Applied AI Engineer

TL;DR

Applied AI Engineer: Building infrastructure and workflows to maximize AI's potential in a mission-critical financial system with an accent on bridging AI research and production systems. Focus on systematizing AI usage, creating orchestration layers, and experimenting with new models to drive team impact.

Location: Hybrid - Must be in-office 3 days a week in Austin, TX

Salary: $200k - $250k base + Equity

Company

hirify.global is a well-funded startup rebuilding the infrastructure of the global financial system on-chain.

What you will do

• Accelerate engineering velocity by bridging AI research and production systems.
• Contribute production code to core product to ensure AI workflows function in a high-stakes environment.
• Shape AI-powered product features in partnership with product and engineering teams.
• Systematize AI usage through orchestration layers, CI/CD integrations, and custom agent configurations.
• Stay ahead of the curve as the go-to expert for new models and tools.

Requirements

• Strong Engineer First: You are a senior or mid-senior engineer with experience shipping and owning systems in production.
• AI Obsessed: You code every day and experiment with the latest models and productivity tools.
• Solutions-Driven: You take pride in unblocking others and thrive in a collaborative environment.
• Production-Grounded: You treat AI infrastructure as a production system and are comfortable with custom agent configs and orchestration layers.
• Curious & Gritty: You are curious about optimization and comfortable in a fast-moving startup.

Culture & Benefits

• Help define the "new normal" for how engineering teams build mission-critical systems.
• Experiment with the coolest tech as part of your day-to-day job.
• Work alongside engineers and leaders from top firms.
• Competitive base salary and meaningful equity.
• Medical, dental, and vision healthcare.
• 401(k) and generous PTO.