Technical Manager, Software Platform

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

📋 Description

• Oversee, develop, and recruit a team of platform and infrastructure engineers, while mentoring individual contributors to continuously enhance technical standards.

• Engage in hands-on technical work — delve into code, troubleshoot systems, and collaborate with the team to tackle complex challenges.

• Take ownership of the roadmap for your domain, set ambitious objectives, and ensure consistent delivery of results.

• Construct and maintain the systems that facilitate the software development lifecycle — including build systems, CI/CD, developer tools, and deployment automation — ensuring high reliability, observability, and performance.

• Enhance the productivity of engineers and researchers by developing well-structured platform abstractions, standardizing workflows, and minimizing infrastructure friction.

• Collaborate across infrastructure, security, research, and engineering to guarantee seamless integration.

• As the team expands, there may be opportunities to broaden the scope to include cloud platform services — such as workload routing, resource optimization, and cost governance.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.

• At least 2 years of experience in engineering management.

• More than 8 years of professional software engineering experience.

• Proven experience in managing and mentoring engineering teams.

• Track record of attracting, hiring, and retaining outstanding engineering talent.

• Strong programming skills in Python, Go, C++, or similar languages.

• Experience in building or managing developer platforms, cloud infrastructure, or internal platform services, ideally with knowledge of both on-premises and cloud environments.

• Experience in operating critical systems that require high reliability.

• Understanding of best practices for scalable system design and operational excellence.

• Ability to dive deep into technical details while maintaining a strategic perspective on platform architecture.

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills across engineering and research teams.

• Familiarity with operating critical systems that demand high reliability and availability.

• Knowledge of best practices for scalable system design, reliability engineering, and operational excellence.

• Strong communication capabilities and the ability to foster alignment among stakeholders.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage.

• Life and AD&D insurance.

• 20 days of paid time off.

• 9 sick days.

• 401(k) plan with company matching.