Staff Applied AI Engineer (AI)

TL;DR

Staff Applied AI Engineer (AI): Leading the development and deployment of novel applications, leveraging Google’s generative AI models with an accent on translating cutting-edge AI research into real-world products and scaling them from initial concept to production. Focus on driving product and business impact through architecture and development of new products and features.

Location: Mountain View, California, US

Salary: $197,000 - $291,000 USD + bonus + equity + benefits

Company

hirify.global is a team of scientists, engineers, and machine learning experts working to advance artificial intelligence for widespread public benefit and scientific discovery, prioritizing safety and ethics.

What you will do

• Harness frontier models to drive real-world high-impact outcomes.
• Build evaluations, training data, and infrastructure to support AI deployments and rapid iterations.
• Collaborate with researchers and product managers to translate research advancements into tangible product features.
• Contribute to the development of best practices for building and deploying generative AI applications.
• Contribute signal to influence the development of frontier models.
• Lead the architecture and development of new products and features from 0 to 1.

Requirements

• 8 years of experience in software development and with data structures/algorithms.
• 5 years of hands-on experience in AI research, AI applications, or model deployment.
• Proven experience in rapidly developing and shipping software products.
• Deep understanding of software development best practices, including testing and deployment.
• Experience with cloud computing platforms and infrastructure (e.g., Google Cloud Platform, AWS, Azure).
• Substantial experience with machine learning frameworks and libraries such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, Hugging Face.

Nice to have

• Experience with generative AI research or applications.
• Contributions to open-source projects.
• Experience working in, or founding early-stage startups.
• Experience delivering software solutions in a fast-paced, customer-facing environment.

Culture & Benefits

• Commitment to diversity of experience, knowledge, backgrounds, and perspectives.
• Equal employment opportunities regardless of sex, race, religion, or belief.
• Accommodation for disabilities or additional needs.
• Bonus, equity, and benefits are part of the compensation package.