Engineering Manager, Kubernetes

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

📋 Description

• Build and spearhead the team for Spacelift’s Kubernetes application-delivery solution.

• Recruit backend and frontend engineers, fostering their growth.

• Implement best practices for planning, design reviews, code evaluations, and on-call procedures.

• Develop prototypes, test designs with customers, and refine based on their feedback.

• Deliver the inaugural product release.

• Record significant architectural decisions and document alternatives that were not pursued.

• Estimate the project scope and formulate a phased delivery strategy.

• Conduct design-partner pilots alongside the Product Manager.

• Take ownership of reliability, security, quality, and delivery processes.

• Collaborate with Deploy, run engine, and platform teams on shared components.

• Lead the development of release promotion across various environments and clusters, including approvals, policy gates, audit trails, version visibility, Terraform/OpenTofu integration, and Argo CD agent/API/provider components.

• Report directly to the VP of Engineering and work in partnership with the Product Manager and product designer.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proven experience in managing engineering teams, including recruitment.

• Recent hands-on engineering expertise sufficient to guide architecture and conduct code reviews.

• Practical experience with Argo CD or Flux, particularly in syncing, rendering Helm and Kustomize, health reporting, and addressing scaling challenges.

• Experience in developing distributed systems, developer platforms, or workflow engines.

• Familiarity with Terraform or OpenTofu.

• Capability to produce design documents that foster collaboration and yield robust technical designs.

• Proficient in written and spoken English (B2 level or higher).

• Must be located in Europe.

• Nice to have: Proficiency in Go.

• Nice to have: Experience with Kubernetes controllers, operators, or agents.

• Nice to have: Familiarity with Kargo, Argo Rollouts, Harness, or another GitOps delivery tool.

• Nice to have: Knowledge of OPA/Rego or another policy-as-code tool.

• Nice to have: Experience in bringing a product from inception to its first customers.

• Nice to have: Background in developer tools or B2B SaaS.

• Nice to have: Contributions to Argo or other CNCF projects.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible work environment with options for remote-first arrangements.

• Competitive compensation packages.

• Attractive salary and equity offerings.

• Opportunities for professional growth.

• Collaborative team culture.

• Emphasis on work-life balance.