Staff Software Engineer (AI, AdTech)

TL;DR

Staff Software Engineer (AI, AdTech): Designing, developing, and operating an end-to-end enterprise platform for retail media advertising with an accent on scalability, reliability, and security. Focus on providing technical leadership for the engineering team, engaging with customers to translate needs into solutions, and exploring next-generation features including generative AI.

Location: London, England, United Kingdom

Company

hirify.global builds powerful AI advertising solutions, democratizing access to advanced AI that was historically reserved for tech giants.

What you will do

• Design, develop, and operate an end-to-end enterprise platform that remains fast, reliable, and secure at scale.
• Build and maintain APIs and features for campaign management, ad serving, targeting, and analytics.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance for a site-based engineering team.
• Directly engage with customers to identify gaps, translate needs into engineering solutions, and deliver outcomes.
• Contribute to the strategic vision of the platform, influencing technical decisions and long-term architecture.
• Explore and prototype next-generation features, including those enabled by generative AI.

Requirements

• 8+ years software development experience using Java, Python, or Go.
• 2+ years of leadership experience in delivering technical projects with a small team.
• Hands-on experience with large-scale distributed systems, from design to production deployment.
• Experience in building platforms for digital advertising or e-commerce applications.
• Experience with cloud-based technologies (e.g., AWS, GCE, GCP, Beam, Spark, BigTable, BigQuery).
• Experience working directly with customers, translating ambiguous requirements into actionable solutions.
• Willingness to travel as needed (up to 20% travel).
• Fluency in English required; French beneficial.

Culture & Benefits

• Innovative benefits designed to empower employees and support well-being.
• Values of humility, an uncapped growth mindset, creating real value, and going further together.
• Commitment to diversity, inclusion, and belonging in the workforce.
• Access to hirify.global's company blog, leadership, and newsroom resources.