Vp, Engineering (AI)

TL;DR

VP, Engineering (AI): Leading a Ukraine-based engineering team to strengthen the platform and deliver new insights and analytics capabilities within next-generation projects with an accent on AI-assisted development practices and AI-native product development. Focus on prototyping, architectural work, and building a culture of product engineering.

Location: Hybrid in Lviv or Kyiv, Ukraine. Must be based in Ukraine.

Company

hirify.global is strengthening its platform and delivering new insights and analytics capabilities within its next-generation projects.

What you will do

• Define and drive the engineering roadmap across a multi-product platform.
• Serve as the senior technical voice in cross-functional planning, shaping product and data decisions.
• Lead the design and delivery of AI and agentic capabilities within the products.
• Lead and develop 30+ engineers across various teams.
• Build a culture of product engineering with high autonomy and accountability.
• Communicate engineering strategy and status to executive leadership.

Requirements

• 8+ years in engineering leadership, with meaningful time at the VP level or equivalent scope.
• Experience at a product-led company, owning outcomes across the full software lifecycle.
• Experience leading and developing distributed engineering teams within a global organization. Must be based in Ukraine.
• Demonstrated experience shipping products where AI or agentic systems are in the critical path.
• Business-level written and spoken English is required.
• Hands-on familiarity with TypeScript and Next.js.

Culture & Benefits

• Build a high-trust, async-first operating culture across a fully distributed, Ukraine-based team.
• Partner with Product, Data Science, Design, and Commercial leadership as a full peer in executive discussions.
• Proactively surface risks, decisions, and opportunities across the organization.