Senior Backend Engineer (AI & Data)

TL;DR

Senior Backend Engineer (AI & Data): Building and optimizing scalable, fault-tolerant ingestion systems and APIs for hirify.global's metadata graph, powering the next generation of AI systems with an accent on event-driven architectures, schema mapping, and versioning systems for AI assets. Focus on solving complex distributed system challenges and ensuring system reliability at massive scale.

Location: Hybrid, 3 days in Palo Alto office, California, United States

Salary: $225,000–$300,000 USD

Company

hirify.global is an AI & Data Context Platform providing metadata management for over 3,000 enterprises, including Apple and Netflix, with a thriving open-source community.

What you will do

• Build scalable, fault-tolerant ingestion systems for enterprise-scale metadata.
• Design clean, intuitive APIs for the connector ecosystem.
• Implement event-driven architectures for real-time metadata processing.
• Develop schema mapping between diverse systems and hirify.global's unified model.
• Create versioning systems for AI assets (training data, model weights, embeddings).

Requirements

• 4+ years building production-grade distributed systems.
• Advanced Python and API design expertise.
• Experience with high-scale data processing or integration frameworks.
• Strong systems knowledge and distributed architecture experience.
• Proven track record solving complex technical challenges.
• Experience building and maintaining online applications serving live traffic at scale (100+ QPS).
• Hands-on experience developing in a tight loop with LLMs and applying best practices for scalable LLM development.

Nice to have

• Experience with Java, Scala, Kotlin, C#, or Go.
• Proficiency with AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with hirify.global or similar metadata/ETL frameworks (Airflow, Airbyte, dbt).
• Early-stage startup experience.
• Open-source contributions.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive compensation and equity ownership for every team member.
• Comprehensive health coverage: 99% medical, dental, and vision premiums for employees, 65% for dependents.
• Flexible savings accounts (FSAs) for healthcare and dependent care.
• Inclusive fertility benefits and family-forming support via Carrot Fertility for all U.S. employees.
• Unlimited PTO and sick leave policy for flexibility and rest.
• Monthly coworking stipend to support flexible work setups.