Staff Software Engineer (AI)

TL;DR

Staff Software Engineer (AI): Leading the technical strategy and architecture for the Policies Platform, hirify.global's foundational engine for policy management, decisioning, and authorization with an accent on AI-native policy authoring system and self-serve developer experience. Focus on AI-powered impact simulation before policy changes ship and AI chatbot for compliance self-service.

Location: Remote-friendly with on-site presence at either the San Francisco or New York City office approximately once per week.

Company

hirify.global's mission is to increase economic freedom in the world by building the emerging onchain platform and the future global financial system.

What you will do

• Own the technical strategy and architecture for the Policies Platform, including the AI-native policy authoring system.
• Define and drive the technical roadmap, making tradeoffs between speed, reliability, and scalability.
• Lead ambiguous, high-risk initiatives, including AI-powered impact simulation and an AI chatbot for compliance self-service.
• Secure cross-team alignment, working with dependent domain teams and regulatory/compliance stakeholders.
• Define engineering processes and quality practices, from code review standards to CI/CD pipeline requirements.
• Contribute to org-wide initiatives, including OKR planning and long-term platform strategy.

Requirements

• 8+ years of software engineering experience, with a track record of architecting and delivering systems at scale.
• Proven experience leading AI/LLM product development.
• Strong command of Go, gRPC, Kubernetes, and service mesh architectures.
• Ability to drive technical clarity in ambiguous, high-stakes situations.
• A history of influencing across organizational boundaries.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Remote-friendly with on-site presence at either the San Francisco or New York City office approximately once per week for architecture reviews, stakeholder meetings, and team offsites
• Demonstrates the ability to responsibly use generative AI tools and copilots in daily workflows.

Nice to have

• Expertise in authorization and policy systems.
• Experience building AI-native developer platforms.
• Familiarity with regulatory compliance engineering (financial services, KYC/AML, MiCA, or equivalent).
• Background in policy-as-code, GitOps, or automation at scale.
• Prior experience in open source policy or authorization ecosystems.
• Experience defining platform adoption strategies.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans with generous employee contributions.
• Health Savings Account with company contributions.
• Disability and Life Insurance.
• 401(k) plan with company match.
• Wellness Stipend and Mobile/Internet Reimbursement.
• Generous Time off/Leave Policy and Volunteer Time Off.
• The option of getting paid in digital currency.