Platform Engineering Manager

About the role

We are seeking a Platform Engineering and Developer Portal Manager to lead and grow our Internal Developer Portal (IDP) as a critical product for engineering teams. This role involves defining strategy, roadmap, and adoption of a centralized service catalog and self-service capabilities that enhance developer productivity.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Product Management to define and execute the strategy for the Internal Developer Portal (IDP).
• Establish clear "Golden Paths" for engineering teams to streamline their development processes.
• Ensure the cloud platform tooling is intuitive, scalable, and aligned with enterprise standards.
• Lead and grow a team of Platform Engineers, focusing on their coaching, technical excellence, and career development.
• Act as a key connector between platform engineering, architecture, security, and application teams.

Requirements

• Experience leading internal platforms or developer-facing products.
• A strong understanding of modern software delivery practices, including CI/CD, GitOps, and cloud-native platforms like Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with tools such as Backstage, Port, or Cortex.
• Experience managing and developing teams across multiple locations and time zones.
• Ability to build alignment and consensus across various departments.
• Experience establishing AI-assisted development as a standard engineering capability.
• Continuous learning attitude and willingness to adopt new technologies.
• A bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent experience.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in engineering roles, including 5+ years leading and developing engineering teams.
• Experience in infrastructure as code and automation (Terraform or equivalent).
• Knowledge of API and microservice design in distributed systems.
• Experience with DevOps and DevSecOps practices.
• Understanding of observability concepts including metrics, logs, traces, and open standards like OpenTelemetry.
• Experience with CI/CD tooling and developer workflows.
• Experience in technical documentation, including product requirements, high-level architecture, and detailed design artifacts.

Skills

• Strong understanding of modern software delivery practices.
• Experience with cloud platforms and container orchestration (AWS preferred).
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code and automation.
• Experience with API and microservice design in distributed systems.
• Experience with DevOps and DevSecOps practices.
• Experience with observability concepts and CI/CD tooling.
• Experience with technical documentation and product requirements.

Benefits

Enjoy generous time-away and health benefits from day one, with the opportunity for flexible work options. Receive 2-for-1 matching gifts for your charitable contributions and the opportunity to secure annual grants for the organizations you love. Access on-demand professional development resources that allow you to hone existing skills and learn new ones.

Pay

Charlotte Base Salary Range: $153,842-$246,147

Schedule

Temporary positions in the United States are excluded from the above mentioned compensation and benefit plans.