Sr. Principal Software Architect (AI Engineering)

TL;DR

Sr. Principal Software Architect (AI Engineering): Designing, building, and extending the agentic runtimes, orchestration flows, and shared GenAI services. Focus on the implementation of reusable GenAI components such as agent frameworks, RAG pipelines, vector-augmented retrieval services, and semantic memory.

Location: Must be based in Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA

Salary: $190,890.00 - $313,605.00

Company

hirify.global is a global leader in information management, where innovation, creativity, and collaboration are the key components of our corporate culture.

What you will do

• Designing and developing production-ready components for GenAI applications.
• Implementing and optimizing retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines.
• Building reusable agent runtimes and orchestration logic, using frameworks like LangChain, LangGraph, CrewAI, or equivalent.
• Contributing to the integration of the Model Context Protocol (MCP) for standardized agent-to-tool and resource interactions.
• Extending and integrating semantic reasoning into agent flows using knowledge graphs or other structured sources.
• Collaborating with architects and cross-functional teams to translate high-level designs into modular, maintainable code.

Requirements

• 10+ years of software development experience, including 2–4 years focused on GenAI or agentic AI development.
• Strong proficiency in Python, with real-world experience using FastAPI to build service-oriented systems.
• Direct experience implementing agent flows using LangChain, LangGraph, CrewAI, or similar frameworks.
• Experience implementing RAG pipelines, working with vector databases, embedding models, and hybrid retrieval strategies.
• Working knowledge of MCP and A2A patterns, with hands-on experience integrating agents, tools, and services into orchestrated flows.
• Ability to work with and around Java and TypeScript-based applications, including REST and event-driven interfaces.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with knowledge graphs and structured reasoning models is a strong plus.

Culture & Benefits

• Thoughtfully designed benefits package that supports your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing.
• Variable and commission compensation opportunities for eligible roles.
• Vacation entitlement and paid time off.