Job Description A fast-growing digital marketplace and data-driven technology company is hiring a
Platform Engineering Manager to lead a team focused on developer productivity, cloud infrastructure, deployment automation, and internal engineering platforms.
The engineering organization operates at scale and relies heavily on automation, observability, and self-service tooling to support rapid software delivery. This position will play a key role in helping engineers build, test, deploy, and operate services more efficiently while maintaining high levels of reliability and performance.
This role is ideal for an experienced engineering leader who started their career as a hands-on backend engineer and enjoys solving large-scale platform challenges, developing engineering talent, and improving the software development lifecycle across an organization. Required Skills & Experience
- 10+ years of software engineering experience.
- 2+ years of engineering leadership experience.
- Strong background in backend systems and distributed applications.
- Experience working within cloud-native environments.
- Experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration platforms.
- Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines and automated software delivery.
- Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools and practices.
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional technical initiatives.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
Desired Skills & Experience
- Experience leading platform engineering, developer productivity, or internal tooling teams.
- Experience building self-service developer platforms.
- Familiarity with software delivery metrics and engineering efficiency programs.
- Understanding of observability, monitoring, and reliability engineering concepts.
- Experience leveraging AI or automation to improve engineering workflows.
- Experience operating within a modern SaaS or marketplace environment.
What You Will Be Doing Daily Responsibilities
- Lead and grow a team responsible for platform engineering and developer productivity.
- Improve build, deployment, and release processes across multiple engineering teams.
- Develop internal platforms that enable faster and more reliable software delivery.
- Drive adoption of engineering best practices across CI/CD, observability, testing, and infrastructure automation.
- Partner with application engineering teams to identify bottlenecks and streamline workflows.
- Evaluate modern AI-powered development tools and automation opportunities.
- Influence technical strategy and engineering standards across the organization.
The Offer
- Competitive senior engineering leadership compensation package.
- Annual bonus opportunity.
- Equity participation available.
- Hybrid work model in the Greater Boston area.
- Opportunity to influence engineering practices across a rapidly growing technology organization.
You will receive the following benefits
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Benefits
- Vision Benefits
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- 401(k)
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US on a full-time basis now and in the future.
