Senior Staff Software Engineer (AI, Data Governance)

TL;DR

Senior Staff Software Engineer (AI, Data Governance): Leading and growing an engineering team to deliver runtime enforcement for Unity Catalog, ensuring secure and consistent authorization and data access across various compute types and clouds. Focus on establishing robust operating models, leading multi-year technical initiatives, and preventing/investigating critical production issues in large-scale distributed systems.

Location: Onsite in Amsterdam, Netherlands

Company

hirify.global is a data and AI company enabling data teams to solve complex problems by building and running the world's best data and AI infrastructure platform.

What you will do

• Lead and grow an engineering team focusing on runtime enforcement in a high-severity, cross-org domain.
• Establish single-source-of-truth scope, operating model, and durable mechanisms for enforcement.
• Lead multi-year, multi-team initiatives shaping Unity Catalog enforcement across compute types and engines.
• Introduce tools for greater automation and operability of services.
• Help prevent and investigate production issues using deep experience.
• Mentor team members, lead sprint planning, and delegate work as a technical team lead.

Requirements

• 15+ years industry experience building and supporting large-scale distributed systems.
• Extensive experience building and maintaining distributed systems.
• Security first mindset.
• Cross-org leadership in ambiguous, incident-heavy environments.
• Motivated by delivering customer value and impact.
• BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science or equivalent experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits and perks, with specific details available per region.
• Commitment to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone can excel.
• Hiring practices are inclusive and meet equal employment opportunity standards.