Director Of Engineering (Web3)

TL;DR

Director of Engineering (Web3): Managing multiple teams and engineering leaders within the hirify.global Elements engineering organization, driving delivery excellence and scaling engineering practices with an accent on aligning engineering execution with product strategy. Focus on fostering innovation, mentoring engineering leaders, and ensuring the delivery of secure, scalable, and reliable systems.

Location: Berlin, Germany

Company

hirify.global is a technology company dedicated to changing data ownership for good, empowering businesses and individuals with control and ownership of their data through decentralized digital identity solutions.

What you will do

• Define the technical strategy and architectural vision for the hirify.global Elements platform, ensuring scalability, reliability, and security.
• Architect complex distributed systems and ensure alignment with long-term product and business goals.
• Guide teams in applying asymmetric cryptography, zero trust, zero knowledge proofs, and decentralized technologies in real-world systems.
• Lead multiple engineering teams, providing vision, direction, and coaching to managers, staff engineers, and senior ICs.
• Drive engineering execution across product and platform initiatives, ensuring on-time delivery of secure, performant, and customer-centric systems.
• Establish and evolve engineering best practices, delivery processes, and quality standards to scale teams effectively.

Requirements

• 15+ years of software engineering experience, with 5+ years in senior leadership roles managing multiple teams and engineering managers.
• Proven track record of scaling engineering organizations in high-growth environments.
• Strong expertise in cryptography (asymmetric/elliptic curve), blockchain, decentralized identity (SSI), and zero-knowledge proof systems.
• Experienced in cloud-native environments (AWS serverless preferred), microservices, and event-driven architectures.
• Hands-on experience with programming languages such as JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js, Dart, Rust (experience in C#, C++, GoLang, or React is a strong plus).
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to influence across technical and business stakeholders.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid working model and flexible working hours.
• Unlimited vacation policy.
• Work within an international environment.
• Learning Budget, Mobile Allowance, and Home Office Allowance.
• Urban Sport Membership.