Senior Platform Engineer (AI)

Location: Santa Monica, California, United States, or remote within commutable distance of the office for occasional in-person collaboration.

Salary: $186,000–$215,000 annually.

Company

hirify.global is an advertising technology company using the AI-powered Mindset Graph to match brands with receptive audiences through contextual, creative, environmental, and historical signals.

What you will do

• Evaluate AI software development lifecycle and spec-driven development frameworks, deciding whether to adopt an existing solution or build an internal platform.
• Architect and build the platform across spec authoring, agent orchestration, validation gates, tooling, and supporting services.
• Own the roadmap from prototype through company-wide rollout and make spec-driven development the default engineering workflow.
• Instrument adoption, delivery velocity, and workflow friction metrics to guide platform improvements.
• Partner with DevOps on CI/CD, Kubernetes, and deployment infrastructure integrations.
• Collaborate with Machine Learning Engineering and Security Engineering on model selection, context design, agent guardrails, authentication, and auditability.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent hands-on experience.
• 5+ years of experience in platform engineering, developer experience, or a closely related discipline.
• Hands-on experience building or driving organization-wide adoption of development platforms and internal tools.
• Working knowledge of AWS, Kubernetes, and Python.
• Strong written and verbal communication, product judgment, and the ability to build buy-in across DevOps, MLE, Security, and Engineering leadership.
• Strong judgment about where AI can meaningfully accelerate software delivery.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible work environment with in-office and remote-from-home options, subject to commutable distance from the office.
• Competitive compensation and a total rewards package.
• Employer-matched 401(k) retirement plan.
• Depending on the role, bonus, commission, or stock incentive participation.
• Benefits supporting recognition, professional development, and wellness.

Hiring process

• Recruiter can provide additional details about the total rewards package during the hiring process.