Senior Software Engineer, Backend (AI)

TL;DR

Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Go/AI): Designing and building a deal intelligence platform for law and finance with an accent on AI reasoning engines, LLM integration, and semantic search. Focus on transforming complex documents into strategic insights and building high-performance backend infrastructure.

Location: Must be based in the NYC area (Hybrid 50% in-office)

Salary: $150k – $210k + Equity

Company

hirify.global is building an AI-driven deal intelligence platform that helps global law and finance firms unlock strategic insights from private deal data.

What you will do

• Design and develop core AI technology and backend services using Go.
• Build LLM applications leveraging infrastructure, search, and persistence layers.
• Collaborate on product shaping and interact directly with customers to drive initiatives.
• Lead technical projects from concept to completion.
• Operate across different technical domains to solve complex architectural challenges.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience building production applications in Go or another strongly typed language.
• Experience with or strong interest in LLMs, knowledge graphs, and semantic search.
• Proven ability to work with cutting-edge technologies in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience as a tech lead or driving projects end-to-end.
• Must be based in the NYC area.

Nice to have

• Experience in enterprise SaaS or highly regulated industries (legal, financial services, healthcare).
• Previous experience working in a startup environment.
• Specialized skills in full-stack product development or data/ML infrastructure.

Culture & Benefits

• Flat organizational structure promoting autonomy and direct impact.
• Competitive salary and equity in a high-growth startup.
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance with significant premium coverage.
• 401(k) match up to 4%.
• Hybrid work culture (50% in-office) with lunch covered for in-office days.
• Flexible PTO.