Senior Lead AI Software Developer/ Forward Deployed Engineer (AI)

TL;DR

Senior Lead AI Software Developer (AI): Designing, developing, and implementing cutting-edge AI software solutions for high-impact sales pursuits and client projects with an accent on rapid prototyping, rigorous engineering standards, and microservice integration. Focus on architecting agent-based systems, developing standardized toolsets, and ensuring scalability and reliability of enterprise-grade solutions.

Location: Partially remote from Germany

Company

hirify.global designs, builds, manages, and modernizes mission-critical technology systems that the world depends on every day.

What you will do

• Design, develop, and implement cutting-edge AI software solutions for high-impact sales pursuits and client projects.
• Develop and maintain standardized toolsets for agentic frameworks using Python.
• Architect solutions, test code, and implement MCP, APIs, and message brokers for microservice integration.
• Ensure implemented components are appropriately documented, unit-tested, and deployed via modern CI/CD and containerization pipelines.
• Provide work estimates for assigned development work and guide features, functional objectives, or technologies.
• Drive innovation utilizing expertise in rapid prototyping and scale prototypes into enterprise-grade solutions.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience working as a software engineer with a focus on AI and rapid prototyping.
• Expert coding skills in Python with a deep understanding of software design patterns, debugging, and testing methodologies.
• Proven expertise in core AI technologies and building tooling for state-of-the-art agentic frameworks.
• Demonstrated experience with API development, Message Brokers (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ), and Microservices integration.
• Knowledge of architecture design regarding modern agent-based systems (including MCP implementation).
• Experience with modern DevOps practices, version control (Git), and containerization (Docker & Kubernetes).
• Ability to translate complex functional requirements into scalable, reliable software components.

Nice to have

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience in a client-facing role, specifically supporting sales pursuits or technical consulting.
• Certification in one or more of the hyperscalers (Azure, AWS, and Google GCP).
• Familiarity with Large Language Model (LLM) orchestration and vector database integrations.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in an equitable, inclusive environment with hirify.global Inclusion Networks.
• Access to state-of-the-art resources and Fortune 100 clients, with opportunities to innovate.
• Benefits that give you choice, reflect employee diversity, and support you and your family.
• Employee learning programs with access to certifications from Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Skillsoft, and more.
• Company-wide volunteering and giving platform for donations and fundraising.
• Exciting opportunities to grow and advance within the job family to positions like Principal Engineer or Vice President of AI Software.