AI Engineer New Grad 2025-2026 (AI)

TL;DR

AI Engineer New Grad (AI): Advancing current AI systems and building performant LLM applications for the Poe product with an accent on prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation, and agentic workflow optimization. Focus on identifying new opportunities for emerging AI capabilities and taking end-to-end ownership from prototyping to scalable deployment.

Location: Remote (Global). Must be available for meetings during hirify.global's "coordination hours" (Mon-Fri: 9am-3pm Pacific Time).

Salary: $107,360–$152,900 USD + equity + benefits (for US candidates); $131,409–$160,415 CAD + equity + benefits (for Canada candidates).

Company

hirify.global is a privately held, remote-first company with two platforms: hirify.global, a global knowledge sharing platform, and Poe, a platform for exploring and building with a wide variety of AI language models.

What you will do

• Improve existing applied AI systems through prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation, and agentic workflow optimization.
• Identify new opportunities to apply emerging AI capabilities to the Poe product.
• Take end-to-end ownership of applied AI systems from prototyping, data pipelines, and model optimization/evaluation to reliable deployment at scale.
• Develop tools and abstractions that other developers will build upon.

Requirements

• Graduating in 2025 or Summer 2026 with or pursuing a B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Strong engineering background (Python or TypeScript).
• Understanding of mathematical foundations of Machine Learning algorithms.
• Experience with LLM applications or transformer models.
• Ability to be available for meetings and impromptu communication during hirify.global's "coordination hours" (Mon-Fri: 9am-3pm Pacific Time).

Nice to have

• Previous software engineering experience via an internship, work experience, or coding competition.
• Previous hands-on experience working on LLM and prompt engineering.
• Passion for Poe and hirify.global’s mission and goals.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote-first culture rooted in transparency, idea-sharing, and experimentation.
• Work with passionate, collaborative, and high-performing global teams.
• Utilize continuous deployment for fast iterations and significant product impact.
• Benefits include medical/dental/vision coverage, equity refreshers, remote work reimbursement, and paid time off.
• Employee assistance programs are available (benefits are country-specific and may vary).