Engineering Manager
About The Position
Orkes is seeking a strong engineering leader to own the Cloud & Platform engineering function. This is a high-impact, highly operational role where you will lead engineers while staying deeply hands-on in architecture, systems, and production challenges. The primary goal is to drive the velocity of engineers on the team. We are open to a hands-on Tech Lead ready to step into management or a Manager who still codes and operates at a high technical level. Orkes is building the backbone of distributed applications, reimagining how developers build reliable, scalable, event-driven applications without wrangling complex infrastructure. Our platform, born from Netflix's OSS Conductor, powers billions of mission-critical workflows across various industries.
Requirements
- Strong background in distributed systems / cloud infrastructure
- Proven experience as a hands-on engineer (recently)
- Experience leading engineers (formal or informal)
- Ability to operate in high-context-switch, fast-moving environments
- Startup experience or large-company experience with understanding of scale
Nice To Haves
- Former senior/staff engineer stepping into leadership
- Current EM who still codes and leads technically
- Someone who has seen both startup and structured scale
Responsibilities
- Lead systems responsible for cloud infrastructure, deployments, and platform capabilities
- Support customer environments and production systems at scale
- Drive improvements in reliability, performance, and scalability
- Lead and mentor engineers while contributing technically
- Review architecture, code, and system design
- Handle frequent context switching across priorities
- Support high-profile customers and urgent production needs
- Drive velocity while maintaining engineering quality
Benefits
- Equity
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
