Senior Engineering Manager, Platform
Ladders · United States · 3 days ago
RemoteRemoteEngineering$230k–$280k/yrFull-time
Remote – US based candidates only, no visa sponsorship available
About the role
Lead work at the intersection of data, AI-enabled capabilities, and scalable technology delivery. You will work across engineering, product, operations, and business stakeholders to translate complex requirements into practical technology solutions. The position offers the opportunity to influence architecture, execution quality, and the technology capabilities that enable long-term growth within a technology-driven environment.
Responsibilities
- Lead and develop a team of platform engineers in Infrastructure, DevOps and Developer Experience
- Set technical direction and ensure roadmap execution for platform architecture
- Balance short-term delivery with long-term investments in tooling and reliability
- Oversee cloud infrastructure, deployment pipelines, and operational tools
- Design and build AI-powered internal tools to automate tasks and boost productivity
- Enhance developer productivity by streamlining onboarding and CI/CD workflows
- Manage incident practices, conduct postmortems, and maintain on-call rotation
Qualifications
- 10+ years in platform, infrastructure, DevOps or SRE roles
- 3+ years managing high-performing teams
- Familiarity with Kubernetes, AWS, Terraform, ArgoCD, Datadog, PostgreSQL, CI/CD tooling, and GitOps
- Experience in operating production systems with on-call support
- Ability to set technical direction across developer experience and infrastructure
- Strong communication skills with a focus on business impact
- Experience using AI tools for development and debugging
Benefits
- Generous AI token budget (currently unlimited)
- Stock options included in compensation package
- Full health and dental benefits, with mental health budget
- Remote-friendly work policy within Canada
- $2,000 annual budget for professional development
- 20 vacation days per year with a $1,000 bonus for complete usage
- Parental leave top-up to 100% salary for 18 weeks
- Quarterly team-specific or company-wide offsite events
Pay
$230,000 – $280,000 annually