Engineering Manager, Slice
DevEx
CA$150-175k
Independent pizzeria technology platform
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Independent pizzeria technology platform
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
CA$150-175k
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To empower independent pizzerias with the tech and services that power the big chains, to enable them to be in business for themselves, not by themselves.
Role
Who you are
- We are looking for a highly skilled Engineering Manager to lead the DevEx team, who can help raise the bar for reliability, security, and operational excellence. Management is key; your role is to create the conditions where platform engineers build reusable, high-impact systems that make every engineer at Slice more productive
- You should be comfortable leading teams working with:
- Kubernetes, Docker, AWS, and cloud-native architecture
- ArgoCD & GitOps principles for safe, scalable application delivery
- Python for internal tooling, automation, and infrastructure management
- GitHub Actions & CI/CD pipeline automation
- Network architecture, DNS, Cloudflare
- Datadog (dashboards, metrics, logging, tracing, alerting) and Terraform
- Generative AI tools to develop and deploy applications, including agentic applications/services using LLM APIs
- Experience managing high-performing platform engineering teams
- Skilled at project planning/tracking and creation of team roadmaps
- Technical expertise across Kubernetes, GitOps (ArgoCD), CI/CD (GitHub Actions), Python automation, AWS, Terraform, and Datadog
- Proven track record of improving developer experience, deployment reliability, and engineering effectiveness
- A platform mindset: thinking in reusable systems, self-service tooling, and scalable guardrails rather than one-off fixes
- Clear, direct communication across both technical platform teams and product engineering stakeholders
What the job involves
- Slice’s DevEx Platform teams build and evolve the internal developer platform, GitOps workflows, Kubernetes infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and developer tooling that power engineering across Slice
- Our strongest managers:
- Focus teams on customer outcomes rather than activity
- Create clarity when the path is uncertain
- Make decisions with incomplete information and adapt quickly
- Stay close to the details without becoming the bottleneck
- Challenge assumptions and look for asymmetric opportunities
- Build trust through candor, consistency, and follow-through
- Take responsibility for outcomes, including when things go wrong
- Partner with engineering leadership to identify developer friction and platform opportunities. Measure success by improved deployment velocity, system reliability, platform adoption, and developer productivity—not just features shipped or tools built
- Guide architecture and technical strategy across our Internal Developer Platform, deployment workflows, and cloud infrastructure. Help the team build reusable patterns, self-service tooling, and strong guardrails that make the right thing the easy thing
- Give platform engineers context, clear decision boundaries, and meaningful ownership. Encourage an automation-first mindset, reducing toil and creating scalable self-service capabilities
- Help the team deliver platform improvements frequently and safely. Standardize workflows, improve observability, and embed operational excellence into everyday development
- Hire, coach, and retain outstanding platform and software engineers. Provide meaningful ownership, direct feedback, and growth opportunities
- Partner closely with engineering teams to understand pain points and drive platform adoption across the organization through collaboration, clear documentation, and empathy
- You will lead engineers on the DevEx Deploy & Run team, collaborating across the US, Canada, UK, and Europe. We value thoughtful asynchronous communication, clear documentation, and high-quality written decisions
- You will be succeeding when:
- Deployments become faster, safer, and more reliable across Slice
- Engineers spend less time wrestling with infrastructure and cognitive friction
- Platform capabilities are easily discovered and widely adopted
- High-performing engineers on your team are growing and thriving
- Cross-functional partners trust your team to solve critical developer platform challenges
Application process
- Application
- 30-minute introductory conversation
- 60-minute conversation with department management
- 60-minute technical interview with future peers and team members
- Offer
Our take
Slice gives independent pizzerias easy access to the digital tools needed to run a successful business, from bespoke websites with online ordering capabilities to digital marketing and SEO service. According to Slice, pizzerias that use its services can expect both an increase in their online order value and in repeat customers.
The market for online food ordering is huge, with the likes of Grubhub, Deliveroo and Uber Eats controlling most of the market share. To differentiate itself, Slice has honed in on the popularity of pizza. It also provides extra services to its clients that can help them compete with successful chains, and charges a flat subscription fee in comparison to the high commission rates charged by most other platforms.
Slice works with thousands of independent pizzerias across the US, making it the country's largest pizza network. It has also been featured in Crunchbase's SMB Tech 50, a testament to its growth and popularity, and has hopes to continue this upward growth in the coming years.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
1% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Apr 2021
$40m
SERIES D
May 2020
$43m
SERIES C
Total funding: $116m
Company benefits
- Medical, dental & vision healthcare.
- Tools and days-off to promote mental health
- Annual stipend for personal development and growth
- Generous paid time-off and WFH policies
- Paid time off for ALL new parents
- Compensation for each referred hire
- Exciting, collaborative hackathons 4x/year
- Regular social and charitable events
- Endless pizza
Company HQ
Midtown South, New York, NY
Leadership
Ilir Sela
(Founder & CEO)Founded Nerd Force in April 2003, working as CEO for 8 years. Then founded Slice to support their family's NYC pizzerias, and has served as CEO ever since.
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