Principal Software Engineer (AI)

TL;DR

Principal Software Engineer (AI): Shaping the technical direction of an intelligent document processing platform and AI-driven extraction systems with an accent on technical leadership, architectural vision, and strategic ownership. Focus on designing and owning large-scale distributed backend systems, solving hard concurrency problems, and driving platform investments.

Location: London

Company

hirify.global is a company committed to creating category-leading enterprise software that leverages the transformative power of automation.

What you will do

• Define and drive the long-term architectural direction for core backend and platform systems.
• Identify systemic technical risks, leading cross-team initiatives to improve scalability, reliability, and developer productivity.
• Design and own large-scale distributed backend systems, focusing on correctness, availability, and operational excellence.
• Develop a thorough understanding of the IXP product architecture, driving engineering strategy for customer and business impact.
• Mentor engineers at all levels and contribute to hiring by evaluating strong engineering talent.

Requirements

• 7+ years designing and operating large-scale distributed commercial systems.
• Demonstrated impact beyond a single team, influencing architecture or engineering direction across multiple groups.
• Deep expertise in backend systems, distributed architectures, concurrency, and performance optimization.
• Strong experience with cloud ecosystems (Azure, AWS, or GCP) and container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, Helm).
• Proficiency in Python or comparable backend languages.
• Experience with distributed databases and data platforms (e.g., PostgreSQL, CockroachDB, Elasticsearch).
• Strong architectural judgment and excellent communication skills, with the ability to build alignment across engineering and product stakeholders.

Nice to have

• Proficiency in Rust or other systems languages.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible work options depending on business and team needs.
• Committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace that provides equal opportunities.
• Values curiosity, self-propulsion, generosity, and genuine collaboration.
• Focus on a fast-moving, fast-thinking growth company environment.