VP, Engineering (AI)

TL;DR

VP, Engineering (AI): Leading and scaling the engineering organization to build a powerful marketplace for artists and brands with an accent on AI-driven personalization and agentic software development. Focus on implementing AI-enabled development tooling, architectural modernization, and scaling B2C and B2B platforms.

Location: San Francisco, CA

Salary: $275,000 – $310,000 + bonus

Company

hirify.global is a creator-led marketplace connecting independent artists, brands, and fans, backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Alphabet, Apple, and Disney.

What you will do

• Define the multi-year technical and AI strategy across the product ecosystem.
• Build AI-powered customer-facing capabilities including artist insights, recommendations, and ML-driven discovery.
• Establish a "paved path" for agentic software development to measurably improve engineering velocity and quality.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a global engineering organization of managers and senior individual contributors.
• Drive architectural modernization and scale initiatives for web and mobile applications.
• Partner with Product, Design, and Executive leadership on prioritization, planning, and resource allocation.

Requirements

• 12+ years of engineering experience with 5+ years leading organizations of 25+ engineers.
• Proven success as a senior leader at a scaled B2C, marketplace, or subscription-driven company.
• Direct, hands-on experience building agentic-development capabilities from the ground up.
• Demonstrated experience deploying AI/ML in both customer-facing features and internal engineering workflows.
• Strong technical background in systems architecture, data modeling, and platform-scale challenges.
• Must be based in San Francisco, CA.

Nice to have

• Experience with large-scale content distribution, media ingestion, payments, or rights management.
• Familiarity with Python/Django, JavaScript/TypeScript, and Kubernetes.
• Background in the creator economy, digital media, or marketplace ecosystems.

Culture & Benefits

• Lead the engineering organization shaping the future of independent music.
• Direct impact on millions of creators worldwide at the intersection of tech and culture.
• Competitive salary with bonus opportunities and stock options.
• Benefits including 401(k) match.
• Collaborative, creator-led environment backed by world-class investors.