House Engineering Manager (Cloud Diagrams)

TL;DR

House Engineering Manager (Cloud Diagrams): Leading a team of engineers focused on enablement and delivery for the Cloud Diagrams product with an accent on maintaining focus and unblocking engineers. Focus on providing technical direction, contributing to the codebase, and driving the technical roadmap.

Location: Remote in the UK, Ireland, Sweden, Estonia, or Israel

Company

hirify.global is a global technology company that works with cloud-driven organizations to leverage the cloud to drive business growth and innovation.

What you will do

• Lead a team of 5 to 10 engineers, driving ceremonies and day-to-day operations.
• Ensure team members are unblocked and clear on delivery expectations and value.
• Manage team member performance, providing continuous feedback and mentoring.
• Support high-quality production releases by actively supporting the engineering release process and monitoring deployments.
• Lead and collaborate on technical design discussions, ensuring alignment on architecture and implementation.
• Work with the Technical Product Owner and UI/UX Designer to define, plan, and structure sprints.

Requirements

• Proven experience leading an engineering team (typically 5+ engineers) in a delivery-focused environment (3+ Years).
• Past experience as a software engineer for at least 5+ years.
• Strong hands-on technical background with the ability to review code and guide design decisions.
• Experience owning delivery and execution, including sprint planning, backlog management, and release readiness.
• AI-Driven mindset, defaulting to AI while ensuring quality and consistency.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to translate business context into clear technical direction.
• Experience working in a SaaS, cloud-native, or distributed systems environment.
• Strong hands-on experience with Node.js (backend services, APIs, real-time systems).
• Strong hands-on experience with React (complex state management, performance optimization, large-scale front-end applications).
• Deep understanding of modern web architecture, including SPA frameworks and client-server communication patterns.
• Solid experience designing and operating systems in cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Practical experience with Kubernetes (K8s), including cluster architecture and workload orchestration.
• Strong understanding of cloud networking fundamentals.
• Clear understanding of network plumbing across clouds and VPCs.
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform or similar.
• Understanding of distributed systems concepts.
• Strong knowledge of system reliability, performance tuning, and production incident management.

Nice to have

• Experience in cloud native applications.
• Hands-on experience with more than a single cloud provider.
• Background in scaling teams, processes, or technical systems as the organization grows.

Culture & Benefits

• Unlimited Vacation
• Flexible Working Options
• Health Insurance
• Parental Leave
• Employee Stock Option Plan
• Home Office Allowance
• Professional Development Stipend
• Peer Recognition Program