Software Development Engineer III (AI)

TL;DR

Senior Software Development Engineer (AI): Designing, building, and operating scalable web and native app traveler self-service experiences with an accent on system design, API development, and AI/ML integration. Focus on evolving distributed systems, optimizing performance, and resolving complex production issues using modern full-stack technologies.

Location: Austin, Texas, USA. This role follows a hybrid work model, requiring in-office attendance at least three days a week. Relocation assistance is not offered.

Salary: $146,000.00–$204,500.00 USD

Company

hirify.global powers global travel with cutting-edge tech, innovative products, and services across its diverse brand portfolio.

What you will do

• Design, build, and evolve highly available, performant, and secure services and applications, including system design, API design, and data modeling.
• Implement clean, maintainable, and well-tested code, performing code reviews and providing technical guidance.
• Own end-to-end delivery of features and services, including requirements refinement, design, implementation, testing, and deployment.
• Diagnose and resolve complex production issues, improve observability, and drive continuous improvements in availability, latency, and cost efficiency.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners to translate business and customer requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Integrate and operate AI/ML-enabled solutions to improve outcomes, applying AI/ML concepts to real-world products.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent professional experience.
• 5+ years of relevant professional experience.
• Professional software development experience designing, implementing, and operating services or applications in at least one modern programming language and ecosystem.
• Demonstrated experience owning the end-to-end lifecycle of services or components, including system design, API design, data modeling, testing, deployment, and production support.
• Hands-on experience with distributed systems, service-oriented or microservice architectures.
• Experience working with data stores (relational and/or NoSQL) and messaging or streaming technologies.

Nice to have

• 5+ years of full-stack development experience across front-end and back-end services.
• Recent hands-on experience building and operating Node.js + React-based applications in production.
• Experience implementing and maintaining GraphQL-based backends.
• Experience designing and implementing service APIs and data models consumed by multiple teams or products.
• Experience running production services with monitoring, alerting, and on-call participation.
• Solid experience with agile project methodologies and working with distributed teams.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible work model with in-office attendance required three days a week.
• Comprehensive benefits package, including medical/dental/vision and an Employee Assistance Program.
• Generous time-off, parental leave, and career development resources.
• Exciting travel perks, wellness & travel reimbursement, and travel discounts.
• Open culture guided by Values and Leadership Agreements, fostering belonging and celebrating differences.