Staff Software Engineer - Data Platform (AI)

Location: United States (Remote)

Salary: $166,700–$232,000 USD per year

Company

hirify.global provides a multitenant, container-based WebOps platform that enables organizations to manage WordPress and Drupal websites in the cloud.

What you will do

• Extend the configuration-driven data platform to surface insights in the product and support Machine Learning and LLM-driven use cases.
• Architect and enhance Ingest, Curation, and Retention as a Service platform capabilities.
• Build data infrastructure with Python, Snowflake, Snowpark, Google Cloud Platform, Airflow, Docker, Kubernetes, and Terraform.
• Lead technical design, mentor engineers, and raise standards for coding, testing, deployment, and communication.
• Own development, testing, operations, support, reliability, and on-call participation for the systems you build.
• Partner with Product, Sales, Operations, Finance, and other teams to deliver data solutions.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience building production data systems, including large-scale pipelines, cloud databases, and real-time data events.
• Deep knowledge of distributed data systems, scalable data modeling, OLAP and OLTP architectures, data governance, and observability.
• Experience setting technical direction, making architecture decisions, mentoring engineers, and translating ambiguous requirements into designs.
• Strong hands-on Python experience and experience with Snowflake, BigQuery, Firebolt, or Redshift.
• Experience with Google Cloud Platform or a comparable cloud environment, containers, Kubernetes, Terraform, Airflow, and CI/CD for data workflows.
• Experience supporting Machine Learning and LLM infrastructure, such as feature stores, embedding or vector pipelines, or model-ready data services.

Nice to have

• Google Cloud Platform experience is preferred over comparable cloud environments.
• Hands-on experience using AI tools to accelerate engineering work.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, autonomous, and no-blame engineering culture.
• Industry-competitive compensation and equity plan.
• Flexible time off, sick days, and 13 paid holidays.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, plus paid parental leave and family-planning benefits.
• Wellness and reading allowance, LinkedIn Learning access, and team and company events.
• In-office workspaces are available in San Francisco and Chicago.

Hiring process

• Reasonable accommodations are available during the interview process.
• Employment eligibility is verified through E-Verify after an offer is accepted.
• Visa sponsorship is not available.