Senior Platform Engineer (AI)

TL;DR

Senior Platform Engineer (TypeScript/AWS): Scaling backend systems and data infrastructure for a User Research CRM with an accent on reliability and operational excellence. Focus on building AI-native research workflows, optimizing data sync pipelines, and improving system observability.

Location: Must be based in the United States

Salary: $185,000 – $210,000 per year

Company

hirify.global is a User Research CRM that automates participant recruitment and outreach, currently evolving into an AI-native platform for the full research lifecycle.

What you will do

• Own and scale critical backend systems including data sync pipelines, search APIs, and workflow automation.
• Drive platform projects such as activity feeds, tenant isolation, and data enrichment integrations.
• Collaborate with product engineers to identify and eliminate platform bottlenecks.
• Lead post-incident reviews and manage the on-call rotation to improve system resilience.
• Help shape the backend foundation for an agentic AI platform to support workflows at scale.
• Mentor engineers through code reviews and technical design discussions.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience building and operating complex backend systems in production, ideally at a startup.
• Strong fundamentals in TypeScript and Node.js.
• Deep experience with AWS managed services (ECS/Fargate, RDS/Aurora, MSK).
• Experience with event-driven systems and streaming infrastructure like Kafka.
• Proven track record of owning technical areas end-to-end from design to operation.
• Must be based in the United States.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with workflow orchestration (e.g., Temporal) or distributed systems patterns.
• Experience with Elasticsearch or similar search infrastructure at scale.
• Exposure to AI-native product development or agentic workflow patterns.
• Familiarity with GraphQL APIs and Prisma ORM.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote-first work environment with async communication and periodic in-person onsites.
• Competitive compensation and meaningful equity.
• Flexible/unlimited PTO policy and parental leave.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan and home office setup support.
• Monthly remote work stipend.

Hiring process

• Initial conversation with the recruiting team.
• CTO interview focusing on role expectations and success metrics.
• Technical coding challenge based on real-world product problems (JS/TS).
• System Design Challenge.
• Team and cross-functional conversations.