Senior Manager, Software Development Engineering (AI/ML)

TL;DR

Senior Manager, Software Development Engineering (AI/ML): Leading and mentoring software engineering teams to deliver scalable, resilient, and high-quality solutions for the Air Shopping Platform with an accent on technical vision, architecture, and roadmap execution. Focus on safely integrating AI/ML-enabled solutions, fostering operational excellence, and cultivating engineering talent for global flight search engines.

Location: Hybrid in Seattle, Washington, United States. This employer participates in E-Verify, indicating a requirement for US work authorization.

Salary: $184,500–$258,000.

Company

hirify.global is a global travel technology company powering flight search, pricing, and shopping across its brands.

What you will do

• Lead and mentor software engineering teams to deliver scalable and high-quality solutions across multiple domains.
• Define and execute technical vision, architecture, and roadmap for complex services and platforms, aligning with business priorities.
• Provide oversight on system design, API development, and data modeling to ensure robust, secure, and maintainable systems.
• Foster a culture of operational excellence, continuous improvement, and cross-functional collaboration within engineering and product teams.
• Safely integrate and operate AI/ML-enabled solutions that drive improved outcomes.
• Cultivate engineering talent, developing high-performing teams and supporting senior technical leaders’ growth.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent professional experience.
• 8+ years of relevant professional experience, with 3+ years managing teams.
• Extensive engineering leadership experience delivering complex software solutions across multiple services or domains.
• Demonstrated expertise in large-scale system design, architecture, and technical decision making.
• Proven track record of integrating AI-driven systems and applying AI/ML concepts to real world products.
• Strong knowledge of software development best practices, security, and operational excellence at scale.

Nice to have

• Experience leading architectural transformation and modernization initiatives for distributed systems.
• Demonstrated success in guiding engineering organizations through periods of significant growth, change, or complexity.
• Expertise in fullstack engineering, with the ability to operate across multiple technical domains and platforms.
• Deep familiarity with safely scaling and operating AI/ML-enabled solutions, including risk mitigation and ethical considerations.
• Deep familiarity with the C++ language, libraries, dev tools, infrastructure, and design best practices.

Culture & Benefits

• Full benefits package including exciting travel perks, generous time-off, and parental leave.
• Flexible work model and career development resources to fuel employees' passion for travel.
• Wellness & travel reimbursement, travel discounts, and an International Airlines Travel Agent (IATAN) membership.
• Fosters an open culture where everyone belongs, with differences celebrated.
• Recognized as a Best Place to Work on Glassdoor in 2024 and for award-winning culture by other organizations.