Senior Engineering Manager (Risk & Fraud)

TL;DR

Senior Engineering Manager (Risk & Fraud): Leading the vision and execution for core risk services that facilitate fiat monetary transactions on the platform with an accent on real-time fraud decisioning, automated chargeback management, and AML compliance. Focus on architecting high-scale distributed systems, leveraging machine learning for risk detection, and ensuring financial safety and business growth for hirify.global's multi-billion dollar economy.

Location: Hybrid (San Mateo, CA, United States)

Salary: $345,040—$399,420 USD

Company

hirify.global is a global platform that empowers a community of developers and creators to build immersive 3D digital experiences, aiming to connect a billion people worldwide.

What you will do

• Lead the long-term health, roadmap, and execution of Economic Risk across hirify.global.
• Oversee the daily execution of the engineering roadmap, ensuring high-quality and reliable code delivery.
• Architect and maintain low-latency engines for real-time risk and fraud decisioning.
• Build infrastructure to automate chargeback and dispute management, leveraging machine learning.
• Develop systemic controls for AML and compliance workflows.
• Own data pipelines and simulation environments for risk model prototyping, backtesting, and deployment.

Requirements

• 10+ years of hands-on experience in software development with a focus on highly scalable distributed systems.
• 5+ years of direct experience managing and mentoring high-performing engineering teams.
• Deep experience in the payments domain, specifically in fraud detection, chargeback mitigation, AML, or risk engine architecture.
• Experience building and scaling real-time risk or fraud platforms at a global scale.
• Excellent communication skills, capable of articulating complex technical trade-offs to various stakeholders.
• Familiarity with various global payment methods and complexities of international funds acquisition.

Culture & Benefits

• Shape the future of human interaction and solve unique technical challenges at scale.
• Contribute to creating safer, more civil shared experiences for everyone.
• Foster a culture of ownership, engineering excellence, and continuous learning.
• Full-time employees are eligible for equity compensation and comprehensive benefits.
• Equal employment opportunities and reasonable accommodations are provided during the recruiting process.