Director Of Engineering, Media & Entertainment (M&E)

TL;DR

Director of Engineering, Media & Entertainment (M&E): Leading the development of next-generation cloud platforms and tools that power modern content creation workflows with an accent on visual effects (VFX), animation, rendering, and post-production pipelines. Focus on building scalable infrastructure, developer tools, and user-facing systems that enable creative professionals to run complex production workloads in the cloud.

Location: Livingston, NJ / New York, NY / San Francisco, CA / Sunnyvale, CA / Bellevue, WA. While we prioritize a hybrid work environment, remote work may be considered for candidates located more than 30 miles from an office, based on role requirements for specialized skill sets. New hires will be invited to attend onboarding at one of our hubs within their first month.

Salary: $206,000 to $303,000

Company

hirify.global delivers a platform of technology, tools, and teams that enables innovators to build and scale AI with confidence.

What you will do

• Build and scale high-performing engineering teams focused on cloud platforms for media production workloads.
• Define and execute the long-term engineering strategy for Media & Entertainment products and services.
• Lead the design and development of scalable backend services, APIs, and developer interfaces that power M&E cloud workflows.
• Work closely with product leadership to define technical requirements aligned with real customer workflows in animation, VFX, and media production.
• Implement engineering processes that support scalable development, including CI/CD pipelines, testing strategies, and code review standards.
• Track key operational and customer metrics including performance, reliability, and cost efficiency.

Requirements

• 10+ years of software engineering experience, including leadership of engineering teams and managers.
• Proven experience building and scaling cloud-based platforms or distributed systems.
• Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure, microservices architecture, and automation technologies.
• Experience delivering enterprise SaaS or PaaS products used by external customers.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Ability to operate strategically while remaining deeply technical and hands-on with architecture decisions.

Nice to have

• Experience building platforms or tools for Media & Entertainment workflows such as VFX, animation, rendering, or post-production pipelines.
• Familiarity with industry tools such as Maya, Houdini, Katana, Cinema 4D, V-Ray, Arnold, or RenderMan.
• Experience designing APIs, developer platforms, or automation frameworks used by technical users.
• Knowledge of GPU-accelerated compute workloads and distributed rendering systems.
• Experience working with Kubernetes, infrastructure-as-code, and large-scale cloud environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance - 100% paid for by hirify.global.
• Flexible Spending Account and Health Savings Account.
• Tuition Reimbursement and Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP).
• Mental Wellness Benefits through Spring Health and Family-Forming support provided by Carrot.
• Flexible PTO and a casual work environment.