Software Development Manager, GoDaddy
$116-226k
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Domain registrar & web hosting platform
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Domain registrar & web hosting platform
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$116-226k
Salary dependent on location
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To allow anyone to begin, grow, and run their presences online.
Role
Who you are
- 6+ years of software engineering experience with at least 2 years in engineering management or tech lead roles
- Proven leadership of backend/platform teams delivering production-scale services
- Strong cloud infrastructure knowledge (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and distributed systems expertise
- Hands-on programming skills in Python, Go, or Node.js with CI/CD and observability experience
- Leadership and project management abilities, including stakeholder management and cross-functional project delivery
Desirable
- AI/ML Infrastructure Experience - Working with LLMs, RAG systems, or broader AI/ML infrastructure
- Container Orchestration - Familiarity with Kubernetes and Docker
- Security & Privacy - Experience with secure data handling and privacy frameworks
- Developer Platform Background - Experience building internal tooling or developer platforms
- Leadership & Community Engagement - Passion for team building, mentoring engineers, and contributing to open-source initiatives
What the job involves
- The GoCaaS (GoDaddy Content As A Service) team powers GoDaddy’s generative AI platform
- We enable internal teams to securely build, deploy, and scale AI capabilities across the company—driving innovation, productivity, and customer impact
- Our platform supports 100+ large language models across multiple vendors (OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, AWS) with 99.99% uptime, serving thousands of employees and dozens of teams
- Lead and develop a high-performing engineering team delivering critical AI platform capabilities while mentoring engineers to deliver quality software efficiently
- Partner with cross-functional teams (product, design, and engineering leaders) to define and execute the GoCaaS roadmap and strategic initiatives
- Drive platform excellence by ensuring reliability, scalability, and optimal developer experience for internal AI consumers
- Champion engineering best practices, including CI/CD, observability, and secure software development across the organization
- Collaborate with enterprise teams (security, data, infrastructure) to deliver enterprise-grade AI solutions while fostering a culture of experimentation and technical excellence
Our take
GoDaddy is a leading web hosting company and internet domain registrar helping its 21+ million customers build professional websites and sell their products and services.
Following an increasing shift online for businesses, GoDaddy has made some strategic moves to harness this market wave. Most significantly, it has gotten ahead of the boom in eCommerce with its invoicing and payments services.
This simultaneously demonstrates a keen commitment to the requirements of its top users, and streamlines its services by eliminating the need for third-party programs. It is a smart update demonstrating market sensitivity and good business strategy.
Though its marketing and business practices have, in the past, attracted the ire of some - GoDaddy has for the most part successfully navigated these issues. It certainly hasn't dented its impressive customer numbers, and it continues to boast an impressive customer base including Roblox, Telegram and Asana
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
0% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Company equity
- Equal opportunity employer
- Work from home opportunities
- Professional development & tuition support
- Subsidized meals
- Employer-paid trip reduction expenses
- Tax-advantaged accounts (FSA, HSA)
- Medical, dental, vision, disability
- Liberal time away to rest & recharge
- Family-friendly options like day care subsidy, paid parental leave, adoption assistance and fertility coverage
- Employee Assistance Plan
- Benefits fairs, flu shots, wellness perks
- Company-wide celebrations and events
- Team kudos and peer recognition programs
- Empower by GoDaddy matches charitable grants and offers volunteer opportunities
- Team-building and professional development
- A wide range of International Benefits, varies by country
- 401k plan w/ generous employer match, pre-tax / Roth options
Company HQ
South Tempe, Tempe, AZ
Leadership
Bob Parsons
(Founder & Executive Chair)Bob studied at the University of Baltimore, before founding GoDaddy in March 1997. They have been Executive Chair since then.
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