Engineering Manager, Platform Ops

Madhive is seeking an exceptional Engineering Manager, Platform Ops to lead a team of cloud engineers. The role involves enhancing the observability, reliability, stability, and efficiency of the cloud platform, while also reducing operational risk and maintaining cost-efficiency. The successful candidate will create a culture of ownership and pride, mentor and nurture engineers, and stay up-to-date with the latest cloud technologies. Strong experience in containerization, cloud infrastructure, and operational best practices is required. Previous experience in Adtech is not required. The compensation range for this role is approximately $200,000 to $250,000.

• Manage an engineering team dedicated to enhancing the observability, reliability, stability, and efficiency of the cloud platform and its supporting services.
• Create a culture of ownership and pride in building a well-managed cloud platform.
• Identify and manage cross-team dependencies and facilitate communication between multiple initiatives.
• Hire and nurture cloud engineers through mentorship and career advocacy.
• Provide goals, career paths, promotion guidance, and motivation to direct reports.
• Work as part of a cross-functional guild to develop and maintain operational standards and best practices.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest cloud technologies and recommend and implement as appropriate.
• Build and maintain a FinOps dashboard to bring transparency to cost allocation and reduce spend.
• Facilitate daily standups, resolve blocked tasks, assist with planning and estimation, and host retrospectives.

• 8+ years of hands-on industry experience and a Bachelor's Degree in a STEM field or 10+ years of hands-on industry experience.
• 3+ years actively mentoring and directly managing engineers.
• 4+ years of experience implementing operational best practices in an automated manner.
• Experience leading an Agile delivery team to plan and deliver iteratively.
• Excellent communication both written and verbal.
• Proven experience in designing, optimizing and managing containerized applications using Kubernetes, Docker or other containerization technologies.
• Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure, networking, containerization, and cloud computing concepts, ideally on GCP.
• Experience automating infrastructure utilizing IaC, preferably terraform.
• Experience building large-scale platforms, solving problems including scalability, reliability, observability, validation, cost efficiency, etc.
• Previous experience in Adtech is not required.

• Health, Dental & Vision Insurance: 100% company-paid coverage for employees and dependents.
• Family Forming Benefits: Inclusive fertility and family-forming benefits, including adoption, surrogacy, fertility treatments, pregnancy, with access to Carrot Fertility services and employer-sponsored funds of up to $10,000.
• 401(K) Matching: Contribution equal to 100% of eligible employee contributions up to 5% annually, with no vesting period.
• Unlimited Vacation: Unlimited paid time off plus additional paid company holidays.
• Parental Leave: Parental leave provided to all new parents.
• Food All Day: Fully stocked refrigerator and daily provided lunch in the office.