Software Development Engineer 2 (AI)

TL;DR

Software Development Engineer 2 (AI/AWS): Developing and optimizing AI-driven data pipelines, APIs, and agent workflows within a high-scale AWS environment with an accent on production reliability and AI-integrated development. Focus on shipping end-to-end production services and implementing scalable architectural decisions.

Location: Hybrid (Bellevue, WA or New York, NY) or Remote (Must be authorized to work in the US)

Salary: $104,000–$126,997 USD Annually

Company

hirify.global is an ad-tech startup specializing in high-scale media metadata processing and AI-powered measurement platforms.

What you will do

• Own features end-to-end, from technical design to production rollout, focusing on AI-driven capabilities across data pipelines and APIs.
• Write high-quality code with integrated monitoring, metrics, and logging.
• Utilize AI tools (Copilot, Gemini, Cursor) to accelerate development, code understanding, and self-reviews.
• Participate in on-call rotations and perform Root Cause Analysis (RCA) to ensure production reliability.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and collaborate across engineering, product, and data science teams.

Requirements

• 3–5 years of professional software engineering experience building production systems.
• Strong proficiency in Java, Python, TypeScript, or Go.
• Solid understanding of AWS (S3, Lambda, EC2) and Docker.
• Experience with MySQL, Git, and REST API design.
• Must be currently authorized to work in the United States (no sponsorship available).
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.

Nice to have

• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and CircleCI.
• Background in Ad-Tech or high-throughput "Big Data" processing environments.
• Passion for automation and experimentation with AI tooling.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity via stock options.
• Hybrid and flexible workplace policy allowing for remote work or office attendance (1-3 days/week).
• Environment where AI is integrated as a genuine teammate in the development loop.
• Standard corporate benefits and opportunities for ownership in a fast-growing startup.