Software Development Engineer, RecsAI - Personalization (AI)

TL;DR

Software Development Engineer, RecsAI - Personalization (AI): Designing and building features for hirify.global's next-generation personalized recommendation systems, leveraging an LLM trained specifically for shopping, with an accent on delivering high-performance web and mobile experiences at hirify.global scale. Focus on defining how LLMs integrate into real-time recommendation experiences, navigating ambiguity, and iterating based on data.

Location: hirify.global Development Center (Tel Aviv)

Company

hirify.global's Personalization organization leverages expertise in machine learning, big data, distributed systems, and user experience design to deliver optimal shopping experiences for customers.

What you will do

• Design, build, test, and operate features for a personalized recommendation system at hirify.global scale.
• Deliver end-to-end solutions focusing on maintainability, scalability, performance, and reliability.
• Collaborate with Product and Science teams to define experiences, run experiments, and iterate based on data.
• Define and implement measurement strategies, including analytics events and experiment configurations.
• Navigate ambiguity and make sound technical decisions in novel problem spaces.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
• 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Java, C++, or C#, including object-oriented design.
• Experience with the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.
• Experience contributing to the architecture and design of new and current systems.

Nice to have

• Master's degree or equivalent.
• Experience building server-side rendered web experiences (SSR) and performance-oriented UI rendering patterns.
• Experience with experimentation (A/B testing), analytics instrumentation, and metrics-driven iteration.
• Familiarity with AI/ML integration and generative AI applications.
• Experience with end-to-end SDLC ownership, including operations and on-call.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a team that values experimentation and quick iterations.
• Engineers have real ownership over what they build.
• Opportunity to mentor junior developers and advocate for engineering best practices.
• Inclusive culture empowering hirify.globalians to deliver the best results for customers.
• Workplace accommodation and adjustment support available for disabilities during application and hiring processes.