Engineering Manager (AI)

Location: Brooklyn, New York, US; candidates should be within commuting distance of hirify.global’s Brooklyn office and attend once or twice per week. Remote candidates outside commuting distance may be considered case-by-case with occasional office travel.

Salary: $213,000–$289,000 annual in Geo-1 or $192,000–$260,000 annual in Geo-2, depending on location, skills, and experience.

Company

hirify.global is a global marketplace for unique and creative goods, building tools and technologies that connect entrepreneurs with buyers.

What you will do

• Lead a team of four engineers building and maintaining an AI-assisted native Mac prototyping tool and bringing it to Android.
• Coach, mentor, and advocate for engineers through feedback, career development, hiring, and onboarding.
• Own the team roadmap with Product, Design, and Research, prioritizing outcomes such as adoption and balancing plans with capacity.
• Partner with Product, Design Systems, and product teams on rollout, user feedback, and adoption across hirify.global.
• Set quality standards for the tool, including methods for measuring AI output quality.
• Foster learning, collaboration, and thoughtful delivery while participating in end-to-end recruiting.

Requirements

• At least 1 year of direct experience managing engineers who ship user-facing software, including leadership, mentorship, feedback, and career development.
• Track record of shipping user-facing software to customers.
• Hands-on depth in native app development or web front-end development sufficient to guide design and make engineering tradeoffs.
• Experience building products that use generative AI and understanding of good systems design.
• Ability to make engineering tradeoffs based on the problem and context.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with junior and senior team members.

Nice to have

• Native app development experience is preferred over web front-end experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time role reporting to the Director of Engineering, UX Platform.
• Work in the User Experience Platform group with Design, Product, Research, Engineering, and Design Systems.
• Product-model environment focused on outcomes, continuous discovery, and prototyping with users.
• Equity package, annual performance bonus, and benefits supporting employees and their families.
• hirify.global supports visa sponsorship, although availability may be limited to certain roles and skills.
• Inclusive workplace with reasonable accommodations available during the hiring process.

Hiring process

• Submit a resume; a cover letter may be included.