Engineering Manager (AI)

Location: Gothenburg, Sweden; hybrid

Company

hirify.global is a fast-growing technology company providing online reward and employee benefits solutions to more than five million employees across over 3,000 organisations in more than 100 countries.

What you will do

• Lead and develop two engineering teams of six and four people, ensuring delivery performance, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Act as the first escalation point, guide estimations and task execution, remove blockers, and support day-to-day delivery.
• Own delivery outcomes, track progress and velocity, and ensure roadmap and goal commitments are met.
• Partner with Product Managers and Tech Leads on roadmap priorities and execution.
• Coach engineers and Tech Leads through feedback, performance support, and career development.
• Improve Agile practices, engineering standards, metrics, processes, and adoption of AI-enabled tooling.

Requirements

• Proven experience as an Engineering Manager with strong leadership seniority and a track record of building and leading high-performing engineering teams.
• Strong software engineering background and the ability to translate product requirements into team plans, capacity, and execution.
• Strong people leadership skills, including coaching, performance management, feedback, trust-building, and motivation.
• Solid understanding of Agile frameworks including Scrum and Kanban, sprint planning, estimation, task breakdown, and iterative delivery.
• Ability to drive engineering quality through high coding standards, maintainability, testing practices, and technical-debt prevention.
• Collaborative, empathetic communication with engineers, Tech Leads, Product Managers, and other stakeholders.
• Strong interest in modern engineering practices, including Generative AI, Prompt Engineering, Fine Tuning, RAG, and AI-enabled tools.
• Passion for product and quality, balancing user value with engineering standards and excellence.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative software engineering community across Sweden and the UK with autonomy and ownership.
• Complex product environment with technical and organisational challenges and a focus on continuous improvement.
• ITP1 pension, collective agreement, Lifeplan financial advisory service, and a comprehensive benefits portal.
• 30 vacation days per year, wellness allowance, enhanced parental pay, referral bonuses, and two paid Volunteer Days annually.