Staff Machine Learning Engineer (AI)

TL;DR

Staff Machine Learning Engineer (AI): Designing and building scalable end-to-end ML systems for AI-driven workflows with an accent on combining automation with human-in-the-loop validation and shaping early agentic architectures. Focus on solving complex scaling challenges for ML platforms and pipelines in production environments.

Location: NYC-based, hybrid (3-4 days/week)

Salary: $200,000–$300,000

Company

hirify.global is a well-funded scale-up building AI-driven workflows for complex, regulated industries.

What you will do

• Design and build scalable end-to-end ML systems.
• Partner closely with product, engineering, and domain experts.
• Develop ML-backed workflows that combine automation with human-in-the-loop validation.
• Help shape early agentic architectures.
• Mentor senior engineers and raise the technical bar across the team.

Requirements

• 5–10+ years experience building ML systems in production.
• Strong Python and systems design skills.
• Experience scaling ML platforms or pipelines.
• Comfort working in AWS environments.
• Collaborative, low-ego communicator who enjoys technical debate.

Nice to have

• Experience with Graph data, vector databases, or RAG pipelines.
• Background in industrial or regulated domains.
• Experience in SOC-compliant or enterprise environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on AI-driven workflows tackling real problems with clear business impact.
• Opportunity to contribute to a well-funded scale-up in an innovative space.
• Collaborative, low-ego environment that values technical debate.