Applied AI Engineer (AI)

TL;DR

Applied AI Engineer (AI/Python): Building a proactive smart assistant for everyday users with an accent on long-running workflows, multi-step reasoning, and real-world task completion. Focus on designing agent workflows, optimizing model latency and reliability, and building evaluation frameworks to measure production performance.

Location: Remote (Must be based in Ireland)

Company

hirify.global is building a proactive AI-native smart assistant designed to automate conversations, errands, and complex workflows for billions of users.

What you will do

• Build and ship AI features end-to-end, from model shaping to user experience.
• Design and iterate on prompts, tools, memory, and agent workflows.
• Convert raw model outputs into structured, reliable, and predictable product behaviors.
• Debug issues across the full stack, including models, orchestration, infrastructure, and UX.
• Optimize AI systems for latency, cost, and production reliability.
• Develop lightweight evaluation frameworks to measure real-world performance.

Requirements

• Proficiency in Python, PyTorch, or JAX.
• Experience with LLMs (OpenAI APIs, LLaMA, Qwen, etc.) and inference serving (e.g., vLLM).
• Knowledge and experience with Vector Databases.
• Hands-on experience training, fine-tuning, and deploying ML models in production.
• Ability to write clean, production-quality code and work across abstraction layers.
• Must be based in Ireland

Culture & Benefits

• Work within a small, world-class team emphasizing rapid iteration and high quality.
• Collaborative decision-making process with a bias toward shipping and continuous improvement.
• Environment that values transparency, efficiency, and independent execution.
• Opportunity to contribute to a product with potential global impact on billions of users.

Hiring process

• Technical evaluation of the initial application.
• A series of 3 to 4 interviews conducted via virtual meetings or onsite.
• Efficient process with a prompt final decision.