TL;DR

Software Engineer (AI/ML GenAI): Building agentic LLM systems and RAG pipelines for a nonprofit fundraising automation platform with an accent on production deployment, observability, and grounding. Focus on designing tool-using AI agents, optimizing embedding strategies, and implementing robust evaluation frameworks to ensure safety and cost-effectiveness.

Location: Remote (US). Must have overlap with Pacific Time Zone working hours.

Salary: $175,000 - $220,000/year + equity (for US-based candidates).

Company

%hirify_global% is a YC-backed startup providing a SaaS platform that helps nonprofits discover, track, and manage grants efficiently.

What you will do

Design and ship resilient agentic systems using LLM tool-calling and multi-step workflows for grant discovery and application drafting.
Own the end-to-end RAG pipeline, including ingestion, chunking, hybrid retrieval, and grounding to improve recall and precision.
Manage and evaluate embedding models and vector stores (e.g., pgvector, Qdrant, Pinecone) at scale.
Collaborate with Product and Design to run experiments, interpret A/B results, and iterate on UX.
Maintain high engineering standards through clean code, comprehensive testing, and reliability practices.

Requirements

5+ years of professional software engineering experience with 2+ years focusing on modern LLMs.
Proven track record of taking LLM/RAG systems from prototype to production.
Experience building tool-calling workflows using frameworks like LangChain, LangGraph, or LlamaIndex.
Proficiency in Python (FastAPI, Celery) and experience with GCP/AWS, Docker, and CI/CD.
Strong SQL skills and experience designing data pipelines for retrieval and evaluation.
Must be based in the US (implied by benefits) and have Pacific Time Zone overlap.

Nice to have

Startup experience and ability to operate in fast-paced, scrappy environments.
Familiarity with responsible AI, red-teaming, and safety policies.
Practical experience with fine-tuning (SFT/LoRA) and instruction-tuning.

Culture & Benefits

100% covered health, dental, and vision insurance for employees.
401(k) plan and generous PTO including parental leave.
Company laptop and a stipend for home workstation setup.
Regular company retreats for in-person team bonding.
Opportunity to work with meaningful nonprofit organizations across the US.