Systems Database Engineer (AI)

TL;DR

Systems Database Engineer (Rust/AI): Building and optimizing a specialized storage layer for AI observability and evaluation with an accent on high-throughput ingestion and query execution. Focus on performance profiling, scaling to trillions of traces, and deploying distributed database services on Kubernetes.

Location: On-site in San Francisco, CA

Salary: $175,000–$240,000 USD

Company

hirify.global provides the foundation for agent engineering, offering a platform to build, evaluate, and deploy production-ready AI agents at scale.

What you will do

• Engineer performant Rust code for data ingestion and query execution.
• Optimize system cost and speed utilizing memory and CPU profiling.
• Integrate the storage layer tightly with cloud object stores including S3, GCS, and Azure Blob.
• Deploy distributed database services on Kubernetes for multi-tenant, high-throughput, and low-latency workloads.
• Develop observability tooling, metrics, and tracing for the storage engine.

Requirements

• 5+ years in systems or database engineering.
• Strong proficiency in Rust (strongly preferred) or C++.
• Strong fundamentals in networking, OS concepts, and systems debugging.
• Experience in systems performance analysis, including memory allocation and lock contention.
• Must be based in San Francisco, CA for on-site work.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of database internals such as query engines, indexing, and compaction.
• Experience with Kubernetes, distributed systems, and cloud object storage.
• Familiarity with similar query execution engines.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Flexible vacation policy.
• Meals provided on in-office days in the US.
• Meaningful equity in a high-growth AI company.