DevOps Engineer (AI)

TL;DR

DevOps Engineer (AI): Architecting and maintaining end-to-end technical lifecycles for complex federal enterprise deployments with an accent on compliance, security controls, and platform architecture. Focus on contributing directly to the core product codebase to improve deployability, operability, and reliability, and translating field learnings into product direction.

Location: Hybrid in Washington DC

Company

hirify.global is an applied AI lab building end-to-end software agents like Devin, the first AI software engineer, and hirify.global, the AI-native IDE.

What you will do

• Architect, own, and maintain the end-to-end technical lifecycle of complex, mission-critical federal enterprise deployments and their environments.
• Work directly with customer engineering and GTM teams to define deployment scope, ensuring compliance with security controls and federal regulations.
• Provide technical depth on strategic deployments, serving as the trusted expert on deployment, security, and platform architecture.
• Contribute directly to the core product codebase to improve deployability, operability, and reliability across various environments.
• Translate field learnings and customer pain points into actionable product direction, including scoping requirements and driving implementation.
• Build product extensions, integrations, and automation using Cognition’s APIs and platform primitives to unblock deployments.

Requirements

• Strong engineering foundation with a proven ability to build, debug, and maintain complex, distributed systems.
• 2+ years of experience as a software engineer.
• Experience working within the government or in a government-focused company.
• Direct experience implementing compliance and security controls required for federal or highly regulated environments.
• Proficiency in Python, TypeScript, or similar languages; comfort navigating unfamiliar codebases.
• Track record of pursuing excellence at high levels and operating cross-functionally.

Nice to have

• Experience having built or contributed to software at companies known for engineering rigor.
• Enjoy solving hard, ambiguous problems without obvious solutions and thrive on autonomy.
• High tolerance for ambiguity, intensity, and sustained effort when the mission-critical nature of the work demands it.

Culture & Benefits

• Join as a foundational engineer in a newly formed federal group, shaping technical direction and strategic growth.
• Play a key role in scaling the federal engineering organization and defining core engineering practices.
• Work in a small, talent-dense team with world-class competitive programmers and leaders from cutting-edge AI companies.
• Directly influence the culture of a fast-growing, mission-driven team.
• Opportunity for high-impact ownership and professional development solving challenging problems.
• Value technical depth, product instinct, a builder mentality, and an automation-first mindset.