Engineering Director (EdTech)

TL;DR

Engineering Director (EdTech): Owning strategy, execution, and outcomes for the Music area, including leading 0-to-1 product development and scaling multiple engineering teams with an accent on setting high engineering quality standards, driving data-informed decisions through experimentation, and developing top engineering talent. Focus on building and scaling multiple teams, organizing for clarity of ownership, ensuring high velocity, and long-term maintainability.

Location: Onsite in London, England

Company

hirify.global is dedicated to developing the best education in the world and making it universally available to its half a billion (and growing!) learners.

What you will do

• Own the strategy, execution, and outcomes for the Music area, including leading 0-to-1 product development.
• Build and scale multiple engineering teams and managers, ensuring clarity of ownership, high velocity, and long-term maintainability.
• Set a high bar for engineering quality, covering reliability, scalability, observability, and pragmatic refactoring of critical systems.
• Partner with senior cross-functional leaders to co-develop roadmaps, OKRs, and success metrics, communicating progress and tradeoffs transparently.
• Attract, develop, and retain top engineering talent, identifying emerging leaders and coaching managers and senior individual contributors.
• Guide teams to run effective experiments and make data-informed decisions that positively impact key business metrics.

Requirements

• Proven track record as an Engineering Director (or equivalent scope) leading multiple teams/managers to repeatedly ship complex, high-impact systems.
• Experience in building products from initial idea to successful multi-team projects.
• Strong technical judgment across one or more domains, with the ability to coach through ambiguous, critical decisions.
• Experience establishing high engineering standards for quality, reliability, and long-term maintainability.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, effective across all levels and functions.

Nice to have

• Experience leading teams in game studios and operating live games as a service.
• Experience leading both product and platform/infrastructure teams, knowing when to invest in foundations versus features.
• A history of developing senior managers and future directors, recognized for building strong leadership benches.
• Expertise guiding data- and experiment-driven product development at scale.

Culture & Benefits

• Limitless learning opportunities, mentorship, and collaboration with world-class minds.
• Variety of projects with large scopes, doing work that's both fun and meaningful.
• Commitment to diversity and inclusion as an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
• Comprehensive benefits supporting employee holistic well-being.