Senior Software Development Engineer (AI)

TL;DR

Senior Software Development Engineer (AI): Building and operating hirify.global’s shared generative AI platform with an accent on tooling, services, and guardrails. Focus on designing scalable GenAI services and multi-agent infrastructure that power secure, observable GenAI capabilities across hirify.global.

Location: United States - Illinois - Chicago

Salary: $171,500.00 to $240,000.00

Company

hirify.global brands power global travel for everyone, everywhere.

What you will do

• Design, build, and operate Python/FastAPI backend services and APIs that power GenAI Platform capabilities.
• Implement clean, maintainable, and well-tested code using modern engineering practices.
• Integrate platform services with internal and external LLM providers, Elasticsearch-based vector stores, and Aurora PostgreSQL.
• Contribute to and evolve GenAI platform guardrails and safety features.
• Partner closely with staff and principal engineers, product managers, applied scientists, and other engineering teams to refine requirements.
• Create and maintain clear technical documentation that enables other teams to successfully adopt, extend, and build on GenAI Platform services.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field; or Equivalent related professional experience.
• 8+ years of relevant professional experience, including building and operating backend services and APIs with end-to-end ownership.
• Proven proficiency in Python and experience developing production-grade web services using FastAPI or similar modern frameworks.
• Experience building and running backend APIs in public or hybrid cloud environments, with hands-on exposure to core cloud services (AWS preferred).
• Familiarity with AI-driven systems, tools, or workflows and applying AI/ML concepts to real world products.

Nice to have

• Deep experience building and operating Python-based backend APIs at scale on AWS or similar cloud providers.
• Hands-on experience with RAG and vector store tooling and evaluation or observability frameworks.
• Experience integrating and optimizing LLM-powered systems end to end.
• Background building internal platforms, SDKs, or shared services adopted by multiple product teams.
• Experience designing or implementing workflow and agent orchestration–based solutions.

Culture & Benefits

• Full benefits package, including exciting travel perks, generous time-off, parental leave, a flexible work model.
• Career development resources to fuel employees' passion for travel and ensure a rewarding career journey.
• Named as a Best Place to Work on Glassdoor in 2024 and be recognized for award-winning culture by organizations like Forbes, TIME, Disability:IN, and others.