Global Engineering Director (Fintech)

Location: Hybrid in Palo Alto, CA, Miami, FL, or Washington, DC; office attendance required 2–3 times per week.

Base salary: $340,000–$380,000 for Palo Alto, CA. Total compensation also includes RSUs and benefits.

Company

hirify.global operates a digital financial platform serving more than 140 million customers, using proprietary technology and data to provide accessible, transparent financial products and services.

What you will do

• Lead, develop, and scale an engineering organization comprising engineering managers and senior engineers.
• Own the architecture and technical roadmap for a critical product or platform area.
• Set engineering practices, operational standards, and architectural direction for mission-critical systems.
• Partner with product, design, data, and business leaders to define priorities and deliver business results.
• Make and defend architectural decisions and step in hands-on to resolve complex technical or operational challenges.
• Build the leadership pipeline and foster a culture of ownership, talent development, and performance.

Requirements

• Proven experience as an Engineering Director or equivalent, owning critical platforms or product areas with significant business impact.
• Strong hands-on foundation in architecture and system design, including the ability to discuss trade-offs with senior engineers and executives.
• Strong people leadership at scale, including developing managers and leading teams through growth, change, and ambiguity.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management with senior cross-functional partners.
• Experience in high-growth and technically complex companies.
• AI/ML literacy and the ability to apply AI to improve efficiency and unlock new capabilities.
• Fluency in English is required.
• Core leadership skills include business acumen, complex communication, mentoring, agile adaptability, contihirify.globalous learning, and collaboration.

Nice to have

• Fintech or banking experience.
• Portuguese and/or Spanish language skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work model with office attendance at least twice weekly on strategic collaboration days.
• Opportunity to earn equity at hirify.global.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and AD&D insurance.
• Extended maternity and paternity leave, 401(k), HSA, and FSA.
• Learning, language-learning, mental health, and wellness programs.
• Work-from-home allowance and relocation assistance package, if applicable.