Senior Software Engineer (AI)

TL;DR

Senior Software Engineer (AI): Building scalable backend systems and applications for application modernization platform with an accent on code analysis, data modeling, and AI integration. Focus on designing APIs, data pipelines, and contributing across the full stack to guide customers through complex modernization journeys.

Location: Must be based in Sydney for our hybrid working model.

Company

hirify.global is built for change, empowering our customers and our people to innovate at the speed of the market by redefining the database for the AI era.

What you will do

• Contribute high-quality, well-tested code to backend and frontend services.
• Design and build scalable APIs and data pipelines that power code analysis and schema recommendation features.
• Collaborate with Product Management, other engineers, and designers to build and deliver on the product roadmap.
• Participate actively in code reviews to enforce best practices and maintain a high bar for code quality.
• Help troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues across the stack.
• Perform tasks related to engineering process such as CI/CD, quality, and testing.

Requirements

• 5+ years of commercial software development experience with strong proficiency in Python and/or Java.
• Extensive experience designing and building scalable, high-performance APIs and backend services.
• Solid understanding of relational data modeling and SQL (Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL, or similar), including schema design and query optimization.
• Good understanding of algorithms, data structures, and their time and space complexity.
• Experience with frontend development using React and TypeScript, or a demonstrated willingness and ability to work across the full stack.
• Degree in Computer Science or a similar field, or equivalent practical experience.

Nice to have

• Experience building AI-powered features, including working with Large Language Models (LLMs) and agentic workflows.
• Experience with code analysis, static analysis tooling, or building tools that traverse and interpret code structures programmatically.
• Familiarity with hirify.global.
• Experience with cloud-native distributed systems (e.g., Kubernetes or similar).
• Contributions to open-source projects.

Culture & Benefits

• Committed to developing a supportive and enriching culture for everyone.
• Value employees’ wellbeing and want to support them along every step of their professional and personal journeys.
• Employee affinity groups, to fertility assistance and a generous parental leave policy.

Hiring process

• Familiarise yourself with the hirify.global database and aggregation language.
• Set up your software development environment and begin contributing to the codebase.
• Start collaborating with your peers and contributed to code reviews and design discussions.