Backend Engineer (AI)

TL;DR

Senior Backend Engineer (AI): Designing and building scalable, performant, and secure backend systems for consumer products with an accent on API design, data models, and infrastructure. Focus on balancing near-term development velocity with long-term maintainability and scalability, and collaborating with cross-functional teams for cohesive, end-to-end solutions.

Location: This role is based in San Francisco, CA. We use a hybrid work model of four days in the office per week and offer relocation assistance to the US.

Compensation: $325,000 + Offers Equity

Company

hirify.global is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity.

What you will do

• Architect, build, and maintain high-performance, secure backend systems.
• Design APIs, data models, and infrastructure to support evolving product needs.
• Balance near-term development velocity with long-term maintainability and scalability.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure cohesive, end-to-end solutions.

Requirements

• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a focus on backend systems.
• Proven track record of building and scaling systems from early stage to large scale.
• Proficient with Python and Go, and familiar with a range of server-side technologies.
• Strong grasp of system design, performance optimization, and security best practices.
• Ability to reason about full-stack tradeoffs from hardware through cloud infrastructure.

Nice to have

• Experience with distributed systems and cloud architectures.
• Background in instrumentation, analytics, and performance tuning.
• Familiarity with hardware-cloud integrations or applied AI services.

Culture & Benefits

• Thrive in fast-paced, collaborative environments.
• Care deeply about building robust systems that scale.
• Hybrid work model (four days in the office per week).
• Relocation assistance to new employees.
• Committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities.