Sr. Director, Software Engineering (Legal Tech)

TL;DR

Director, Software Engineering (AI): Defining and executing the generative AI roadmap and leading the engineering of AI-driven solutions with an accent on driving innovation and delivering impactful customer value. Focus on aligning technology initiatives with platform architecture, monitoring team metrics, and collaborating with product and architecture teams.

Location: Hybrid in Denver, Colorado, requiring on-site presence at least three days per week.

Salary: $185,000–$215,000 (for residents of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Rhode Island, or Washington)

Company

hirify.global is a leader in legal tech innovation, providing transformational and globally-trusted solutions to law firms and corporate legal teams worldwide, focusing on AI-forward solutions for the legal profession.

What you will do

• Define and execute the generative AI roadmap, leading idea inception, discovery, prototyping, and engineering of AI-driven solutions including AI Agents and LLM-based solutions.
• Act as a creative leader, inspiring engineering teams and aligning technology initiatives with the hirify.global One platform architecture.
• Oversee daily activities of multiple teams to deliver impactful customer value, monitoring team metrics for engineering and operational excellence.
• Collaborate with product managers on new products and features, and with architects to deliver secure, scalable, and performant products.
• Implement a data-driven approach to drive transparency and accountability across all stakeholders.
• Identify technology improvement opportunities and gaps, developing strategic plans for self and teams over 90–180 days.

Requirements

• 10+ years of technology leadership experience.
• Demonstrated proficiency in fast-changing environments with a high level of ambiguity.
• Experience with generative AI technologies, including LLMs, MCP Servers, AI Agents, and prompt engineering.
• Strong experience working hands-on with innovation teams to deliver high quality outcomes and full-stack software development.
• Prior experience managing multi-disciplinary teams of engineers simultaneously working on multiple projects.
• Strong understanding of software development life cycles (SDLC) with experience guiding teams through planning, development, and rollout, and familiarity with DevOps CI/CD principles.

Nice to have

• Experience with Azure Kubernetes / Docker, Fluent UI, TypeScript, .NET/C# and React.js.
• Proven experience with DevOps, AppSec and SRE organizations.
• Legal software experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Emphasis on helping employees grow, doing the right thing, and being part of a journey to amplify impact in the legal world.
• Global, dynamic, and diverse team with ambitious goals and opportunities for professional development.
• Comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, retirement savings plans, and generous paid time off.
• Supportive work-life balance and investment in employee well-being and future.
• Career paths and opportunities for professional development in various technical and leadership roles.