Director of Engineering (AI)

Location: Remote, with candidates required to be based in the advertised country/region: United Kingdom, Spain, or Poland.

Company

hirify.global is an international, cloud-based marketplace connecting independent businesses with customers for booking, payments, and client-base growth.

What you will do

• Own technical strategy and end-to-end delivery across 4–5 cross-functional teams in the Provider Domain.
• Lead through Engineering Managers and Staff+ Engineers in a deliberately flat structure.
• Define engineering standards, architecture decision frameworks, technical proposals, and ways of working.
• Lead the AI transformation of the engineering lifecycle and define measures for its impact.
• Partner with Product to translate commercial strategy into engineering strategy supported by experimentation and data.
• Build a high-density engineering organization by coaching autonomous leaders.

Requirements

• Product-owner mindset with an understanding of unit economics, funnels, growth mechanics, and the commercial impact of shipped work.
• Experience establishing engineering rigor through architecture decision records, technical proposals, and standardized ways of working adopted by teams.
• Practical experience embedding AI tooling into the engineering lifecycle, measuring its impact, and protecting code quality.
• Experience leading multiple squads through Engineering Managers and Staff Engineers in a high-growth scale-up or high-transaction marketplace or SaaS business while staying close to the work.
• Conversational English is required because English is the company language for business-wide communication.

Nice to have

• Experience with two-sided marketplaces or booking platforms.
• Exposure to growth engineering or growth experimentation.
• B2B SaaS experience at scale.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote-first work across different markets, with office access or fully remote work depending on location.
• Applicants must be based in the country/region where the role is advertised.
• Benefits vary by location and are provided during or after the first conversation with a Talent Acquisition Specialist.
• Inclusive environment with accessibility adjustments available during the interview process.

Hiring process

• Submit an application and CV in English so it can be reviewed successfully.
• Contact the hiring team about accessibility needs or reasonable interview adjustments if required.