Engineering Manager, Platform Engineering Job at Whatnot (San Francisco, CA, Los Angeles, CA, Seattle, WA, New York, NY)

Senior Engineering Manager, Platform Engineering

As a Senior Engineering Manager you'll report to a Head of Engineering. You'll b...

Location

Australia , Sydney

Salary:

Not provided

Atlassian

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

5+ years of experience leading and developing a team of software engineers
Management skills are necessary, managing the team and holding them accountable for delivery and manages employee retention and wellbeing
Experience with mentoring engineers and helping others achieve their career goals
Project and risk management skills - but not attached to following processes by the book
Technical background building and running platform or data intensive backend systems
Experience to carry on a conversation, explaining technical concepts, asking good questions, shielding the team from partners and dependencies whenever possible
Familiarity with Agile software development methodologies
Bachelor's degree with a preference for Computer Science degree

Job Responsibility

Input to the team’s roadmap and goals, setting clear priorities
Understand the operational health of the team’s existing services, identify areas that need focus and improvements
Established a collaborative relationship with peer managers across the organisation and main partners and partners across the company
Help develop your direct reports' careers
Set clear goals for each member of your team and provide, relevant feedback to your direct reports

What we offer

health coverage
paid volunteer days
wellness resources

Fulltime

Engineering Manager, Platform

We are looking for an engineering manager to help us scale, improve organisation...

Location

Salary:

Not provided

Airalo

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Minimum 5 years of hands-on technical experience in cloud-native environments, specifically with distributed systems and platform development
Minimum 2 years of experience in directly leading and managing platform, DevOps, or SRE teams
Expertise in designing, building, refactoring, and operating distributed systems and scalable cloud infrastructure at scale
Expertise in event-driven architecture and various Messaging systems (e.g., Kafka, SQS, RabbitMQ, Pub/Sub)
Strong knowledge of both relational (SQL) and NoSQL database technologies and their operational considerations in cloud environments
Extensive hands-on experience and deep understanding of core AWS services (e.g., EC2, EKS, Lambda, SQS, Security Groups, IAM, Aurora, DynamoDB, S3, RDS, CloudWatch, CloudTrail)
Proven expertise with Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation)
Strong experience with containerisation technologies (Docker) and orchestration platforms (Kubernetes), including Helm and related ecosystem tools
Extensive experience with modern monitoring, logging, and observability platforms (e.g., Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, Jaeger/OpenTelemetry)
Strong familiarity with DevSecOps practices and the implementation of automated security tooling throughout the CI/CD pipeline (e.g., SAST, DAST, secret management, vulnerability scanning)

Job Responsibility

Lead the strategy, architecture, and execution of our core platform technologies
Extend and improve engineering best practices across the organisation
Maintain and improve a collaborative environment, acting as a key bridge between application development teams and the platform team
Motivate and instil a strong sense of ownership in your team for the end-to-end lifecycle, stability, scalability, and performance of our core platform services
Mentor and guide the professional and technical development of your team members
Ensures that the team delivers high quality products and solutions by following the best practices
Build and scale teams that are collaborative, inclusive, and respectful of each other
Provide continuous, actionable feedback, address underperformance proactively, and recognise the individual strengths and contributions of your team members
Work closely with engineers and collaborate with key stakeholders to define, maintain a prioritised backlog, and establish clear short-term and long-term goals for the platform roadmap
Own your team’s deliverables and ensure the continuous delivery of scalable, highly-available, and cost-efficient platform services and infrastructure

What we offer

Health Insurance
work-from-anywhere stipend
annual wellness & learning credits
annual all-expenses-paid company retreat in a gorgeous destination

Fulltime

Engineering Manager, AI Platform

Lead Airtable's AI Platform pod, which builds the foundational infrastructure an...

Location

United States , San Francisco; New York City

Salary:

240000.00 - 339900.00 USD / Year

Airtable

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Platform builder at heart: think in systems and abstractions
experience building infrastructure other teams depend on
Technical depth with strategic thinking
Systems thinker with shipping velocity
AI infrastructure experience: worked on ML platforms, agent frameworks, or AI infrastructure at scale
Quality through architecture
Strong technical and management growth trajectory: 5+ years experience as an engineer (previously in a staff or TL level IC position) and 1+ years as a manager, or a similar combination

Job Responsibility

Build the AI platform foundation: own the core agent architecture, orchestration layer, and runtime
Design for platform scale: create robust abstractions and APIs
Establish AI reliability systems: build evaluation frameworks, monitoring, and quality assurance systems
Drive technical strategy: partner with Staff+ engineers to define the technical roadmap
Enable AI democratization: build platform capabilities that make sophisticated AI accessible to all Airtable users

What we offer

Benefits
Restricted stock units
Incentive compensation

Fulltime

Engineering Manager - Product & Platform

Arize AX is the AI & Agent Engineering Platform – one place to develop, evaluate...

