Senior Applied AI Engineer (AI)

TL;DR

Senior Applied AI Engineer (AI): You will own complex, full-stack AI solutions end-to-end—from applied research to production deployment with an accent on scaling the AI systems, patterns, and infrastructure that enable reliable, repeatable delivery. Focus on mentoring others, leading architectural decisions, and deepening Komodo’s AI-first culture.

Location: Flexible to NYC or SF hybrid, and remote within the US.

Salary: San Francisco Bay Area and New York City: $230,000 - $270,000 USD; All Other US Locations: $200,000 - $235,000 USD

Company

hirify.global's mission is to reduce the global burden of disease through smarter use of data, building the industry’s largest healthcare map by combining real-world patient data with innovative algorithms and decades of clinical experience.

What you will do

• Architect, build, and deploy end-to-end AI systems that balance innovation with reliability and ethical considerations.
• Lead solution design for ambiguous AI problems across Komodo’s platform and internal operations.
• Collaborate with product, data, and platform teams to define requirements and shape strategic AI investments.
• Design advanced prompt chains, multi-agent flows, and complex evaluation frameworks.
• Drive applied research by experimenting with cutting-edge models, techniques, and academic papers.
• Contribute to internal AI standards, reusable templates, and high-performance orchestration patterns.

Requirements

• Proven track record of building end-to-end, production-grade AI systems.
• Expertise with LLMs, agent orchestration, multi-agent systems, and advanced prompt engineering.
• Strong fluency in Python and modern GenAI frameworks (vLLM, Crew AI, Strands, Chat Completions API).
• Full-stack depth enabling seamless integration of AI across front-end and back-end systems.
• Experience designing experiments, A/B tests, evaluation metrics, and performance instrumentation.
• Experience collaborating with platform/infrastructure teams on MLOps workflows.

Nice to have

• Healthcare data expertise.
• Experience with distributed computing frameworks (e.g., Spark, Snowflake, Databricks) for large-scale data processing.

Culture & Benefits

• hirify.global has a hybrid work model with hubs in San Francisco, New York City, and Chicago.
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Flexible time off and holidays.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Disability insurance and life insurance.
• Leaves of absence in accordance with applicable state and local laws and regulations and company policy.