VP of Engineering (EV Charging)

TL;DR

VP of Engineering (EV Charging): Leading and scaling engineering teams across cloud, platform, data, and applications, with an accent on driving engineering execution, reliability, and scale of cloud-based systems. Focus on providing technical leadership for AWS-based microservices architecture, managing large-scale telemetry ingestion, and collaborating closely with hardware and firmware teams.

Company

hirify.global builds intelligent, connected energy infrastructure for the electrified home and grid, offering consumer EV charging hardware and real-time cloud platforms.

What you will do

• Lead and scale engineering teams across cloud infrastructure, backend services, data platforms, and applications.
• Translate company and product strategy into clear engineering roadmaps and execution plans.
• Own delivery, quality, reliability, and operational excellence across cloud and application platforms.
• Provide technical leadership across hirify.global’s AWS-based microservices architecture and UltraGrid.
• Oversee large-scale telemetry ingestion and streaming pipelines using MQTT, Apache Pulsar, DynamoDB, and Google BigQuery.
• Collaborate with hardware and firmware engineering teams to define cloud–device interfaces and enable new device capabilities.

Requirements

• Senior engineering leadership experience (Director / VP level) in cloud and platform engineering.
• Strong background in distributed systems and AWS-based architectures.
• Experience operating real-time, event-driven systems at significant scale.
• Proven ability to collaborate effectively with hardware and firmware teams.
• Track record of building and scaling engineering organisations.
• Strong technical judgment and delivery focus.

Nice to have

• Experience with IoT, connected devices, or edge-to-cloud systems.
• Familiarity with energy, EV charging, or grid-connected platforms.
• Exposure to ML and analytics platforms at scale.

Culture & Benefits

• A senior leadership role at the center of hirify.global’s platform strategy.
• Ownership of cloud systems operating at real-world, grid scale.
• Close partnership with the CTO and senior leadership team.
• The opportunity to build infrastructure that shapes the future of energy.