Director of Engineering (AI)

Location: San Francisco, United States. Hybrid work location.

Base salary: $342,000–$415,000 per year for candidates based in the United States. Additional equity and/or commission may apply.

Company

hirify.global builds a platform for creating and deploying internal software and AI-powered applications connected to business data with enterprise policies, shared components, permissions, and governance.

What you will do

• Own engineering strategy and execution for the Core AI Experience, connecting product vision with priorities and measurable customer outcomes.
• Partner with Product and Design to shape how users build, edit, debug, test, and iterate on AI-powered software.
• Lead and develop engineering managers and senior technical leaders across multiple product engineering teams.
• Guide architecture across user experience, application state, AI orchestration, and the broader hirify.global platform.
• Establish evaluations for AI behavior using customer feedback, product data, and systematic assessments.
• Work with platform and infrastructure partners to meet enterprise requirements for data access, permissions, and governance.

Requirements

• Experience leading multiple product engineering teams and developing managers and senior engineers.
• Strong product judgment and deep collaboration with Product and Design on intuitive, technically complex software.
• Technical depth in interactive applications, developer tools, or similarly complex products connecting frontend experiences with underlying systems.
• Experience shipping AI-powered products and understanding model variability, latency, evaluation, and user trust.
• Ability to turn ambiguous opportunities into clear priorities as requirements evolve.
• Strong communication and organizational leadership, including alignment, early risk identification, and clear decision-making.
• Practical, involved leadership style spanning organizational strategy, technical reviews, and detailed product discussions.

Nice to have

• Experience with AI-assisted software creation, developer workflows, or enterprise software.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work location.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and 401(k) benefits.
• Additional equity and/or commission may depend on the position offered.
• hirify.global is set up to employ all roles in the United States and specific roles in the United Kingdom; UK employment eligibility depends on the indicated role location.