Senior Director Engineering (Experience Platform)

Location: United States - Illinois - Chicago

Salary: $278,500–$390,000 total cash range in Chicago, with potential increases up to $445,500; Seattle range is $296,000–$414,500, with potential increases up to $473,500.

Company

hirify.global is a global travel company operating consumer brands, a B2B travel network, and travel advertising businesses.

What you will do

• Lead a globally distributed organization of approximately 130 engineering and program management employees.
• Establish modern platform engineering practices that improve the experience of internal developers and product teams.
• Guide the evolution of experience platform services, web and app infrastructure, CMS technologies, design systems, and configurable platform capabilities.
• Partner with the Chief Architect and senior technology leaders on technical direction and enterprise architecture decisions.
• Modernize a technically mature organization, elevate leadership capability, and introduce innovative engineering practices.
• Build partnerships across Engineering, Product, Architecture, and other business functions while attracting, developing, and retaining diverse talent.

Requirements

• Extensive experience leading large-scale engineering or platform organizations.
• Experience treating internal developers and product teams as platform customers.
• Experience with experience platforms, commerce platforms, design systems, CMS technologies, configurable platforms, or developer platforms.
• Strong technical credibility and the ability to engage deeply in platform architecture and enterprise technology decisions.
• Experience scaling engineering organizations while combining strategic vision with strong execution.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and cross-functional influence skills.

Nice to have

• Experience modernizing platforms in large-scale technology, commerce, marketplace, media, or travel organizations.
• Experience partnering with chief architects or equivalent senior technical leaders.
• Experience introducing modern engineering practices in established, high-tenure organizations.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Paid time off and an Employee Assistance Program.
• Wellness and travel reimbursement, travel discounts, and IATAN membership.
• Inclusive and accessible recruiting experience with accommodation support.