Manager II, Platform Engineering – Compute

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. Lead and manage a team of platform engineers, ensuring timely delivery of platform projects and operational outcomes .

Posted 11/4/2026contractRemote • BrazilSeniorLead💰 $8,500 per monthWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in leading platform engineering teams, managing infrastructure projects, and ensuring operational reliability. Proficient in cloud technologies, infrastructure as code, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement and collaboration.

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7+ Years In Infrastructure EngineeringKubernetes In Production ExperienceAWS Deep ExperienceInfrastructure As Code ProficiencyPeople Leadership Experience

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Hard Skills

Infrastructure EngineeringPlatform Reliability EngineeringCloud Cost ManagementScripting Languages (Python, Go, Bash)CI/CD Pipelines (GitLab CI)Observability And Monitoring (Datadog)Agile MethodologiesGit Version ControlContainer OrchestrationIncident Response Management

Soft Skills

Team LeadershipExcellent Communication SkillsStrategic ThinkingProblem-Solving Under PressureMentoring And Coaching

Tools & Technologies

Amazon EKSTerraformTerragruntArgoCDGitDatadog

Industry Keywords

Infrastructure Development Best PracticesService Level ObjectivesCross-Functional CollaborationContinuous ImprovementDeveloper Experience

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudKubernetesPythonRubyRuby on RailsTerraformGo

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead and manage a team of platform engineers, ensuring timely delivery of platform projects and operational outcomes
Collaborate with engineering teams and stakeholders to understand needs, define requirements, and prioritize work
Ensure infrastructure development best practices, including code reviews, testing, infrastructure as code, and safe progressive rollouts
Mentor and coach engineers and foster personal and technical growth
Monitor progress and remove roadblocks
Facilitate cross-functional collaboration to align platform efforts with business goals
Oversee compute platform technical design and architecture, including container orchestration, autoscaling, and deployment tooling
Promote continuous improvement in operational processes and tools
Manage team performance and provide regular performance reviews
Own platform reliability, including service level objectives, monitoring, and alerting
Lead incident response, run blameless postmortems, and complete follow-up actions
Maintain a healthy on-call rotation across a distributed team
Plan capacity for business growth and manage cloud costs with finance on budgeting and forecasting
Keep the platform current and secure through version upgrades, patching, and security guardrails
Balance support requests, maintenance, and roadmap work
Stay current with industry trends and technologies
Work cross-functionally with engineering, security, and finance to deliver reliable, scalable, cost-efficient infrastructure aligned with business objectives

Requirements

What you’ll need

7+ years of experience in infrastructure, platform, or site reliability engineering
4+ years in a people leadership or management role
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent work experience
Strong knowledge of software development methodologies, tools, and processes (i.e., Agile, Scrum, Kanban)
Hands-on experience running Kubernetes in production at scale (i.e., Amazon EKS)
Deep experience with AWS, including compute, networking, and identity and access management
Experience with infrastructure as code and GitOps tools (i.e., Terraform, Terragrunt, ArgoCD)
Experience with version control systems (i.e., Git) and CI/CD pipelines (i.e., GitLab CI)
Experience with observability and monitoring platforms (i.e., Datadog)
Proficiency in scripting and automation languages (i.e., Python, Go, Bash)
Experience managing on-call rotations and leading incident response
Proven track record of delivering complex infrastructure projects on time and within scope
Excellent technical aptitude and project and people management skills
Ability to work and scale within a fast-growing and agile company and think strategically
Proven track record of building a culture that encourages autonomy, innovation, teamwork, and productivity
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to stay calm and organized under pressure and lead others through production incidents
Experience treating an internal platform as a product, with a focus on developer experience
Familiarity with the runtime behavior of large Ruby on Rails applications
Updated resume translated to English required for consideration

Benefits

Comp & perks

Paid holidays
Flexible, take-it-as-you-need-it scheduled time off
MacBook set up and ready from day one
$500 stipend to design your ideal workspace
Culture built on innovation that values big ideas