Senior Engineering Manager (Compute)

TL;DR

Senior Engineering Manager (Compute): Leading the development and operational strategy of the compute substrate for planet-scale AI workloads with an accent on reliability, fleet efficiency, and multi-tenant isolation. Focus on building a high-ownership team, driving architectural decisions for large-scale infrastructure, and ensuring the platform remains invisible to customers while handling complex compute requirements.

Location: Must be based in the United States

Compensation: $320,000 - $335,000

Company

hirify.global provides an open-source durable execution layer that simplifies code and enables reliable application development for the agentic AI era.

What you will do

• Define the strategic direction and standards for the compute layer supporting global AI agents.
• Lead, hire, and mentor a high-ownership engineering team while staying deeply involved in technical design and code reviews.
• Drive the roadmap for next-generation compute platforms based on customer feedback and design-partner requirements.
• Own operational excellence, including on-call rotations, incident response, and blameless postmortems.
• Manage capacity, supply planning, and the cost-per-unit-of-compute profile for the fleet.
• Partner with cross-functional leadership to align priorities and ensure reliable delivery.

Requirements

• Must be based in the United States
• 12+ years in software or infrastructure engineering with 7+ years of people management experience.
• Proven experience leading teams that build and operate large-scale, multi-tenant compute platforms.
• Deep expertise in distributed systems and compute infrastructure.
• Strong operational rigor with a track record of managing live-site reliability and incident response.
• Excellent communication skills for partnering across technical and non-technical teams.

Nice to have

• Experience with MicroVMs (Firecracker, gVisor) or managed-compute primitives like AWS Fargate or GCP Cloud Run.
• Background in building serverless or hosted-compute products from 0 to 1.
• Knowledge of GPU scheduling, fractional GPUs, and accelerated compute infrastructure.
• Experience with multi-cloud delivery across AWS and GCP.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with 100% premiums paid.
• Unlimited PTO plus 14 holidays per year.
• 401(k) plan with company participation.
• Generous stipends for WFH meals, internet, lifestyle spending, and professional development.
• Support for in-home office setup and company-issued hardware.
• Collaborative, globally distributed team culture with occasional in-person events and offsites.