.
• Take ownership of multiple projects as the principal go-to expert.
• Act as a first-class stakeholder throughout the AI R&D process.
• Build strong cross-functional relationships with engineering, UX, product management, and customer research teams.
• Mentor colleagues with less experience, acting as a trusted technical resource.

Requirements

• Significant hands-on experience in applied AI, able to independently design and build AI models and systems.
• Strong Python skills.
• Practical expertise with scikit-learn for conventional ML and data science.
• Experience with PyTorch, TensorFlow, or Keras for deep learning.
• Proficiency with AWS Bedrock, SageMaker, HuggingFace, or Transformers for LLM-based solutions.
• Familiarity with CrewAI (or similar frameworks) for agentic AI projects.
• Proficiency with Pandas/NumPy for data processing and transformation.
• Intuition for selecting the right models and approaches for different use cases.
• Positive, can-do, solution-oriented mindset with persistence in tackling complex challenges.
• Bias for action and delivery, balancing speed with care.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, juggling multiple projects effectively.
• Natural leader and collaborator, helping peers grow as problem solvers and communicators.
• Curiosity and passion for continuous learning and self-development.
• Open-minded approach, valuing feedback and new ideas from colleagues.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to explain complex AI concepts to diverse audiences and document work clearly.

Nice to have

• Cybersecurity expertise.

Culture & Benefits

• Dynamic and collaborative workplace where new ideas are welcome.
• Environment focused on knowledge sharing and continuous learning.
• Opportunity to solve some of the toughest challenges in cybersecurity.
• Commitment to fair and equitable compensation practices.
• Uphold the highest standards of security and privacy.