Staff Product Engineer (AI)

TL;DR

Staff Product Engineer (AI): Building and evolving complex, real-time infrastructure and AI-native architecture for a CRM platform with an accent on system scalability, robustness, and delightful user experiences. Focus on driving technical strategy, providing leadership across engineering squads, and mentoring high-performing teams to deliver business-critical features.

Location: Must be based in the UK (Hybrid options in London available).

Salary: £135,000–£170,000.

Company

hirify.global is a rapidly growing, AI-native CRM platform backed by top-tier investors like GV and Balderton, dedicated to redefining how go-to-market teams operate.

What you will do

• Provide high-level technical leadership for critical engineering initiatives and architecture strategy.
• Raise engineering standards by promoting robust, scalable, and secure coding practices.
• Mentor, coach, and guide engineers to foster growth and high-quality technical output.
• Collaborate with product and business stakeholders to ensure technical trade-offs align with business goals.
• Design and implement complex, distributed cloud-native systems.
• Actively participate in the hiring process to scale the engineering team.

Requirements

• Must have the right to work in the UK.
• Proven track record of technical leadership and project delivery through others.
• Strong experience designing and maintaining complex distributed, cloud-native systems.
• Demonstrable impact in mentoring, coaching, and growing junior-to-senior level engineers.
• Deep understanding of product-oriented development and user-centric problem solving.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with a growth mindset towards AI and emerging tech.

Culture & Benefits

• Equity participation in an early-stage company with significant growth trajectory.
• Private medical insurance via AXA and pension contributions.
• Generous leave policy: 25 days holiday plus public holidays.
• Regular company-funded team off-sites in international locations.
• Modern hardware provided (Apple equipment).
• Focus on high-bar engineering craft, collaboration, and continuous learning.