Location

United States

Salary:

180000.00 - 250000.00 USD / Year

Arize

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

You’ve been both an IC and a manager – you know what great engineering looks like at the system and code level, and you know how to build and lead teams
Strength across both product/fullstack engineering and backend/infrastructure – comfortable moving between customer-facing workflows and the systems that power them
Experience balancing people leadership, project execution, and technical depth
Clear, direct communicator who builds trust across teams

Job Responsibility

Contribute as an engineer on complex product and infrastructure challenges – building features that customers touch and scaling the systems behind them
Lead a team of engineers and tech leads – hiring, mentoring, and creating the conditions for them to do the best work of their careers
Drive projects end-to-end – ensuring scope is clear, trade-offs are well understood, and delivery is predictable
Work cross-functionally with Product and Design to set direction, and with Solutions and Support to make sure we’re solving the real problems our customers face in production

What we offer

medical, dental, vision, 401(k) plan, unlimited paid time off, generous parental leave plan, others for mental and wellness support, competitive equity package, WFH monthly stipend to pay for co-working spaces

Fulltime

Senior Engineering Manager, Platform Engineering (Developer Experience)

Everlaw is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager, Platform to lead teams focused ...

Location

United States , Oakland, California

Salary:

219000.00 - 277000.00 USD / Year

Everlaw

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

At least 5 years as a senior engineer building developer productivity tools and/or highly available platform services (e.g., storage, pub-sub, search, caching, observability) and/or deep experience with infrastructure/cloud technologies (e.g., Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker)
3+ years of experience directly managing software engineers and/or technical leads, including hiring, coaching, performance management, and growing a high-performing team
2+ years of experience building and leading developer experience or platform teams/programs that deliver internal platforms and tooling with measurable productivity outcomes (e.g., faster builds/tests, improved CI/CD lead times, higher deployment frequency)
Experience managing scalable database infrastructure (e.g., Postgres, MySQL or equivalent)
Can communicate at the right altitude with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, and you’ve led cross-functional roadmaps with Engineering Operations, Security Engineering, DevOps, Product, and Design
Authorized to work in the United States. Please note that currently, Everlaw is not sponsoring employment visas.

Job Responsibility

Lead platform teams that build and evolve core internal platforms and developer tooling—spanning build/test infrastructure, CI/CD, and developer workflows—to improve engineer productivity and time-to-value
Collaborate closely with Engineering Operations, Security Engineering, DevOps, Product, and Design to synthesize requirements and prioritize impactful investments
Drive roadmapping, resourcing, and execution for critical platform areas that make it better and cheaper to develop, test, and release software
Establish and use developer efficiency metrics (e.g., build/test times, deploy lead time, change failure rate) to identify bottlenecks and plan ambitious improvements to workflows
Ensure operational excellence for platform services and tooling with clear SLOs, robust observability, and incident/bug management practices
Coach and develop engineers and leads
provide actionable feedback, elevate technical execution, and foster an inclusive, high-accountability culture
Partner with Engineering Operations to improve processes for alignment, goal setting, empowerment, and cross-team execution across Engineering
Communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, adjusting altitude from strategy to technical deep dives as needed.

What we offer

Medical
dental
wellness program
paid parental leave
professional development
fully stocked kitchen
Equity program
401(k) retirement plan with company matching
Health, dental, and vision
Flexible Spending Accounts for health and dependent care expenses

Fulltime

Technical Engineering Manager, Content Platform

We are looking for an experienced engineering leader to help manage our Content ...

Location

United States , Mountain View

Salary:

181990.00 - 204739.20 USD / Year

Khan Academy

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

At least 4 years of experience managing teams of software engineers
Experience with Agile development and methodologies
Experience with web application architecture and development
Experience with design systems, shared component libraries, and working with designers
Ability to manage a diverse and distributed team of engineers from all backgrounds
Strong communication skills, both spoken and written
Will be expected to be a “player-coach”, where coding is also an important aspect of the role
You’ve been a Senior Backend, or Backend-leaning Fullstack Engineer in the past
Ability to give and receive feedback in a constructive manner
Passion for helping others succeed

Job Responsibility

Drive delivery on product goals through direct people management
Partner with cross-functional colleagues in design, content, international, and product/program management
Build and grow experts/leaders through feedback and attention to personal career development
Collaborate with external partners to deliver contractual features
Partner with architects and other engineering managers to make sure our product architecture, performance, and quality meet the needs of our users
Empower engineers and support them with tools and processes to efficiently deliver amazing user experiences

What we offer

Competitive salaries
Ample paid time off as needed
8 pre-scheduled Wellness Days in 2026
Remote-first culture
Generous parental leave
An exceptional team that trusts you
The chance to put your talents towards a deeply meaningful mission
Opportunities to connect through affinity, ally, and social groups
401(k) + 4% matching
Comprehensive insurance, including medical, dental, vision, and life

Fulltime

Platform Engineering Manager

Metronome is reimagining the core systems that will define the future of our pla...

