Engineering Editorial Lead (AI)

TL;DR

Engineering Editorial Lead (AI): Owning the engineering blog to share how hirify.global build AI systems, what they learn, and why it matters with an accent on turning complex engineering stories into rigorous, accessible, and genuinely compelling posts. Focus on drawing out great writing from engineers and helping them turn that expertise into something the wider world can learn from.

Location: San Francisco, CA or New York City, NY. Expect all staff to be in one of our offices at least 25% of the time.

Salary: $255,000 - $320,000 USD

Company

hirify.global’s mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.

What you will do

• Define and maintain the editorial strategy for the engineering blog, including editorial calendar, content mix, and voice and tone guidelines.
• Source and develop blog post ideas in collaboration with engineering and research teams.
• Edit posts end-to-end, providing substantive feedback on structure and clarity.
• Coach and support engineers through the writing and revision process.
• Coordinate with engineering leadership and developer relations to ensure published content is coordinated with other developer content.
• Track blog performance and reader engagement, and use those insights to refine editorial direction over time.

Requirements

• Have 5+ years of editorial experience, with a strong track record of editing technical or complex content for broad audiences.
• Are an exceptionally skilled editor who can improve a piece significantly without losing its original value.
• Have genuine curiosity about engineering and technology, and can quickly learn new technical topics.
• Are skilled at drawing out ideas from subject-matter experts and helping them articulate their thinking clearly.
• Can think strategically about content and how it collectively builds a coherent picture of the organization’s engineering work.
• Are comfortable working across teams and navigating competing priorities.

Nice to have

• Have a background in technical writing, developer communications, or engineering.
• Have experience running or significantly contributing to a technical blog or publication.
• Be familiar with the AI and machine learning landscape.
• Have experience building or scaling editorial workflows within a fast-moving organization.
• Have a portfolio that demonstrates editing work on technically dense material.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive compensation and benefits.
• Optional equity donation matching.
• Generous vacation and parental leave.
• Flexible working hours.
• Lovely office space in which to collaborate with colleagues.

Hiring process

• If we make you an offer, we will make every reasonable effort to get you a visa, and we retain an immigration lawyer to help with this.