Member of Technical Staff, Engineering Leader (AI)

Location: Palo Alto, California, United States; hybrid schedule with 4 days in the office and 3 remote flex days per quarter after the first 3 months.

Salary: $250K–$300K annually, plus equity and bonus.

Company

hirify.global is building an AI-native social operating system for social commerce, helping brands develop relationships with communities through social interactions, recommendations, analytics, and automation.

What you will do

• Directly manage, mentor, and grow Software Engineers and Tech Leads through regular 1:1s, career development, and inclusive high-performance practices.
• Partner with Product, Design, and engineering leadership to turn product roadmaps into engineering plans, manage capacity, and deliver projects predictably.
• Oversee technical design, code quality, and architectural trade-offs for high-volume real-time data systems and AI agentic workflows.
• Establish agile practices, sprint planning, operational processes, and metrics for delivery velocity, reliability, and code quality.
• Collaborate with Customer Success and Sales to connect technical initiatives with customer needs and business value.
• Recruit, interview, onboard, and develop engineering talent with Talent Acquisition.

Requirements

• 7+ years of software engineering experience, including 3+ years of direct people management experience leading software engineering teams.
• Track record of recruiting, onboarding, and developing high-performing engineers and Tech Leads.
• Ability to align technical execution with product goals, break complex requirements into milestones, and manage team bandwidth.
• Solid software development background sufficient to evaluate architecture, guide technical decisions, and maintain high engineering standards.
• Experience improving delivery cadence, code review practices, and incident response processes in fast-paced environments.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills across technical and non-technical teams.

Nice to have

• Experience managing teams in B2B SaaS, social data platforms, developer tools, or marketing technology, or an interest in social commerce and creator communities.
• Familiarity with AI-powered systems, real-time analytics platforms, or agentic frameworks.
• Familiarity with AWS, TypeScript, React, Postgres, and ClickHouse.
• Experience overseeing teams building web and native mobile applications.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work with four office days and three remote flex days per quarter after the initial three months.
• Health, vision, and dental benefits with a 401(k) match.
• Early equity, ClassPass membership, and clear career growth opportunities.
• $1,000 monthly housing stipend for living near the office, $50 monthly mobile stipend, and commuter benefits including a train stipend or Palo Alto parking reimbursement.
• Free lunch in the office.