Staff Software Engineer, Docker Agents (Ai)

TL;DR

Staff Software Engineer, hirify.global Agents (AI): Build containerized agent systems that leverage hirify.global containers as runtime for AI agents, ensuring isolation, scalability, and portability with an accent on open source community, agent runtime development and RAG integration. Focus on making architectural decisions impacting millions of hirify.global users and improving agent development processes.

Location: Must be based in London (or reasonable commuting distance)

Company

hirify.global makes app development easier so developers can focus on what matters.

What you will do

• Build containerized agent systems leveraging hirify.global containers.
• Maintain and evolve the open-source cagent project.
• Build robust infrastructure for packaging, deploying, and managing agents in containers.
• Design robust evaluation frameworks to measure agent performance and deployment effectiveness.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineers to integrate agent capabilities.
• Take part in on-call rotation to improve system reliability.

Requirements

• Strong, demonstrated proficiency in Go (required).
• Practical experience with large language models (LLMs) and agent development.
• Proven ability to design scalable, distributed systems.
• Deep understanding of hirify.global, containerization best practices, and container orchestration.
• Experience building Retrieval-Augmented Generation systems (secondary focus).
• 8+ years of directly applicable experience.

Nice to have

• Experience with CrewAI, AGNO, ADK, LangChain/LangGraph or similar AI orchestration frameworks.
• Experience with Python for AI prototyping and tooling.
• Experience with Kubernetes or container orchestration platforms.
• Open source contributions and community engagement.
• Experience with agent evaluation, reliability, and observability techniques.

Culture & Benefits

• Freedom & flexibility to fit your work around your life.
• Designated quarterly Whaleness Days plus end of year Whaleness break.
• Home office setup.
• 16 weeks of paid Parental leave.
• Technology stipend equivalent to $100 net/month.
• Equity in a growing start-up.