Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) (AI Infrastructure)

Location: Hybrid role based in Palo Alto, California, or Charlottesville, Virginia

Salary: $140,000–$200,000 per year plus equity, benefits, and 401(k)

Company

hirify.global is a stealth-mode startup building foundational technology for performance, scalability, and resiliency in large-scale AI data center clusters.

What you will do

• Design, develop, and maintain automated testing frameworks for distributed AI training and inference workloads.
• Create test plans covering end-to-end integration, stress testing, and hardware-software boundary conditions.
• Validate distributed systems, GPU kernels, AI frameworks, and performance-critical infrastructure primitives.
• Partner with system engineers to debug complex distributed-cluster issues.
• Use telemetry and profiling tools to identify bottlenecks and root causes.

Requirements

• Strong proficiency in Python for automation and orchestration.
• Experience building or extending test automation frameworks for complex backend systems.
• Ability to troubleshoot automated test failures in large-scale distributed systems and identify root causes.
• Experience with containerization, including Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience with modern CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Jenkins.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.

Nice to have

• Experience with Kubernetes, Terraform, or Ansible for managing test-bed environments.
• Experience testing high-performance networking protocols or distributed file systems.
• Experience testing software that interacts directly with drivers or firmware.

Culture & Benefits

• Work with experienced builders and operators who have founded, scaled, and exited companies.
• Collaborate with a strong sense of unity, shared responsibility, trust, integrity, and respect.
• Meaningful equity, benefits, and 401(k).
• Work alongside colleagues across remote and on-site locations in the U.S. and Canada.