Job Description

Accountabilities:

The Engineering Manager - Infrastructure will lead the development and continuous improvement of a scalable infrastructure platform while enabling engineering teams to work efficiently and autonomously. The role requires a balance of technical expertise, leadership, and strategic thinking to create reliable systems, reduce operational overhead, and support business growth.

• Lead and mentor a high-performing remote infrastructure engineering team, fostering autonomy, collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Define and execute strategies for CI/CD platforms, artifact distribution systems, and infrastructure capabilities to support increased engineering scale.
• Drive automation initiatives focused on reducing manual processes, improving reliability, and creating a zero-toil engineering environment.
• Guide the adoption of AI-driven engineering practices to improve areas such as dependency management, incident resolution, cloud optimization, and developer support.
• Own the evolution of internal infrastructure platforms as products, ensuring they provide a seamless and effective experience for engineering teams.
• Translate technical needs into actionable roadmaps while collaborating with stakeholders across engineering and product teams.
• Review and contribute to technical architecture decisions, ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, and aligned with long-term goals.
• Support improvements to cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes environments, infrastructure-as-code practices, and CI/CD workflows.
• Promote engineering excellence through strong processes, technical reviews, and effective remote collaboration practices.

Requirements:

The ideal candidate is an experienced engineering leader with strong infrastructure knowledge, a track record of developing engineering talent, and the ability to operate effectively in remote, asynchronous environments. They should combine technical depth with strong communication and strategic leadership skills.

• Proven experience leading and growing engineering teams, including mentoring engineers toward senior and advanced roles.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to align technical initiatives with business objectives.
• Senior-level technical expertise with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or similar environments.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and modern infrastructure management practices.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, ArgoCD, or comparable technologies.
• Background scaling CI/CD systems, including solutions such as GitHub Actions with self-hosted runners or similar platforms.
• Backend engineering experience with proficiency in at least one programming language, such as Python.
• Ability to review complex architectures and contribute technically when needed, including workflow automation initiatives.
• Experience building efficient teams in remote-first and async working environments.
• Strong understanding of automation, platform engineering, and developer experience principles.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience transforming teams into AI-native or automation-first engineering organizations.
• Background in technical product management or strong product-oriented thinking.
• Experience implementing FinOps practices and improving cloud cost accountability.

Benefits:

• Competitive compensation package with location-based salary ranges.
• Equity opportunities through a company stock option program where applicable.
• Fully remote work environment with flexibility to work from anywhere.
• Home office support, co-working space assistance, and flexible time off.
• Comprehensive healthcare and wellbeing programs, including mental health support.
• Retirement and pension plans, with company contributions where applicable.
• Life and disability insurance coverage where relevant.
• Annual company gatherings, team offsites, and opportunities for in-person collaboration.
• Learning and development budget of up to $1,000 annually for courses, certifications, books, and professional growth.
• Opportunity to join an ambitious technology organization working on large-scale engineering challenges.
• Inclusive workplace culture focused on collaboration, diversity, and equal opportunity.