Algo Development Engineering Manager (Python/Java)

Location: Armenia or Ukraine; remote

Company

hirify.global develops software and technology solutions with distributed engineering teams.

What you will do

• Lead, hire, mentor, and grow a small team of Python and Java engineers, including recruiting senior engineers and managing performance conversations.
• Set technical direction for Django and Django REST Framework services, Java optimization and services work, and Flink and Kafka streaming pipelines.
• Evaluate algorithm prototypes and notebook work, decide when they are ready for production, and help deliver reliable production systems.
• Own the Django service on PostgreSQL, including the data model, API surface, performance, and reliability.
• Review pull requests, run design reviews, planning, and postmortems, and ensure cross-team work has clear ownership.

Requirements

• Degree in computer science, software engineering, information systems, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Real engineering management experience, including ownership of hiring, performance, and delivery, as well as experience growing engineers and managing people out.
• Deep expertise in Python or Java with working fluency in the other language; must be able to review code and contribute hands-on.
• Experience taking prototype or notebook work into a production system and operating it afterward.
• Hands-on PostgreSQL scaling experience, including query tuning, indexing, schema design, and reading query plans.
• Good technical judgment and the ability to explain reasoning clearly so the team can act on it.

Culture & Benefits

• 20 days of paid vacation and 5 sick days.
• Flexible schedule with a high level of autonomy.
• Opportunity to influence product and technical decisions.
• Professional growth and learning opportunities.
• Comfortable working environment with a supportive team.