Engineering Manager (Platform)

TL;DR

Engineering Manager (Platform): Leading a platform engineering team to build and optimize infrastructure and developer tooling with an accent on architectural decomposition, security, and system stability. Focus on managing a high-leverage team, setting technical standards, and balancing hands-on architectural decision-making with people leadership.

Location: Must be based in or able to commute to San Francisco or New York City (Hybrid)

Salary: $210,000 – $230,000

Company

hirify.global is a Series B startup building essential infrastructure to power the future of employment and global workforce data.

What you will do

• Manage and grow a 5-person platform engineering team through hiring, 1-on-1s, and career development.
• Own the platform roadmap, prioritizing infrastructure stability, developer tooling, and security.
• Make high-level technical trade-off decisions regarding tech debt, build vs. buy, and database scaling.
• Partner with leadership to align platform investments with company priorities.
• Set and champion best practices for infrastructure-as-code, observability, and incident response.
• Stay hands-on with the code, including reviewing Terraform and making architectural decisions.

Requirements

• 7+ years of software engineering experience, with a strong background in platform, infrastructure, SRE, or DevOps.
• 2+ years of people-management experience leading engineering teams.
• Proven ability to manage complex technical projects with shifting priorities and cross-team dependencies.
• Experience with AWS, Terraform, Kubernetes, and CI/CD systems like GitHub Actions.
• Strong technical communication skills to advocate for platform investments to non-technical stakeholders.
• Must be able to work in a hybrid capacity in San Francisco or NYC.

Nice to have

• Previous experience leading a platform or infrastructure team.
• Experience with high-growth engineering organizations.
• Security or compliance background, including PII encryption and SOC2.
• Knowledge of TDD and distributed messaging systems.

Culture & Benefits

• 100% Health, Dental, and Vision coverage for employees (85% for dependents).
• Flexible monthly stipend and 401(k) plan.
• Unlimited vacation policy with a 3-week minimum requirement.
• Generous parental leave.
• Equity grants with a 10-year exercise window.
• Offsite company trips to foster collaboration.