Engineering Manager (Antifraud)

TL;DR

Engineering Manager (Antifraud): Leading the development of a critical platform that protects businesses and users from fraud at scale with an accent on historical data analysis, shaping how threats are detected, prevented, and responded to in real time. Focus on translating complex requirements into scalable solutions, ensuring robust and reliable antifraud capabilities that continuously evolve to stay ahead of emerging risks.

Location: Serbia

Company

hirify.global is a Series B unicorn ($1.25 B valuation) rewriting how the world proves identity through its AI-powered platform.

What you will do

• Lead the end-to-end development and operation of the antifraud solution, ensuring performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Manage and mentor a team of 4–5 engineers, fostering a high-performance culture while delivering high-quality features on time.
• Drive system design and architectural decisions for distributed, data-intensive systems built to operate at scale.
• Partner closely with Product, Customer Success, and GTM teams to translate business needs into impactful technical solutions.
• Contribute directly to the codebase, participate in code reviews, and uphold engineering best practices.
• Leverage analytics and system metrics to optimize fraud detection performance and inform future enhancements.

Requirements

• 5+ years of hands-on experience with Java (Spring Boot preferred).
• 2+ years in an engineering management or team lead role.
• Strong experience building and operating backend systems in production.
• Proven expertise with distributed systems, messaging systems (Kafka), and databases.
• Experience working cross-functionally with Product and business teams.
• Strong communication and leadership skills.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with graph databases (Neo4j).
• Experience with data-driven or analytics-heavy products.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible Working Hours & Workplace.
• Open Vacation Policy.
• High performance culture.
• Freedom & responsibility.
• Continuous Feedback.