Software Engineering Manager, Cloud Engineering

Role overview

Lead an engineering team responsible for a cloud platform and the internal tools that help product teams run software reliably. The scope includes cloud cost management, observability, security, incident response, Kubernetes infrastructure, and continuous delivery. You’ll set technical direction and team roadmaps, improve reusable platform patterns, and help teams and their AI agents take ownership of operational quality.

Responsibilities

- Lead and develop an engineering team focused on automation, self-service tools, and data-informed delivery practices. - Guide the design and architecture of cloud platform services, establishing patterns that teams can reuse. - Own roadmaps across the team’s focus areas and align delivery with broader organizational priorities. - Coordinate across teams to deliver improvements to shared infrastructure and platform components. - Raise standards for operational reliability, security, compliance, and usability. - Enable service teams to improve their own operations, including through incident management and automated remediation.

Requirements

- At least 10 years of software engineering experience, including at least five years managing teams. - Hands-on experience leading an organization through a shift toward AI-agent-supported software development. - Track record guiding large technical and organizational changes centered on cloud-native platforms and services. - Deep experience with production container infrastructure and related tooling, including Kubernetes, infrastructure as code, deployment packaging, monitoring, identity and access management, web application security, and gateway APIs. - Proficiency across multiple cloud platforms, particularly Google Cloud. - Strong leadership and communication skills, including the ability to connect technical work to user and organizational goals. - Ability to work independently in ambiguous situations, learn new areas, and support inclusive, collaborative teams.

Nice to have

Knowledge of cloud security practices and participation in open-source software projects.

Benefits and work setup

The position is remote. Benefits listed include performance-based bonuses, health coverage, retirement contributions with immediate vesting, wellness and professional development stipends, paid parental leave, and home office support. Some benefits vary by country.