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Engineering Manager, Developer Infrastructure
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About this role
Role overview
Lead the team responsible for the internal systems engineers use to build, test, release, and operate software. This hands-on management role combines platform strategy and delivery with technical guidance and people leadership, treating developer infrastructure as a product shaped by the needs of its internal users. The remit includes local development, test infrastructure, CI/CD, releases, observability, standards, and carefully governed AI-enabled tools.
Responsibilities
- Lead, recruit, coach, and develop engineers focused on developer infrastructure and internal tooling. - Set the platform roadmap and guide execution with attention to reliability, security, usability, and measurable productivity improvements. - Stay technically engaged through architecture guidance, code contributions, and debugging when needed. - Work with engineering partners to identify workflow friction and improve platform adoption, service ownership, prioritization, and feedback. - Establish processes that improve delivery speed, software quality, and operational readiness. - Build team capability through clear expectations, regular feedback, mentorship, and pragmatic decision-making.
Requirements
- At least six years of software engineering experience, including two or more years leading and developing engineering teams. - Experience building or operating developer platforms, internal tools, CI/CD, test infrastructure, release automation, or observability systems. - Strong systems thinking across developer workflows, application architecture, and production infrastructure. - Hands-on experience with a cloud provider such as AWS or GCP, containers such as Docker or Kubernetes, CI/CD, and modern observability tools. - Ability to turn internal user needs into simple, scalable technical solutions and align partners around a shared roadmap. - Strong communication, coaching, and team development skills.
Benefits and work setup
- Remote work is supported; offices are located in New York City and San Francisco. - Salary, equity, a 401(k), and medical, dental, and vision coverage. - Flexible paid time off, sick days, 11 company holidays, and 12 weeks of paid parental leave. - Commuter benefits, career development and review programs, and budgets for team activities.