Engineering Manager, Cloud Platform

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

📋 Description

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

• Ensure that architectural choices maintain portability across GCP, Azure, and various other cloud service providers.

• Take ownership of the platform's technical direction, mentor senior engineers, and collaborate with product and engineering leadership.

• Oversee a team of 10–15 developers by setting objectives, conducting one-on-ones, fostering career growth, hiring, and eliminating obstacles.

• Balance the delivery of the roadmap with engineering wellness: code quality, system reliability, on-call practices, and developer experience.

⛳️ Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in software engineering, including at least 3 years in leadership roles within engineering teams.

• Profound knowledge in architecting distributed systems on AWS (compute, networking, data, IAM, observability).

• Strong foundation in Node.js and a clear perspective on building scalable, maintainable services.

• Experience in designing platform-agnostic systems that are operable on any major hyperscaler.

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

• Demonstrated ability to develop engineers, make effective hiring decisions, and lead a consistently shipping 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 (Solutions Architect Professional, DevOps Engineer).

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses.

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.

• Flexible work hours and remote work options.

• Opportunities for professional development and continuous learning.

• Generous paid time off and holiday policies.