Senior Backend Engineer (AI)

Location: Must be based in New York City (On-site)

Salary: $180,000 – $220,000

Company

hirify.global is a community-building platform for live events that helps users launch, monetize, and discover IRL experiences.

What you will do

• Lead the productionalization of personalization, classification, and ranking algorithms.
• Design and maintain model-serving infrastructure, including APIs, batch pipelines, and streaming systems.
• Translate experimental ML outputs from AWS Sagemaker/Personalize into production-ready systems.
• Collaborate on architecture and technical decisions to ensure platform scalability and performance.
• Mentor engineers and foster a culture of growth and technical excellence.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience leading complex technical projects.
• Strong backend or infrastructure specialization with full-stack knowledge.
• Proficiency in Java, Python, TypeScript, and IaC.
• Experience integrating LLM or ML outputs into core product features.
• Must be able to work on-site in the New York City office.

Nice to have

• Experience working at consumer, social, or marketplace companies.

Culture & Benefits

• 100% company-covered Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance.
• 401k plan and unlimited PTO.
• Paid access to a mentor of your choice.
• Equinox membership and daily Ubereats credit.
• Team events, dinners, and off-sites.