Senior Staff Software Engineer (AI)

TL;DR

Senior Staff Software Engineer (AI): Building and scaling the core ML Indexing & Retrieval infrastructure to power machine learning driven recommendations with an accent on low-latency retrieval and data ingestion. Focus on designing next-generation vector and lexical search engines, implementing large-scale stream processing, and integrating GenAI capabilities.

Location: Remote (United States)

Salary: $279,200 - $390,900 USD

Company

hirify.global is a community-driven platform facilitating authentic conversations across millions of active communities.

What you will do

• Lead the technical strategy, architecture, and implementation of hirify.global’s next-generation ML Indexing & Retrieval engine.
• Integrate capabilities across lexical and vector indexing, low-latency retrieval, and emerging GenAI applications.
• Partner with product engineers across Search, Feeds, Ads, Growth, and Safety to deliver high-quality experiences.
• Define best practices for observability, reliability, and operational excellence in large-scale distributed systems.
• Mentor and guide engineers in designing scalable infrastructure and adopting robust DevOps and SRE principles.

Requirements

• 10+ years of software engineering experience, specializing in Indexing and Retrieval systems.
• 3+ years in technical leadership, architecting and scaling distributed systems in production.
• Deep expertise in large-scale data platforms, batch indexing, and stream processing.
• Proven experience with lexical and vector search technologies such as Milvus, Vespa, or Elasticsearch.
• Skilled in cloud-native architectures using Kubernetes and AWS/GCP.
• Must be based in the United States.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare benefits and income replacement programs.
• 401k with employer match.
• Flexible vacation and paid volunteer time off.
• Generous paid parental leave and family planning support.
• Mental health, coaching, and gender-affirming care benefits.