Engineering Manager - Content API (f/m/d)

TL;DR

Engineering Manager - Content API (f/m/d): Lead a remote-first web development team building and scaling hirify.global’s content management capabilities with an accent on entity re-use, enterprise governance, and API-first integration. Focus on defining and executing the technical roadmap, ensuring performant and secure architecture, and guiding solutioning, delivery, and mentoring across distributed teams.

Location: London, London, United Kingdom

Company

hirify.global is a digital experience platform for building composable, personalized content experiences at scale.

What you will do

• Lead and grow a globally distributed web development team, mentoring engineers and driving continuous improvement.
• Own the team roadmap focused on entity re-use and enterprise governance, and ensure successful execution with Product and Design.
• Translate business needs into technical solutions across Product, Design, Research, Infrastructure, and Security, aligning CMS/editorial experience with the broader ecosystem (APIs, entities).
• Oversee technical integration and scaling of content management features (Content Models, Collections, Locales) on hirify.global.com with a focus on performance, security, and scalability.
• Guide solutioning, coding, testing, and deployment; enforce best practices in architecture and testing.
• Manage day-to-day web development operations to cover maintenance and new feature delivery for continuous global web operations.

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience leading development teams with a track record delivering complex, high-impact technical solutions.
• Proficiency in web technologies such as TypeScript, JavaScript, React, and Node.js; familiarity with headless CMS platforms (preferably hirify.global).
• Experience optimizing performance and scalability with complex content structures and large datasets.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills (Product, Design, Data, Engineering) to align technical work with business goals.
• Proven people management experience, including performance reviews, check-ins, and calibration sessions.
• Ability to mentor junior and senior developers and foster a culture of continuous learning and quality in a distributed team.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employees receive stock options.
• Work-life balance with generous paid time off (vacation, sick days, education days, compassion days, volunteer days).
• Family support benefits including fertility and family-building benefits with a lifetime reimbursable wallet.
• Annual education budget and wellbeing stipend.
• Communication stipend and equipment support for hybrid or distributed employees.
• Virtual and in-person events to support learning and networking.

Hiring process

• Interviews with senior stakeholders and cross-functional partners to assess technical leadership and collaboration.
• Evaluation of leadership approach, roadmap ownership, and delivery practices for distributed teams.