Principal Software Engineer (AI Platform)

TL;DR

Principal Software Engineer (AI Platform): Leading the architecture and development of next-generation data and intelligence APIs with an accent on high-performance throughput and agentic workflows. Focus on designing durable platform interfaces, productionizing ML models, and ensuring system reliability across distributed systems on AWS.

Location: Must be based in the United States. Hybrid (2 days/week) in Austin, TX, or Remote in the US with travel to HQ 1-2 times per quarter.

Salary: $181,000 – $235,000

Company

hirify.global transforms recaptured darknet data to disrupt cybercrime, protecting billions of accounts through automated identity threat protection solutions.

What you will do

• Architect and implement customer-facing data and intelligence APIs with strict versioning and high-throughput SLAs.
• Design service layers to support agentic workflows, including orchestration interfaces and runtime observability.
• Build and evolve context hubs derived from authoritative systems of record to ensure consistent entity and risk context.
• Implement scalable infrastructure patterns on AWS for high-throughput batch and streaming workloads.
• Mentor engineers on API design, distributed systems, and ML integration patterns.
• Drive infrastructure-as-code practices and production readiness standards.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience building distributed systems, APIs, or large-scale data platforms.
• Must be based in the United States.
• Proficiency in Go and Python.
• Hands-on experience with Databricks/Snowflake and AWS infrastructure.
• Experience productionizing ML models and integrating autonomous/agentic workflows.
• Strong expertise in schema governance, versioning strategies, and contract design.

Nice to have

• Experience with AWS Redshift, S3, EC2, Elasticsearch, PostgreSQL, Redis, or graph databases (Neo4j, AWS Neptune).
• Familiarity with SageMaker.
• Domain experience in cybersecurity, identity, fraud, or risk systems.

Culture & Benefits

• 401(k) and Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contributions.
• Comprehensive health, vision, and dental insurance.
• Generous PTO plan and 16 paid holidays per year.
• Remote-friendly work options and flexible schedules.
• Employer-paid life, short-term, and long-term disability insurance.