Engineering Manager, DFINITY

• 8+ years of infrastructure or platform engineering experience, with 4+ years in engineering leadership roles
• Experience managing data center operations, infrastructure contracts, and SaaS platform integrations
• Proven track record of successfully scaling operations and infrastructure teams
• Experience leading both on-site and remote engineering teams across multiple time zones
• Strong technical background with deep understanding of cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, and platform services
• Demonstrated success in managing mission-critical infrastructure and technical operations
• Excellence in people management, including performance evaluation and professional development
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with ability to influence across all levels of the organization
• Experience in technical roadmap development and strategic planning for platform operations
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)

Desirable

• We are seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead our Platform Operations and IT teams in San Francisco
• In this role, you will lead and mentor multiple engineering teams, both on-site and remote, while driving technical excellence and innovation across our infrastructure and platform services
• Lead and manage Platform Operations and IT engineering teams responsible for data center operations, developer environments, and Kubernetes infrastructure, and employee IT support
• Manage and maintain existing and new contracts for data centers, hardware warranties, and SaaS platforms
• Drive collaboration with Developer Experience teams to support GitHub runners and developer environments
• Oversee the support and maintenance of bare-metal Kubernetes clusters and self-service cluster creation capabilities
• Monitor and analyze data center capacity to ensure optimal resource allocation and performance
• Manage an on-call rotation to ensure 24/7 platform availability and incident response
• Support a global network of data centers providing services for the Internet Computer and DFINITY infrastructure
• Provide project management for Platform Operations Engineers via Jira
• Drive hiring initiatives and organizational scaling efforts for the Platform Operations organization
• Define clear performance metrics, provide regular constructive feedback, and support career development opportunities
• Create and maintain a collaborative, inclusive team culture across both local and remote operations teams
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to align platform operations with business objectives