Junior Software Engineer (AI)

TL;DR

Junior Software Engineer (AI): Building and refining AI-enabled components, including RAG pipelines and agent workflows, to accelerate delivery of central AI starter kits. Focus on implementing strong engineering hygiene, spec-first development, and contributing to an AI-driven development lifecycle.

Location: Must be based in the UK (Remote/Hybrid with occasional travel for workshops and events).

Company

hirify.global acquires, manages, and builds mission-critical enterprise software solutions across a variety of vertical markets.

What you will do

• Develop agent and workflow components, RAG pipelines, and data connectors for central AI starter kits.
• Build evaluation harnesses and metrics dashboards to monitor quality, latency, and cost.
• Implement engineering best practices including testing, linting, and CI/CD contributions.
• Adapt central AI patterns to specific business unit contexts under supervision.
• Maintain clear documentation and runbooks for all developed features.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to show-and-tell demos.

Requirements

• Must be based in the UK.
• Solid coding ability in Python, TypeScript/JavaScript, C#, or Java.
• Basic engineering workflow competence including Git, pull requests, and debugging.
• Experience working with APIs, JSON, and data querying.
• Strong written communication skills for spec-first delivery.
• Demonstrated learning speed and curiosity through projects, internships, or OSS.

Nice to have

• Practical experience with LLM applications, prompt engineering, or vector search.
• Familiarity with Azure or AWS cloud services.
• Familiarity with Power Platform basics.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to work in an AI-first delivery model.
• Focus on building production-bound features with a test-driven approach.
• Collaborative environment contributing to shared patterns and reusable kits.
• Exposure to a wide range of vertical market software solutions.