Software Engineering Manager (AI)

TL;DR

Software Engineering Manager (AI): Leading a team building a robust, scalable AI Agentic Platform for internal and external integrations, with an accent on architecting an agent-first experience, defining dbt’s MCP strategy, and bridging platform and product teams. Focus on ensuring security, governance, and auditability are never compromised for autonomy, and coaching engineers in building agent-ready codebases.

Location: US - Remote

Salary: $200,000 - $243,000 USD

Company

hirify.global is the pioneer of analytics engineering, helping data teams transform raw data into reliable, actionable insights.

What you will do

• Build, lead, and coach a team focused on building a robust, scalable platform for AI agents.
• Architect the "Agent-First" Experience by building the APIs and services required for agents to reason, plan, and execute within the dbt ecosystem.
• Define dbt’s MCP Strategy by leading the development of dbt MCP tools that allow LLMs to fetch context, validate SQL, and understand metrics.
• Partner with product teams to ensure that the AI Platform provides the necessary primitives for dbt’s specific agentic use cases.
• Establish standards for how agents should interact with dbt Cloud, ensuring security, governance, and auditability.

Requirements

• 3+ years in people management leading high-performing software engineering teams.
• Experience with Agentic Architectures and understanding of the lifecycle of an agentic loop.
• Deep experience with API design and familiarity with emerging standards like MCP or OpenAI Function Calling.
• Strong POV on how to maintain dbt’s "Analytics Engineering" rigors (testing, CI/CD) in an AI-driven world.

Nice to have

• Direct experience building or contributing to MCP servers.
• Experience in the Modern Data Stack and understanding of the importance of the dbt Semantic Layer.
• Excellent written communication skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Unlimited vacation.
• 401k w/3% guaranteed contribution.
• Excellent healthcare.
• Paid Parental Leave.
• Wellness stipend.
• Home office stipend.

Hiring process

• Interview with a Talent Acquisition Partner (30 Mins).
• Technical Interview with Hiring Manager (60 Mins).
• Team Interviews (3 rounds, 45 Mins each).
• Final Leadership Interview (30 Mins).