Principal Software Engineering Manager (AI)

TL;DR

Principal Software Engineering Manager (AI): Leading the hirify.global Location Service team to enhance geolocation capabilities and location signals across products like Bing and Copilot with an accent on distributed systems and large-scale location graphs. Focus on developing high-performing engineering teams and implementing AI-assisted coding practices to increase velocity.

Location: Hybrid in Barcelona, Spain (expected to work from the office at least four days per week)

Company

hirify.global AI is a division of hirify.global focused on empowering every person and organization through intelligent, location-based experiences.

What you will do

• Lead, coach, and grow a team of engineers and scientists, fostering technical excellence and accountability.
• Set and communicate the technical vision and execution strategy for core location services and inference platforms.
• Enable teams to adopt AI-assisted and agentic coding practices to improve engineering velocity and code quality.
• Drive delivery of large-scale, highly reliable systems, balancing innovation with operational excellence.
• Partner with product, applied science, and data teams to translate ambiguous problem spaces into high-impact solutions.
• Influence organization-level architecture, quality standards, and investment decisions across the location ecosystem.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical field (or equivalent experience).
• 6+ years of technical engineering experience with languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
• Professional experience in an engineering management role, including coaching and scaling high-performing teams.
• Solid technical background in distributed systems, data platforms, or machine learning-enabled services.
• Proven ability to lead multi-team initiatives and operate effectively in ambiguous problem spaces.
• Must pass the hirify.global Cloud background check upon hire and every two years thereafter.

Nice to have

• Experience with location services, maps, search, inference systems, or large-scale data platforms.

Culture & Benefits

• Culture based on respect, integrity, accountability, and a growth mindset.
• Focus on creating a psychologically safe and inclusive environment where diverse perspectives thrive.
• Opportunity to work on high-visibility products including Bing, Copilot, Xbox, and Azure Maps.
• Collaborative environment focused on continuous learning and professional development.