Engineering Manager, Notifications (Gaming)

TL;DR

Engineering Manager, Notifications (Gaming): Leading a full-stack team to build and operate the notifications platform, including Elixir services and Kubernetes infrastructure, with an accent on scalability and reliability. Focus on optimizing global notification orchestration, improving user re-engagement, and scaling systems to hundreds of millions of users.

Location: Must be based in the San Francisco Bay Area

Salary: $248,000 – $279,000 + equity

Company

hirify.global is a multiplatform communication service used by over 200 million people monthly, predominantly gamers, to connect and hang out.

What you will do

• Lead a team of full-stack engineers operating Elixir services, Python backends, and Kubernetes infrastructure.
• Define the technical direction for notifications infrastructure to ensure reliable scaling as complexity grows.
• Partner with Product, Design, Data Science, and Marketing to execute the notifications roadmap.
• Drive continuous improvement in engagement and retention using experimentation and metrics.
• Grow the engineering team through hiring, coaching, and implementing best practices.
• Collaborate with other teams to evolve core primitives for user reach across the platform.

Requirements

• 5+ years of Software Engineering experience with a focus on large-scale backend or infrastructure systems.
• 2+ years of experience as an Engineering Manager.
• Hands-on comfort with Elixir, Python, pubsub/streaming pipelines, and Kubernetes.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional partners (PMs, designers, data scientists).
• Proven track record of mentoring engineers and helping them succeed.
• Must be located in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Nice to have

• Experience leading teams that provide shared platforms or primitives for other engineers.
• Expertise in push notifications, deliverability, and throttling at consumer scale.
• Full-stack development experience across both frontend and backend.
• Deep understanding of the gaming industry and hirify.global's core features.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive US base salary and equity package.
• Opportunity to work on a high-impact system serving hundreds of millions of users.
• Inclusive work environment with reasonable accommodations provided during the hiring process.
• Fast-paced culture emphasizing 80/20 thinking and rapid iteration.