Manager Platform Delivery – Platform & Foundations (Java/AI)

Location: Zwijnaarde, East Flanders, Belgium. Hybrid working and flexible hours.

Company

hirify.global develops Miles Enterprise, an integrated software platform for automotive finance, leasing, fleet and mobility companies worldwide, with more than 35 years of experience.

What you will do

• Lead, organise and mentor engineering teams responsible for shared platform components and technical foundations.
• Own predictable platform delivery while maintaining product quality, reliability and bug-resolution SLAs.
• Shape the technical strategy for shared services, calculation engines, document generation, decision support and AI, identity and access management, integrations, configuration tooling, data streaming and application frameworks.
• Enable Product teams and external developers through intuitive APIs, reusable services and scalable engineering patterns.
• Define engineering metrics and improve lead time, delivery predictability, reliability, quality, CI/CD and developer experience.
• Promote cloud-native design, automation, modern engineering practices and pragmatic use of Claude Code, GitHub Copilot and AI agents across the software development lifecycle.

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience in software engineering leadership.
• Strong track record of leading engineering teams across multiple platform or technical areas, including coaching and professional development.
• Strong software engineering foundations, ideally with Java and modern enterprise backend development.
• Strong understanding of enterprise software architecture, cloud-native systems and distributed architectures.
• Experience with platform engineering, shared services, integration frameworks, data, AI or developer platforms.
• Good understanding of modern DevOps and CI/CD practices.
• Experience balancing long-term platform investments with product and delivery commitments and working closely with Product Management and Architecture.
• Strong stakeholder-management and communication skills.
• Experience with, or genuine interest in, AI-assisted software engineering.

Nice to have

• Experience with Quarkus, REST APIs and event-driven architectures.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid working, flexible hours and a modern working environment.
• Competitive salary package, meal allowance, company car or mobility budget and fully covered private health insurance.
• Structured onboarding with a dedicated coach and continuous learning and development opportunities.
• Horizontal, open and international multicultural culture that encourages ownership, challenging ideas and career development.
• Regular team and company events, including after-work drinks, barbecues, family days and company weekends.