Engineering Director (AI)

TL;DR

Engineering Director (AI): Leading the strategy, execution, and growth of the AI context platform with an accent on building a new development lifecycle for AI agents. Focus on scaling high-performing engineering teams, driving technical strategy for data-intensive systems, and integrating human insight with autonomous AI improvements.

Location: Must be based in or able to commute to the New York, NY office hub (Hybrid: 2 days/week in-office)

Salary: $221,000–$348,500

Company

hirify.global is a data and analytics platform empowering users to explore data using natural language and code, backed by leading investors like Sequoia and a16z.

What you will do

• Lead an organization of multiple teams focused on the context platform.
• Manage engineering managers, tech leads, and senior individual contributors.
• Recruit and scale the team to at least 15 software engineers.
• Drive technical strategy and review high-level system designs.
• Maintain a hands-on approach to technical challenges when necessary.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience leading engineering teams for complex, data-intensive, or AI-driven products.
• Proven track record as a people manager, including managing other managers.
• Strong intuition for state-of-the-art AI agent behavior and context systems.
• Experience setting technical standards and scaling high-performing engineering organizations.
• Ability to design technical abstractions for evolving product visions.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive total rewards package including market-benched salary and equity.
• Comprehensive health benefits and flexible paid time off.
• Collaborative, high-agency team environment.
• Hybrid work model with dedicated in-office days for team collaboration.