Staff Product Engineer (AI)

TL;DR

Staff Product Engineer (AI): Setting the technical standard for building an AI-native platform that reinvents how modern finance teams run the monthly close with an accent on architecture, unblocking teams, and defining engineering standards. Focus on solving complex technical problems and translating them into scalable solutions, engaging with customers, and raising the bar for the engineering team.

Location: Hybrid in London or Amsterdam

Company

hirify.global is building an AI-native platform that reinvents how modern finance teams run the monthly close.

What you will do

• Own technically complex and high-impact problems, from architectural vision to production reliability.
• Define technical direction across the engineering team, setting patterns and establishing standards.
• Lead cross-functional technical discussions, partnering with product, design, and the founding team.
• Join customer calls and engage directly with finance leads and CFOs.
• Identify and resolve systemic risks before they become production incidents.
• Raise the bar for the whole team through code reviews and technical mentorship.

Requirements

• Ownership and DRI mindset
• Full stack depth with a backend focus: Strong TypeScript and Node.js fundamentals, comfortable across the stack, solid on API design, async processing, failure handling, and data modelling.
• Judgment under ambiguity: You make high-quality trade-offs between speed, correctness, and long-term system health.
• Product and customer mindset: You think in customer problems, not tickets.
• Learning speed: You close gaps independently and with urgency.
• Execution and reliability: You have shipped things that mattered and felt personally responsible when they did not work.

Culture & Benefits

• Foundational role in shaping a category-defining company from an early stage.
• Work at the forefront of the AI revolution in a product where AI is core.
• Competitive equity in a company scaling rapidly towards $10m ARR.
• Collaborate with people from companies like Uber, Plaid, Miro, and Mollie.
• London HQ is based in Fora with access to a gym and classes.
• Strong team culture with regular socials and off-sites.

Hiring process

• 30 min intro chat with our TA team.
• 45 min product and tech chat.
• 60 min system design session.