Full Stack Engineer (AI)

TL;DR

Full Stack Engineer (AI): Building AI-powered platforms for transformative applications in education with an accent on personalized interactions, adaptive features, content delivery, and analytics. Focus on creating scalable, AI-driven systems and integrating AI capabilities deeply into the platform.

Location: Must be located in Palo Alto, CA.

Salary: $180,000 - $440,000 USD

Company

hirify.global’s mission is to create AI systems that can accurately understand the universe and aid humanity in its pursuit of knowledge.

What you will do

• Build and maintain fullstack features, including user dashboards, personalized experiences, content delivery, interactive tools, assessments, and real-time analytics.
• Develop backend services, APIs, and data models to support high-volume, multi-user environments.
• Integrate AI capabilities (tutoring, content generation, personalization) deeply into the platform.
• Design and implement database schemas and queries for tracking progress, engagement, and reporting.
• Collaborate on integrations with external systems and data sources to enable comprehensive workflows.
• Ensure the platform is performant, secure, reliable, and scalable for broad deployment.

Requirements

• Experienced fullstack engineer comfortable owning features across the entire stack (frontend, backend, database).
• Strong generalist who can fluidly move between UI/UX implementation, API design, data modeling, and systems architecture.
• Proficient in modern web technologies (e.g., TypeScript/React/Next.js on the frontend; Python/FastAPI or similar on the backend).
• Solid experience with relational databases and designing schemas for complex domains.
• Good eye for UX design and strong attention to detail.
• Passionate about building products that create real-world impact.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with large-scale user-facing applications or domain-specific platforms is a strong plus.
• Excited to work in a fast-moving, high-impact environment with significant ownership.

Culture & Benefits

• Base salary is just one part of our total rewards package at hirify.global, which also includes equity.
• Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage.
• Access to a 401(k) retirement plan.
• Short & long-term disability insurance, life insurance, and various other discounts and perks.

Hiring process

• Practical coding assessment in a language of your choice.
• Systems design hands-on: Demonstrate practical skills in a live problem-solving session.
• Project deep-dive: Present and answer questions about exceptional work that you’ve done.