Principal AI Engineer (AI)

TL;DR

Principal AI Engineer (AI/Medtech): Designing and owning the AI foundation for generative AI in mental healthcare with an accent on RAG, agentic loops, and production-grade systems. Focus on architecting core platform primitives and ensuring safety and technical excellence in a regulated clinical environment.

Location: Must be based in the United States (excluding Hawaii)

Salary: $280.5K – $330K

Company

hirify.global is a remote-first company dedicated to making mental healthcare accessible and stigma-free through evidence-based and compassionate care.

What you will do

• Own the AI foundation that determines how generative AI is integrated across mental healthcare.
• Design durable, production-grade systems to power patient engagement and provider workflows at scale.
• Architect core platform primitives, specifically focusing on RAG and agentic loops.
• Set the standard for technical excellence and safety within a highly regulated environment.
• Act as a technical multiplier, guiding architecture and applied research.

Requirements

• 10+ years of software engineering experience.
• 7+ years with Public Cloud (AWS, GCP, etc.) and 5+ years designing distributed systems.
• 5+ years of deep experience in Python and at least one other backend language (TypeScript, Java, Go, etc.).
• 2+ years building AI-powered products at scale with foundation models (OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, etc.).
• 2+ years of experience with LLM integration patterns such as RAG, agentic loops, and frameworks like LangChain or LlamaIndex.
• 3+ years working with MLOps, data pipelines, evaluation, and observability systems.

Nice to have

• Experience architecting secure, compliant AI solutions in regulated environments (HIPAA, GDPR).
• Familiarity with human-in-the-loop systems and clinical decision support frameworks.
• Experience designing evaluation pipelines for human alignment, factual accuracy, or model interpretability.
• Contributions to open-source AI frameworks or applied research in GenAI safety.
• Experience leading or mentoring engineering teams in AI or ML platform domains.

Culture & Benefits

• 100% remote work environment focused on a healthy work-life balance.
• Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and FSA/HSA.
• 401(k) plan access for retirement savings.
• Generous time-off, including two company-wide shutdown weeks each year.
• Paid parental leave for birthing, non-birthing, adopting, and fostering parents.
• New hire home office stipend and quarterly department stipends for team gatherings.