Principal Platform Engineer (AI)

TL;DR

Principal Platform Engineer (AI): Designing and building the 'Golden Path' engine to streamline developer workflows and enable product teams to ship faster and safer. Focus on engineering foundational software blocks, prototyping emerging technologies like AI/LLM agents, and eliminating development lifecycle friction points.

Location: On-site in Geneva, Switzerland

Company

hirify.global helps prevent code quality and code security issues from reaching production, amplifies developers' productivity with AI assistants, and improves the developer experience with streamlined workflows.

What you will do

• Build high-leverage code (Backstage plugin, GitHub Action, Go/Python CLI) to bridge infrastructure and developer experience.
• Experiment and prototype new architectural standards with "Tracer Bullet" implementations.
• Partner directly with Product Squads to adopt Golden Paths and gather feedback.
• Elevate technical standards and mentor other engineers in the Platform Engineering division.

Requirements

• 10+ years of software engineering experience with a strong "Builder" mindset, comfortable coding in Java, Python, Go, or TypeScript.
• Deep expertise in Cloud Native Architecture standards, including Networking, Containers, and Kubernetes, with experience designing distributed systems.
• Active exploration of GenAI, LLM Agents, and intelligent automation to revolutionize developer experience.
• Experience treating internal infrastructure as a product, building CLI-first platforms and IDE-integrated workflows.
• Ability to influence without authority, combining empathy with strategic technical leadership to drive platform adoption.

Culture & Benefits

• Highly committed and obsessed with the company, users, and open source community.
• Deliberate decision-making with urgency for quick progress.
• Effective and efficient operations as One Team.
• Dynamic culture with employees worldwide and hub offices in the USA, Switzerland, the UK, Singapore, and Germany.
• Commitment to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment.

Hiring process

• Contingent upon a comprehensive background check and reference verification.
• AI tools may support parts of the hiring process (reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, assessing responses), but final decisions are human.