Staff Software Engineer (AI)

TL;DR

Staff Software Engineer (AI): Building authentication, verification, and identity solutions that will empower AI developers and protect users globally with an accent on security, latency, and developer experience. Focus on making architectural decisions that will shape the foundation of new identity platforms.

Location: This role will be remote, but is not eligible to be hired in San Francisco, CA, Oakland, CA, San Jose, CA, or the surrounding areas.

Salary: $167,800 - $246,700 (depending on location)

Company

hirify.global is shaping the future of communications, delivering innovative solutions to hundreds of thousands of businesses and empowering millions of developers worldwide to craft personalized customer experiences.

What you will do

• Build and own product capabilities for Stytch’s agentic identity platform on hirify.global.
• Design, implement, and maintain scalable, reliable distributed services, optimizing for security, latency, and developer experience.
• Partner with Product and Engineering leadership to set direction, translate customer needs into technical plans, and deliver high-impact roadmap features.
• Collaborate across hirify.global and Stytch teams to align on architecture, integrate platform capabilities, and unblock cross-team initiatives.
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code, setting a high bar for technical excellence across the team.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience building and operating highly scalable, distributed systems, with a focus on security, reliability, and performance.
• Experience working with agents and/or LLMs.
• Strong hands-on coding skills and a willingness to dive deep to solve complex problems.
• Demonstrated expertise in designing and implementing resilient, fault-tolerant systems.
• Experience making high-impact technical decisions and leading technical initiatives.
• Exceptional communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence and align stakeholders.

Nice to have

• Experience building 0-to-1 products or working in a startup environment.
• Deep experience with identity and access management, modern authentication protocols, and security architecture.
• Knowledge of technologies like OAuth, SAML, OIDC, WebAuthn, passkeys, and zero-trust security principles.
• Familiarity with modern verification techniques, including biometrics, document verification, and risk-based authentication.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive pay, generous time off, ample parental and wellness leave, healthcare, and a retirement savings program.
• Prioritize connection and opportunities to build relationships with customers and each other.
• Opportunity to participate in project or team in-person meetings.