Head Of Engineering (AI)

TL;DR

Head of Engineering (AI): Building and scaling the Vidably commerce evidence platform with an accent on Shopify integration, AI-driven content workflows, and high-reliability systems. Focus on designing self-serve architecture, managing the full development lifecycle, and productizing internal operations to enable rapid customer onboarding.

Location: Must be based in San Francisco, California (Hybrid)

Company

hirify.global is a venture studio founded by Andrew Ng that builds and scales early-stage companies with expert support and backing.

What you will do

• Own the entire engineering codebase, technical architecture, and production reliability.
• Evolve live Shopify app integrations to work seamlessly across diverse theme environments.
• Develop mobile web creator upload flows including video processing pipelines.
• Automate manual content management workflows into scalable product features.
• Establish engineering quality bars, shipping cadences, and internal automation tools.

Requirements

• Proven experience as an end-to-end production owner who designs, ships, and operates software.
• Strong expertise in performance, reliability, and security with high-quality product/UX judgment.
• Proficiency as an AI-native builder, utilizing tools like Cursor or Claude Code in production workflows.
• Capability to debug AI-generated code and maintain high standards via CI/CD and observability.
• Ability to thrive in an early-stage, ambiguous, and small-team environment.

Nice to have

• Experience with Shopify apps, theme integrations, or embedded widgets in complex environments.
• Familiarity with video processing pipelines like Mux.
• Strong background in experimentation, analytics, and event design.

Culture & Benefits

• Early-stage founding team role with high ownership and impact.
• Work within a well-funded venture studio environment.
• Hands-on technical leadership opportunity.