Lead Platform Engineer - Solutions

Kraken

1d • $175,000 - $225,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Kraken is a company focused on using technology to drive innovation in the energy sector, aiming to optimize renewable generation, build intelligent grids, and enhance customer experiences. The Global Platform Engineering Solutions team is responsible for building custom integration solutions with clients and automating the build of the main Kraken Customer application. The Lead Platform Engineer will manage teams across the US and EU, coordinate with global counterparts, and ensure efficient Kraken app delivery, champion automation, and address unique client requirements related to networking, regulations, and data safety.

Requirements

• Excellent communication skills, with a focus on asynchronous communication across multiple timezones and countries.
• Demonstrable impact working effectively with developers, product managers, and other business stakeholders to understand and deliver impactful projects or improve KPIs.
• Record of successfully and consistently delivering critical path projects, on time and at scale.
• Meticulous organization and planning skills.
• Experience of mentoring and coaching highly-autonomous teams.
• Proficiency with AWS, including various AWS services and Amazon EKS in production.
• Knowledge of Platform Engineering best-practices, including security, CI/CD tooling, and methodologies.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working on SaaS platforms, including engaging product teams to ensure up-skilling and knowledge sharing across teams.
• Proactive, problem-solving orientation with an interest in continual improvement.
• Prior experience in globally distributed teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and define strategic objectives for the team in collaboration with APAC Solutions lead, Director, Heads of Platform Engineering, and Client Engineering.
• Manage team priorities and ensure timely completion of initiatives.
• Support client use cases and integrations by working with Client Engineering and pre-Sales teams, and implement a continuous improvement workstream to streamline and automate app builds.
• Provide production support for highly-available, large-scale internet-facing distributed systems.
• Line manage 7-10 Platform Engineers in the Solutions team across the US and EU, and co-manage the global, follow-the-sun team and pipeline for new client infrastructure builds.
• Set clear performance expectations, conduct regular performance reviews, and provide actionable feedback to support team member growth.
• Foster a strong team culture characterized by open communication, trust, and inclusivity.
• Participate in Platform Engineering leadership and organizational efforts, setting high standards for team health, code hygiene, and work methodologies.
• Deliver technical improvements, including small features and bug fixes.
• Support team delivery through code reviews, technology research, and architectural guidance.

Benefits

• Great medical, dental, and vision insurance options.
• Paid time off.
• 401(k) plan with employer match.
• Parental leave (biological, adoptive, and foster parents are eligible).
• Pre-tax commuter benefits.
• Flexible working environment.
• Equity Options.
• Modern office or co-working spaces depending on location.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed