Forward Deployed AI Engineer (LLM)

TL;DR

Forward Deployed AI Engineer (LLM): Building and scaling hirify.global’s internal AI platform and shared capabilities across GTM and G&A teams with an accent on agentic systems, workflow orchestration, and production AI architecture. Focus on designing reusable services, integrating business tools into a scalable AI data layer, and establishing evaluation, observability, governance, and deployment practices.

Company

hirify.global provides a residential construction management platform that helps contractors manage financials, schedules, workflows, and client relationships in one system.

What you will do

• Own the technical architecture for hirify.global’s internal AI platform, including reusable services, agentic systems, workflow orchestration, and AI capabilities.
• Define engineering standards for internal AI development: architecture patterns, reusable components, evaluation frameworks, observability, governance, and deployment practices.
• Architect the integration and data layer connecting business tools (e.g., Salesforce, Gong, Databricks) into a scalable internal AI platform.
• Lead technical evaluations and build-vs-buy decisions for AI platforms, frameworks, and tooling in partnership with the Director of AI Enablement.
• Establish best practices for monitoring, evaluating, and continuously improving AI systems in production for reliability, security, and business value.
• Translate ambiguous business problems into well-scoped technical solutions and drive them to completion independently.

Requirements

• Location: Remote in the United States (or hybrid in Omaha, NE)
• 5+ years of software engineering experience, including 2+ years designing and deploying production AI applications using modern LLM APIs and orchestration frameworks.
• Experience owning technical architecture and influencing engineering direction across multiple teams.
• Hands-on experience with modern AI tooling such as OpenAI, Anthropic, LangGraph, MCP, and vector databases (or similar).
• Strong Python and/or JavaScript skills, including API integrations, webhook design, and data pipeline architecture.
• Ability to design and deliver multi-step AI systems and communicate technical tradeoffs to VPs and senior leadership.

Culture & Benefits

• Exceptional health packages (medical, dental, vision) plus life insurance and short- and long-term disability benefits.
• 401(k) plan with hirify.global matching contributions.
• Generous paid time off (11 paid holidays plus personal days), parental leave, and paid sabbaticals.
• Volunteer time off, wellness program, and an onsite fitness center.
• Opportunities for hybrid or remote work, plus technology reimbursement for home-office tech needs.
• Free daily lunches when working from the HQ office and monthly team events.

Hiring process

• Interviews focused on technical architecture ownership, production AI application experience, and build-vs-buy decision-making.
• Discussions with engineering leadership and business stakeholders to evaluate communication and problem-scoping skills.