Engineering Manager (AI)

TL;DR

Engineering Manager (AI): Leading one or two engineering teams in building AI-native service management software with an accent on technical direction, team growth, and operational excellence. Focus on implementing AI-native SDLC practices, coaching senior/staff engineers, and ensuring high-quality delivery within a collaborative, low-hierarchy environment.

Location: Must be based in or able to work from Kaiserslautern (Germany) or Delft (Netherlands)

Salary: €7,000–€8,250

Company

hirify.global is a global service management software provider with over 30 years of experience, serving 10 million users across education, healthcare, and government sectors.

What you will do

• Lead and mentor one or two engineering teams focused on front-end, middleware, back-end, data, or platform domains.
• Set technical direction and standards while actively contributing to architecture and system design.
• Coach engineers to grow into senior and staff roles through clear feedback and talent development.
• Own roadmap delivery, operational outcomes, and engineering quality for your domain.
• Operate AI agents and contribute to shared prompt, eval, and subagent libraries.
• Ensure sustainable review processes within an AI-native SDLC.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field or equivalent experience.
• Proven track record as an Engineering Manager with experience growing engineers into senior/staff roles.
• Strong technical foundation in a relevant domain (front-end, middleware, back-end, data, or platform).
• Current, personal practice of AI-native software delivery (e.g., Claude Code).
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and work effectively within legacy codebases.
• Strong communication skills and ability to make tough talent decisions.

Nice to have

• Experience leading teams through significant technical or operating-model changes.
• Experience building and sharing subagents, evals, or conventions.
• Deep domain expertise relevant to ITSM or ESM product lanes.

Culture & Benefits

• 10% of working time and budget dedicated to personal development.
• Generous paid parental leave policy.
• Collaborative, low-hierarchy culture with end-to-end ownership.
• Opportunities for volunteering during work hours.
• Global organization with 800+ colleagues across 11 offices.

Hiring process

• Phone screening to align expectations.
• First interview focusing on culture and team fit.
• Second interview focusing on job details and technical experience.
• Contract discussion and onboarding.