Software Engineer (AI Developer Tools)

TL;DR

Senior Software Engineer (AI Developer Tools): Designing, implementing, and shipping production-ready AI agents and tools to accelerate developer productivity with an accent on LLM integrations, agent orchestration, and platform infrastructure. Focus on building code review assistants, automated test generators, and deployment diagnostics agents, while ensuring production quality and driving adoption of AI-native development.

Location: Remote (USA). Due to the remote nature of this role, Docker is unable to provide visa sponsorship.

Salary: $157,000–$222,800

Company

hirify.global is a remote-first product company making app development easier for over 20 million monthly users, trusted by startups and Fortune 100s alike.

What you will do

• Design, implement, and ship production-ready AI agents and tools to accelerate developer productivity.
• Build robust, production-grade integrations with LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic) focusing on prompt engineering, error handling, and performance.
• Create agent frameworks and orchestration systems for complex multi-step workflows, tool calling, and agent-to-agent communication.
• Contribute to self-service platform capabilities enabling teams to rapidly deploy and operate their own AI developer tools.
• Ensure production quality by writing well-tested code and establishing monitoring, alerting, and operational excellence for AI systems.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product, design, and platform teams on architecture, features, and user experience.

Requirements

• 3-5 years building production-grade backend systems or developer-facing tools with strong software engineering fundamentals.
• Hands-on production experience with AI/ML technologies including LLM APIs, prompt engineering, and AI agent development.
• Proficiency in Go (preferred), Rust, Java, or Python with strong software engineering fundamentals.
• Experience designing and building distributed systems, microservices, or platform infrastructure.
• Strong understanding of cloud-native systems (AWS, GCP, or Azure), APIs, and data stores.
• Solid grasp of CI/CD, automated testing, code review practices, and modern development workflows.
• Excellent communication skills in remote, asynchronous environments and ability to document technical decisions clearly.
• Ability to work in the USA and possess valid work authorization, as visa sponsorship cannot be provided.

Nice to have

• Contributions to open source AI tools, developer tooling, or platform engineering projects.
• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and container orchestration.
• Knowledge of developer tools ecosystems (IDEs, CI/CD platforms, observability tools).
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Pulumi) and GitOps deployment patterns.

Culture & Benefits

• Freedom and flexibility to fit your work around your life.
• Designated quarterly Whaleness Days plus an end-of-year Whaleness break.
• Home office setup allowance to ensure comfort while working.
• 16 weeks of paid Parental leave.
• Technology stipend equivalent to $100 net/month.
• PTO plan that encourages taking time for enjoyment.
• Training stipend for conferences, courses, and classes.
• Equity in a growing startup.
• Medical benefits, retirement, and holidays vary by country.