Engineering Manager (Backend, AI)

TL;DR

Engineering Manager (Backend, AI): Leading and growing high-performing backend and machine learning engineering teams, evolving search architecture, and delivering measurable improvements to search quality. Focus on setting technical direction for search ranking, experimentation, and platform evolution, while ensuring excellence in engineering culture.

Location: Remote within Australia and New Zealand (ANZ), with campuses in Sydney and Melbourne, and co-working spaces in Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, and Auckland.

Company

hirify.global is a company redefining how the world experiences design, providing a platform that helps millions of users find the perfect starting point for their next creation.

What you will do

• Lead and grow a high-performing team of backend and machine learning engineers.
• Evolve the search architecture that connects users with the perfect template.
• Deliver measurable improvements to search quality across discovery surfaces.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver end-to-end user improvements.
• Set the technical direction for search ranking, experimentation, and platform evolution.
• Ensure excellence in engineering culture, on-call health, and stakeholder alignment.

Requirements

• Led technical teams in complex domains like search, ranking, or machine learning.
• Passionate about building inclusive, high-performing engineering cultures.
• Skilled at navigating ambiguity and technical trade-offs in fast-paced environments.
• Communicates effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Energised by developing others and unlocking new team capabilities.
• Strong system-level thinking and a curiosity to understand how things work under the hood.
• Work authorization for Australia or New Zealand is required.

Culture & Benefits

• Equity packages.
• Inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents and carers.
• An annual Vibe & Thrive allowance to support wellbeing, social connection, and office setup.
• Flexible leave options that empower you to be a force for good and recharge.
• Flexible choice in where and how you work to empower teams and individuals.