Staff Engineer, Cloud Platform (AI)

TL;DR

Staff Engineer, Cloud Platform (AI): Building a vision-based platform that monitors physical environments and surfaces safety risks in real time with an accent on cloud ingestion, platform APIs, and multi-tenant architecture. Focus on designing the data services backbone, implementing agentic workflows, and ensuring scalable infrastructure across edge and cloud stacks.

Location: San Diego, CA

Salary: $140,000 - $190,000 USD

Company

hirify.global harnesses the power of Computer Vision and Edge Computing to revolutionize the modern-day transportation ecosystem through AI-driven fleet safety solutions.

What you will do

• Own the cloud platform that aggregates data from edge devices to power safety dashboards and agent layers.
• Design and implement cloud ingestion systems, real-time event streaming, and time-series storage.
• Develop Platform APIs and manage multi-tenancy with robust role-based access control.
• Build the configuration and orchestration layer to enable agentic workflows over safety data.
• Manage infrastructure and DevOps using AWS, containerized deployments, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Make foundational architectural decisions for a new Physical AI product line.

Requirements

• 7+ years of software engineering experience focusing on backend systems, infrastructure, or distributed systems.
• Strong proficiency in AWS, containerized deployments, CI/CD, and monitoring.
• Experience with event-driven architectures, time-series data, and multi-tenant system design.
• Proficiency in at least one modern language: Go, Python, Java, or TypeScript.
• Fluent use of AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Claude Code, Cursor) in daily workflow.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.

Nice to have

• Experience with agent orchestration or workflow engines such as Temporal.
• Knowledge of managed identity platforms like WorkOS, Auth0, or Clerk.
• Experience building large-scale data pipelines using Spark or PySpark.
• Experience handling high-volume IoT or sensor data.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive salary with eligibility for yearly bonuses and company equity.
• Company-paid health, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents.
• Generous PTO and sick leave.
• 401(k) plan with a generous company match.
• Comprehensive disability and life insurance.