Staff Software Engineer (AI)

TL;DR

Staff Software Engineer (AI): Building and architecting the Agentic Data Plane to connect AI agents with enterprise data using a multi-modal data streaming engine with an accent on scalability, reliability, and cloud-native architecture. Focus on designing control and data plane components across AWS, GCP, and Azure, ensuring 99.99% SLA and zero-downtime upgrades.

Location: Hybrid based in San Francisco, CA

Salary: $220,000 - $260,000

Company

hirify.global is pioneering the Agentic Data Plane (ADP) for AI infrastructure, backed by premier venture investors including Lightspeed, GV, and Haystack VC.

What you will do

• Design, build, and operate ADP and cloud services across AWS, GCP, and Azure, including control and data plane components.
• Convert ambiguous product requirements into clear technical designs and executable workstreams.
• Lead technical direction for large projects and contribute to architecture discussions across adjacent Cloud teams.
• Uphold high standards for reliability, scalability, and performance to meet a 99.99% SLA.
• Build tools and services for automated infrastructure provisioning, deployment, and self-healing.
• Participate in on-call escalation chains and implement observability to ensure enterprise-grade system health.

Requirements

• Significant experience designing and operating large-scale, reliable systems in public cloud environments.
• Track record of leading large technical projects end-to-end, from design to production operations.
• Strong proficiency in Go or a comparable systems language.
• Production experience with Kubernetes and IaC for system and network infrastructure (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Must be based in or be able to work hybrid from the San Francisco office.
• Working knowledge of stream processing concepts.

Nice to have

• Experience building Kubernetes operators for stateful or storage workloads.
• Experience building or operating SaaS platforms.
• Experience with streaming platforms as a user or provider.
• Exposure to production agentic systems and building agentic workflows.

Culture & Benefits

• Diverse, people-first organization with a globally distributed team.
• Culture rooted in trust, transparency, communication, and kindness.
• Opportunity to work in a fast-moving environment with backing from top-tier VC firms.