Engineering Manager (AI)

TL;DR

Engineering Manager (AI): Leading and mentoring a cross-functional product team to build and optimize the Agentic AI Procurement Suite with an accent on technical decision-making and hands-on contribution to product development. Focus on fostering growth, ensuring high delivery quality, and driving technical excellence in a fast-moving startup environment.

Location: This role is based in Berlin, Germany. Candidates must already reside in Berlin with a valid work permit.

Company

hirify.global is building an Agentic AI Procurement Suite that digitalizes the entire procurement process using AI, supported by over $30 million in Series A funding.

What you will do

• Lead and manage engineering teams to deliver high-quality software solutions across multiple product verticals.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Design, and Customer Success to translate business needs into impactful technical outcomes.
• Mentor and develop engineers, fostering growth through coaching, feedback, and career development support.
• Contribute hands-on to technical problem-solving and support team execution (around 20% of your time).
• Drive technical excellence by promoting best practices in software development, cloud infrastructure, and modern tooling.
• Champion agile workflows and team culture, ensuring alignment, transparency, and continuous improvement across engineering.

Requirements

• Strong professional experience in software engineering, ideally across frontend and backend technologies (Svelte, TypeScript, Node.js, or similar).
• At least 2 years of experience as an Engineering Manager or Technical Team Lead, with a track record of mentoring and growing engineers.
• Proficiency with their tech stack: Svelte, Tailwind, NestJS, TypeScript, AWS, PostgreSQL, and DynamoDB.
• Proven ability to design and deliver scalable, cloud-based systems (experience with AWS is a plus).
• A hands-on mindset and readiness to contribute to the codebase when needed (about 20% of your time).
• Excellent problem-solving skills, with a pragmatic and results-oriented approach, and strong communication and collaboration abilities.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on real-world problems with meaningful business impact in a large and digitalizing industry.
• Operate in a high-ownership environment where your voice and decisions matter.
• Work with a modern tech stack and agile product workflow, balancing speed, quality, and pragmatism.
• Grow into a technical leadership track, supported by mentorship and autonomy.
• Enjoy flexible work arrangements, either fully remote globally (with EU time zone preference) or hybrid in our Berlin office.
• Join a team that values transparency, curiosity, accountability, and continuous learning.