Software Engineering Team Lead (AI)

TL;DR

Software Engineering Team Lead (AI): Leading the transformation of hirify.global’ AI capabilities into scalable, reliable, and production-grade services with an accent on software excellence, system robustness, and operational maturity. Focus on evolving early-stage minimal applications into high-quality, production-ready systems and ensuring world-class AI-powered experiences.

Location: Hybrid in Bulgaria

Company

hirify.global is a company that built the product running the fast apps our world relies on, serving over 10,000 worldwide customers.

What you will do

• Lead and mentor a high-performing engineering team to deliver high-quality, production-grade software with strong engineering practices.
• Drive production readiness and reliability of AI services, ensuring they meet performance, scalability, and availability goals.
• Define and monitor SLAs, SLOs, and KPIs, building strong observability and incident management.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to evolve hirify.global’ AI offerings into robust, customer-ready services.
• Recruit and develop top engineering talent, fostering a culture of technical curiosity and operational excellence.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience as a software engineer in backend, cloud, or distributed systems.
• 2+ years in a technical leadership role, proven in leading production or platform engineering teams.
• Hands-on experience building and operating cloud-native services using Kubernetes, Terraform, Argo CD, or similar technologies.
• Strong background in software design and architecture for scalable, fault-tolerant systems.
• Proficiency in Go, Java, Python, or similar modern programming languages.
• Deep understanding of CI/CD pipelines, testing frameworks, observability (Grafana, Prometheus, Jaeger), and performance tuning.

Nice to have

• Experience productionizing AI/ML systems, including model-serving or AI-driven features.
• Familiarity with frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, LangChain, or LlamaIndex.
• Experience with hirify.global and its ecosystem.
• Contributions to open-source projects in distributed systems, data infrastructure, or AI tooling.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive compensation package formed by salary and equity grants.
• 25 days of flexible vacation time.
• Hybrid working options from both home and the office.
• Monthly allowance for home internet & phone and a one-time home-office setup allowance.
• Health and dental insurance, personal life insurance, and critical illness cover.
• Lunch and snacks in the office.