Platform Engineer Manager

RoadRunner

Platform Engineering Manager guiding platform engineering team at RoadRunner Recycling. Leading infrastructure design, mentoring engineers, and collaborating on technical roadmaps.

Posted 7/8/2026full-timeRemote • Alaska, Hawaii, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, Wyoming • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $160,000 - $205,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in Platform Engineering and Dev(Sec)Ops, with a strong technical background in AWS services, Terraform, and Docker. Proven ability to lead and mentor engineering teams while effectively communicating technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

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Platform EngineeringAWS ServicesTerraformDockerEngineering Management

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Hard Skills

Platform EngineeringDev(Sec)OpsWeb Application InfrastructureTechnical ScopesTechnical Requirements DocumentsTechnical RoadmapsContinuous IntegrationContinuous DeploymentDebugging Complex IssuesData Engineering

Soft Skills

Strong Verbal CommunicationStrong Written CommunicationStrategic ThinkingProblem SolvingCollaboration

Tools & Technologies

DataDog

Industry Keywords

Infrastructure ManagementTechnical ProcessesSustainability

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudDockerTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manage, lead & mentor our Platform Engineers
Design, build, manage and monitor the infrastructure of RoadRunner technology
Collaborate with product and engineering managers to define technical roadmaps and help guide our technology north star
Maintain current awareness of marketplace trends, both technical and process improvements

Requirements

What you’ll need

7+ years professional experience in Platform engineering, Dev(Sec)Ops or related field of engineering
3+ years experience as an engineering manager or team lead
Strong technical background in platform engineering, with hands-on experience in relevant or similar technologies (AWS services and ecosystem, Terraform, Docker, DataDog)
Experience building and managing web application infrastructure at scale.
Preferred experience in data engineering and application architecture
Preferred ML Ops experience, or otherwise willing to learn
Experience creating technical scopes, technical requirements documents and technical roadmaps.
The ability to communicate technical concepts and decisions to non-technical stakeholders.
Preferred experience hiring and growing an engineering team.
Experience overseeing and implementing technical processes such as pull request reviews, code coverage, continuous integration and deployment, and cloud platform management.
The ability to debug complex technical issues.
Passionate about business results and quality, with a strong sense of accountability, metrics and ownership.
Strategic thinker with the ability to grasp the tactical details.
Strong verbal and written communication skills, is dynamic, and can capture a group’s interest and maintain it as well as the ability to facilitate meetings with diverse and sometimes conflicting points of view.
Ability to manage multiple projects, multi-task, and effectively prioritize assignments with minimal supervision.
Ability to influence and collaborate at all levels and across all functions of the organization.
Proven ability to organize/manage multiple priorities coupled with the flexibility to quickly adapt to ever changing business needs.
Strong analytical and problem solving. Solid decision making in a timely manner.
Enthusiasm for our sustainability driven mission

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Professional development opportunities