Associate Engineer - AI and Agentic

Location: Alameda, California, United States; office-based role

Salary: $103,000–$145,000 annually, depending on geographic market, skills, experience, and internal equity.

Company

hirify.global is a biotechnology company developing medicines and supporting technology-enabled operations.

What you will do

• Build simple AI-enabled prototypes, internal tools, and workflow automations.
• Translate defined requirements into software components, scripts, prompts, test cases, and configuration changes.
• Support prompt engineering, basic agent workflows, retrieval-assisted use cases, and API integrations.
• Use approved AI-assisted development tools to prototype, document, and improve code with appropriate review.
• Write unit tests, validation checks, and troubleshooting steps to confirm expected behavior.
• Maintain technical documentation and participate in code reviews, demos, testing sessions, backlog discussions, and team learning activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Early experience in software engineering, data science, automation, or related technical work through internships, academic projects, research, open source, hackathons, or personal projects.
• Foundational programming ability in Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Java, or a similar language.
• Basic knowledge of data structures, APIs, Git, debugging, testing, and documentation.
• Introductory knowledge of AI, machine learning, generative AI, LLMs, prompt engineering, or data science.
• Ability to communicate clearly, learn quickly, collaborate across technical and non-technical teams, and apply responsible AI, data privacy, information security, and ethical technology practices.

Nice to have

• Basic familiarity with cloud platforms, databases, REST APIs, notebooks, or data tools.
• A portfolio, GitHub repository, class project, internship deliverable, or capstone demonstrating coding, automation, AI, data, or problem-solving skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative office environment focused on sharing ideas and solutions.
• Equipment provided, including dual monitors and ergonomic chairs.
• 401(k) with company contributions, medical, dental, and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts.
• Annual bonus eligibility, stock purchase opportunities, and long-term incentives.
• Fifteen accrued vacation days in the first year, seventeen paid holidays, a company-wide winter shutdown, and up to ten sick days annually.
• No travel is expected for this position.