Engineering Manager, Core Infrastructure

Tide

. Hire, coach, and set clear goals for a team of engineers .

Posted 11/2/2026full-timeRemote • BulgariaSeniorLead💰 €72,000 - €101,250 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in engineering leadership, focusing on distributed computing and platform engineering. Proficient in managing Kubernetes environments and implementing cost-efficient solutions while ensuring security and availability.

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Distributed Computing ExperienceEngineering LeadershipKubernetes ManagementAWS/GCP KnowledgePlatform Engineering

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Hard Skills

KubernetesGitOpsAWSGCPDORA MetricsSPACE MetricsAI ToolsKubernetes OperatorsArchitecture DevelopmentCapacity Planning

Soft Skills

Communication SkillsTeam CoachingStakeholder ManagementCross-Team CollaborationGoal Setting

Tools & Technologies

ArgoCDInfrastructure ManagementDatabase ManagementAutoscaling ToolsSecurity Guardrails

Industry Keywords

Regulated EnvironmentPlatform ServicesInternal Product DevelopmentProduct EngineeringTechnical Decision Making

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSGoogle Cloud PlatformKubernetes

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Hire, coach, and set clear goals for a team of engineers
Develop a roadmap for architecture, upgrades, autoscaling, and capacity for infrastructure, databases, and Kubernetes clusters
Ensure platforms meet availability and security targets
Reduce the time product engineers need to deploy and run services on the platform
Help product engineering teams make cost-efficient choices for platform services
Share team context and build cross-team relationships
Balance technical decisions against team and company goals
Track team productivity using metrics such as DORA and SPACE and drive measurable improvement

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of experience in distributed computing
3+ years in engineering leadership roles
A degree in Computer Science or a related field
Detailed knowledge of AWS, GCP, or both, in a regulated environment that requires security guardrails
Experience running Kubernetes in production with GitOps (ArgoCD preferred)
Understanding of how to use AI tools such as Claude and help engineers and customers use them efficiently
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Experience managing stakeholders across teams and functions
Platform engineering experience that abstracts Kubernetes complexity into a stable internal product (standout qualification)
Experience creating and maintaining Kubernetes operators (standout qualification)

Benefits

Comp & perks

25 days paid annual leave
3 paid days off for volunteering or L&D activities
Extended maternity and paternity leave covered by the company
Personal L&D budget in the amount of 500 EUR per year
Additional health & dental insurance
Mental wellbeing platform
Fully covered Multisports card
Food vouchers
Snacks, light food, drinks in the office
WFH equipment allowance
Flexible working from home
Sabbatical Leave
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