Engineering Manager, Cloud Platform

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Portugal.

📋 Description

• Oversee the architecture, performance, and scalability of our Node.js-based platform, primarily hosted on AWS.

• Take ownership of the platform's technical direction, mentor senior engineers, and collaborate with product and engineering leadership to rapidly deliver high-quality systems.

• Lead a team of 10–15 developers by establishing objectives, conducting one-on-one meetings, fostering career development, hiring talent, and addressing obstacles.

• Maintain a balance between roadmap execution and engineering wellness, focusing on code quality, system reliability, on-call practices, and developer experience.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 8 years of software engineering experience, including over 3 years in a leadership role for engineering teams.

• Extensive knowledge in architecting distributed systems on AWS, covering compute, networking, data, IAM, and observability.

• Strong expertise in Node.js along with a defined perspective on developing maintainable services at scale.

• Experience in creating platform-agnostic systems capable of operating on any major hyperscaler.

• Proven history of enhancing performance, scalability, and deployment speed in production settings.

• Demonstrated success in fostering engineer growth, effective hiring, and leading a consistently productive team.

• Nice to have:

• Familiarity with multi-cloud or cloud-portable deployments (Kubernetes, Terraform, containerization).

• Experience in scaling SaaS platforms or products aimed at developers.

• AWS certifications such as Solutions Architect Professional or DevOps Engineer.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses.

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.

• Flexible work hours and remote work opportunities.

• Professional development and training programs.

• Generous vacation and leave policies.