Location

United States , New York City; San Francisco Bay Area

Salary:

208000.00 - 260000.00 USD / Year

Metronome

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

6+ years of engineering management experience: Including managing managers or senior/staff ICs and scaling teams through periods of growth and complexity
8+ years of technical experience: You’ve built and operated distributed systems or platforms at scale and understand platform architecture and reliability deeply
Proven leadership skills: You’ve led teams through ambiguity, made long-term technical bets, and know how to align execution with business goals
Strong organizational and communication skills: You navigate complex stakeholder needs, drive clarity across teams and functions, and communicate tradeoffs to executives
Commitment to inclusivity: You build diverse, inclusive teams and lead with empathy, candor, and authenticity

Job Responsibility

Set organizational and technical direction: Shape the roadmap and vision for your team in collaboration with infrastructure, data, and product leadership
Advocate for the right long-term system investments: Lead cross-cutting initiatives that enable scale, improve margins, and raise the bar for reliability and testing standards
Drive complex cross-team execution: Bring clarity to sequencing, align priorities across stakeholders, and ensure timely, high-quality delivery—making deliberate tradeoffs to balance near-term customer value with long-term platform foundations
Manage and grow leaders: Lead senior engineers and emerging managers. Provide career development, performance feedback, and coaching to build the next generation of technical and organizational leaders
Recruit and retain top talent: Scale the team by hiring exceptional engineers and managers. Foster a high-trust, high-performance culture that values innovation, collaboration, and operational excellence

What we offer

Excellent medical, dental, vision, and life insurance coverage, including a One Medical membership
Paid parental leave
FSA (Flexible spending account)
Retirement planning - Traditional and ROTH 401(k)
Flexible time off
Employee assistance program (mental health benefits)
Culture where personal growth is highly valued
market-benched equity
incentive pay
comprehensive health benefits

Fulltime

Platform Engineering Manager

The Client Environments team is the bridge between SpotOn’s cloud and the physic...

Location

United States , Detroit

Salary:

170000.00 - 210000.00 USD / Year

MyTennisLessons

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Lead and mentor engineers across Network and Android (Elo) systems
Drive GitOps adoption for network and device configuration
Oversee MDM and device lifecycle management (Elo tablets, Android handhelds)
Run the operational loop: stay close to client incidents, analyze recurring issues, and drive root-cause elimination
Collaborate with Core Services (Device Registry, MDM, Sidecar) and NOC to improve observability, alerting, and response workflows
Standardize configurations and rollout models (base + overlays)
Design for resilience: enable cellular failover, LTE monitoring, and automated recovery patterns
Own service quality metrics — uptime, response time, issue recurrence

Job Responsibility

Lead and mentor engineers across Network and Android (Elo) systems — building a strong culture of ownership and reliability
Drive GitOps adoption for network and device configuration, ensuring deployments are consistent, testable, and reversible
Oversee MDM and device lifecycle management (Elo tablets, Android handhelds), ensuring clean provisioning and policy enforcement
Run the operational loop: stay close to client incidents, analyze recurring issues, and drive root-cause elimination through system changes, automation, and better visibility
Collaborate with Core Services (Device Registry, MDM, Sidecar) and NOC to improve observability, alerting, and response workflows
Standardize configurations and rollout models (base + overlays) to eliminate variance across restaurant networks
Design for resilience: enable cellular failover, LTE monitoring, and automated recovery patterns through controllers
Own service quality metrics — uptime, response time, issue recurrence — and report progress on reliability improvements

What we offer

Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
401k with company match
RSUs
Paid vacation, 10 company holidays, sick time, and volunteer time off
Employee Resource Groups to build community and inclusion at work
Monthly cell phone and internet stipend
Tuition reimbursement for up to $2,000 per calendar year to assist with your professional development

Fulltime

Engineering Manager, Platform Engineering

Whatnot

Location:
United States , San Francisco, CA, Los Angeles, CA, Seattle, WA, New York, NY

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
Not provided

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Job Posted:
February 18, 2026

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