Founding AI Engineer (Django)

TL;DR

Founding AI Engineer (Django): Building a data-driven Creative Engine for a performance creative agency with an accent on LLM-powered video analysis, complex data pipelines, and search intelligence. Focus on designing the data foundation, integrating multi-platform APIs, and shipping full-stack features using agentic coding tools.

Location: Must be based in Brazil and available to work in US time zones

Company

hirify.global is a product development firm that partners with founders to build impactful solutions, managing the hiring process for high-growth client teams.

What you will do

• Design and maintain robust data pipelines to ingest and structure performance, sales, and engagement data from TikTok, Meta, and other platforms.
• Build the LLM analysis layer using Gemini and Claude to tag video content and generate creative insights at scale.
• Develop semantic search and discovery features using pgvector to enable queryable creative intelligence.
• Connect viral references, ad metrics, and creator history into a unified queryable system.
• Own full-stack feature development using Django, HTMX, and Tailwind, leveraging AI-assisted coding tools.
• Integrate complex third-party APIs and manage internal async processing with Celery and Redis.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience building production, data-heavy applications with Python/Django and PostgreSQL.
• Strong SQL skills including complex aggregations, joins, and window functions.
• Proven experience designing and debugging async data pipelines using Celery and Redis.
• Genuinely LLM-fluent with hands-on experience in production LLM APIs, prompt engineering, and cost management.
• Proficiency with agentic coding tools like Claude Code or Cowork.
• Must be based in Brazil and comfortable working in US time zones.
• Strong written communication skills for an async, high-ownership environment.

Nice to have

• Experience building agent harnesses, RAG, or LLM evaluation pipelines.
• Background in video or audio processing.
• Domain experience in ad tech, creator economy, or performance marketing.
• Previous experience working with US-based teams.

Culture & Benefits

• Small, high-ownership team with minimal process and no unnecessary meetings.
• Remote-first and async-first communication culture.
• Constant deployment cycle with multiple releases per day.
• Heavy reliance on AI-assisted development workflows.