Senior Software Engineer (AI)

TL;DR

Senior Software Engineer (AI): Elevating how engineering builds, tests, ships, and collaborates with an accent on AI-native development environment and CI/CD platforms. Focus on accelerating developer velocity, reliability, and product quality across the company.

Location: Hybrid in Redwood City, CA or San Francisco, CA

Salary: $190,000 - $240,000 USD

Company

hirify.global helps enterprises transform expert knowledge into specialized AI at scale.

What you will do

• Set the strategy and architecture for the local development environment, build systems, testing frameworks, CI/CD pipelines, and AI-assisted coding workflows.
• Own the CI health and experience, maintain metrics to track CI health, developer productivity, effective usage of AI and build roadmap to constantly improve.
• Lead the transition from scheduled releases to a robust, automated continuous deployment framework.
• Mentor and technically guide engineers within and outside of the team with best practices to improve quality and velocity.
• Proactively identify bottlenecks and drive large-scale DX initiatives.
• Present plans, tradeoffs, and progress to engineering leadership; serve as a thought partner for org-wide developer experience strategy.

Requirements

• 8+ years of software engineering experience, including deep ownership of build, test, or CI/CD systems.
• Proven experience owning and evolving CI/CD systems for large-scale codebases, focusing on reliability, scalability, and developer productivity.
• Demonstrated experience defining and executing roadmaps for developer experience initiatives and internal engineering tooling.
• Deep understanding of how to effectively integrate AI agents into the development workflow to accelerate engineering velocity and improve developer experience.
• Strong background in developer productivity, distributed systems, and cloud platforms (AWS preferred).
• Track record of leading complex engineering initiatives, influencing stakeholders, and delivering measurable impact.

Nice to have

• Experience in hyper-growth startup environments or scaling engineering orgs.
• Experience with AI development workflows, AI-assisted code generation, or SRE automation or strong excitement to learn.
• Prior experience as a Tech Lead, Team Lead, or Hands on Engineering Manager.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to shape priorities and initiatives, influence key strategic decisions, and directly impact ongoing success.
• Support in building your career in an environment designed for growth, learning, and shared success.
• Be part of a company that has market proven solutions, robust funding, and is scaling rapidly.