Director, Engineering (Payments)

Location: Hybrid role based in the Austin, Chicago, Washington, DC, or NYC office. In-office attendance is required on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday, with additional attendance possible based on project needs and company policy.

Salary: $245,000–$266,000 in Austin, Chicago, and Washington, DC; $270,000–$293,000 in NYC, plus equity and benefits.

Company

hirify.global builds technology for brick-and-mortar commerce, helping consumers earn cashback and retailers acquire measurable, profitable customers.

What you will do

• Lead the Merchant & Pay engineering hive covering payments, merchant and partner systems, and internal operational tooling.
• Own the technical strategy, multi-year roadmap, quarterly plans, and OKRs for merchant- and partner-facing systems.
• Manage and develop engineering managers and their teams across multiple technical domains.
• Improve reliability, scalability, security, performance, engineering quality, and operational standards.
• Partner with Product, Data, Security, Consumer, and Platform engineering teams on business-critical systems and roadmaps.
• Represent Merchant & Pay in cross-functional planning, technical councils, recruiting, and succession planning.

Requirements

• 10+ years of engineering leadership experience, including managing managers and owning complex business-critical systems.
• Experience leading merchant, partner, payments, B2B2C, or marketplace systems.
• Strong experience designing and reviewing AWS solutions and balancing performance, reliability, and cost.
• Experience scaling platforms and partner integrations supporting millions of users and enterprise partners.
• Experience integrating generative AI into engineering workflows.
• Strong communication skills and knowledge of security, privacy, and compliance practices for sensitive consumer and payment data.

Culture & Benefits

• People-first, transparent, collaborative culture focused on clarity, autonomy, and learning from incidents without blame.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage from Day 1, plus equity and a 401(k) program.
• Family planning programs, paid parental leave, wellness memberships, and mental health support.
• Unlimited PTO, paid federal holidays, and an annual week-long Winter Break.
• Learning and Development stipend, Employee Resource Groups, and lunch reimbursement for in-office employees.
• Commitment to diversity, inclusion, and accessible interview and application processes.