Engineering Services Lead / Release Manager (Hands-On IC)

Location: Full-time, on-site at the Sunnyvale, California headquarters, United States

Base salary: $220,000–$260,000 per year, depending on experience

Company

hirify.global develops autonomous security machines, AI-driven software, and managed security services.

What you will do

• Own the release process across Signals, K7/Nav, and Legacy engineering programs.
• Coordinate the four Engineering Services pillars: DevOps and Platform, Security and Compliance, MLOps, and Fleet and Release Automation.
• Arbitrate priorities across programs when shared-platform resources are constrained.
• Serve on the Center of Engineering Excellence council with program leads and the Signals Senior Architect.
• Establish and maintain Engineering Services standards, tooling, and SDLC practices.

Requirements

• 10+ years of engineering experience, including staff- or principal-level release management or platform leadership.
• Experience running release processes across multiple programs simultaneously.
• Comfort operating as a hands-on individual contributor rather than a people manager.
• Strong systems-thinking and cross-team facilitation skills.
• Track record of establishing new engineering functions.
• Ability to work full-time on-site at the Sunnyvale headquarters.

Nice to have

• Experience with a Center of Engineering Excellence or engineering standards council.
• IoT, robotics, or connected-device release management experience.
• Experience with SOC 2 or comparable regulated environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Hands-on senior individual contributor role with no initial people-management responsibility.
• Opportunity to build a centralized Engineering Services function.
• Stock options.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• 401(k) and paid time off.