Manager, Platform Engineering

Manager, Platform Engineering

Salary: Open + Bonus

Location: Chicago, IL

Hybrid: 3 days onsite, 2 days remote

*We are unable to provide sponsorship for this role*

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• 7+ years in platform engineering, DevOps, or related infrastructure/tooling disciplines
• 3+ years in an engineering leadership or management role
• Hands-on experience with Internal Developer Portals such as Backstage plugin development, service catalog configuration, and software templates
• Experience building developer tooling and self-service workflows on top of existing platform infrastructure
• Strong GitOps experience managing infrastructure and application delivery through Git-based workflows
• Experience in DevOps tooling such as: Terraform, GitHub Actions, Kubernetes, Artifactory and CI/CD pipeline design
• Experience with Kubernetes (K8s) and Helm
• Experience with AWS foundational services: VPCs, Security Groups, EC2, RDS, S3, KMS, IAM, and AWS CLI
• Development experience in Node.js, TypeScript, React or Python
• Experience with Agile methodologies, including as a Product Owner
• Able to treat a platform as a product with roadmaps, backlogs, and user research

Responsibilities

• Leads a product-focused pod within Platform Engineering, building tooling and workflows on top of the existing internal platform to enable developer experience across the organization.
• This role combines engineering leadership with product ownership.
• The ideal candidate has a strong Developer or DevOps background and hands-on experience with IDP portals such as Backstage.
• Acts as Product Owner: defines the DevX roadmap, manages the backlog, and leads sprint planning and reviews
• Engages engineering teams as internal customers gather requirements and drive adoption of developer tooling
• Sponsors code reviews and drives continuous improvement efforts
• Participates in creation and review of user stories, providing input on effort estimation and architecture/design
• Advocates for Agile best practices across the SDLC
• Conducts proofs of concept using emerging developer experience technologies
• Performs risk analyses and recommends quality improvements
• Oversees onboarding and ongoing team training