Engineering Manager – Platform Engineering

Rillet

Engineering Manager for platform engineering at Rillet, emphasizing developer tooling and infrastructure ownership. Lead and scale internal systems to enhance engineering productivity in a fast-paced environment.

Posted 7/21/2026full-timeNew York City • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $230,000 - $270,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in managing platform and infrastructure teams, with a strong focus on observability, CI/CD, and cloud infrastructure. Proven ability to enhance developer experience and drive technical direction in high-growth environments.

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Platform Engineering ManagementCI/CD PracticesCloud Infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure)Observability ToolingTechnical Direction

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Hard Skills

Platform EngineeringBackend EngineeringInfrastructure ManagementDeveloper ToolingScalability DesignAPI DesignSecurity ComplianceOperational EfficiencyTechnical Roadmap DevelopmentProblem Solving

Soft Skills

LeadershipCollaborationCommunicationMentoringCultural Development

Industry Keywords

High-Growth Tech CompaniesStartup ExperienceDeveloper Experience ImprovementAmbiguous Problem Solving

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudGoogle Cloud Platform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the architecture, infrastructure, and developer tooling that every engineer at Rillet depends on - from CI/CD and deployment practices to the observability and operational efficiency that keeps us shipping fast and safely at scale.
Build and champion the internal tooling and developer experience that makes engineers at Rillet faster than engineers anywhere else.
Set technical direction for how we build reliability, security, and compliance into our systems from the ground up - including the design and scalability of our external API.
Hire and develop high-caliber platform engineers across a growing surface area, establishing the culture and craft standards that define great platform work at Rillet.
Partner with engineering leadership to define roadmap priorities and translate ambiguous problems into clear technical plans.

Requirements

What you’ll need

4+ years managing platform, infrastructure, or developer tooling teams at high-growth tech companies, with 6+ years in engineering overall.
Background as a backend engineer who moved into platform work.
Deep experience with observability tooling, CI/CD, and cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
Track record of improving developer experience in measurable, concrete ways.
Comfortable driving technical direction across teams without relying on direct authority.
Startup experience at a similar stage, or IC experience at a smaller company before managing at a larger one.
Drawn to hard, ambiguous problems and energized by building in environments where you're figuring things out as you go.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive Pay & Benefits: Backed by world-class investors, we offer strong salaries plus equity so you share in our success.
We've got you covered with top-tier health and dental insurance, premiums partially or fully covered for you, plus 90% coverage for dependents.
Room to Grow: We're building a team of ambitious, high-performing people who will grow with the company.
Flexibility That Works: Take the time you need with flexible PTO and 9 company-wide holidays.
Build Real Connections: Join us for team offsites in incredible locations, our team has bonded everywhere from New York and San Francisco to Toronto, Italy, France, and beyond.