Senior AI Engineer (AI)

TL;DR

Senior AI Engineer (AI): Architecting and operationalizing multimodal AI systems for real-world learning environments with an accent on processing noisy audio, interpreting visual signals, and delivering low-latency AI support. Focus on designing, deploying, and optimizing voice and vision AI systems at production scale and owning the full ML lifecycle.

Location: Remote: Must be based in North America (United States or Canada)

Salary: $160,000 - $190,000 USD or $145,000 - $173,000 CAD

Company

hirify.global is an edtech company reimagining how schools support students with AI-powered instructional tools and 24/7 academic support.

What you will do

• Design and deploy real-time voice and vision AI systems for classroom environments.
• Evaluate and implement LLM-based approaches (fine-tuning, RAG, prompt-based) and multimodal architectures.
• Own the end-to-end ML lifecycle from data ingestion to deployment, monitoring, and iteration.
• Optimize infrastructure for GPU utilization, latency, and cost efficiency.
• Collaborate with Product and Engineering to translate classroom needs into production-ready AI systems.
• Contribute to the long-term AI roadmap and architecture decisions.

Requirements

• 5+ years building and deploying production AI/ML systems.
• Hands-on experience operationalizing LLM-based systems (RAG, agents, prompt workflows, fine-tuning).
• Experience with multimodal or vision systems.
• Demonstrated ownership of AI systems in production.
• Strong Python proficiency and experience with PyTorch or TensorFlow.
• Experience with distributed/cloud infrastructure for ML workloads.
• Must be based in North America (United States or Canada).

Nice to have

• Experience building real-time or low-latency ML systems.
• Experience working with educational data or regulated environments (FERPA/COPPA).
• Experience designing evaluation frameworks for generative systems.
• Background in optimizing ML systems for cost at scale.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote-first company with opportunities for in-person connection.
• Collaborative, mission-driven culture focused on equity in education.
• Comprehensive compensation, health benefits, retirement plan, and stock options.
• Generous time off including sick days, hirify.global Days, and a full hirify.global Week (Dec 25 - Jan 1).
• Workspace stipends ($500 setup, $100 monthly).
• Paid parental leave and unlimited tutoring access for children of employees.