Product Engineer (Backend AI)

TL;DR

Product Engineer (Backend AI): Architecting and owning backend systems for AI-driven property risk intelligence at enterprise scale with an accent on API design, data pipelines, and model-integrated services. Focus on building scalable services for Fortune 500 insurers, optimizing AI-assisted backend capabilities, and ensuring system observability, reliability, and performance.

Location: On-site in San Francisco

Salary: Competitive salary + significant equity.

Company

hirify.global is an AI company founded by Stanford PhDs, focused on providing precise, actionable building insights for insurers, financial institutions, and asset managers to protect against disaster impacts.

What you will do

• Own backend features end-to-end, from design to deployment.
• Architect scalable services and integrations for Fortune 500 insurers.
• Develop pipelines to ingest, validate, and transform large-scale property datasets.
• Build and optimize AI-assisted backend capabilities, including API design, retrieval-backed features, and monitoring.
• Ensure observability, reliability, and performance across systems.
• Collaborate with founders, engineers, and customers to iterate quickly on impactful features.

Requirements

• 0–5 years of engineering experience (1–3 years ideal); exceptional new grads welcome.
• BS in Computer Science or equivalent.
• Skilled in Python, databases, and cloud platforms (AWS/GCP).
• Experience shipping AI-assisted or data-intensive services (e.g., model APIs, retrieval pipelines).
• Proficient with modern AI tools for coding and productivity.
• Thrive in fast-paced, high-stakes environments with strong ownership mentality.

Nice to have

• PostgreSQL schema design and migration experience.
• Familiarity with observability (logs, metrics, traces) and performance tuning.
• CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation.

Culture & Benefits

• Help architect the core backend of a company disrupting the $200B insurance industry.
• Work directly with experienced engineers and founders to accelerate technical and leadership skills.
• Build AI-driven systems at the intersection of structural engineering, climate science, and finance.
• Protect communities and businesses from disaster impacts through mission-driven work.
• Full medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Daily lunch and commute support in the SF office.