Platform Engineering Manager

Capital Group•San Antonio, TX

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Capital Group is seeking a Platform Engineering leader to take ownership of and develop their Internal Developer Portal (IDP) as a primary product for developers. This role involves collaborating with Product Management to define the strategy, roadmap, and adoption of a centralized service catalog and self-service capabilities, aiming to reduce friction and cognitive load for engineering teams. The manager will establish "Golden Paths" to enable teams to build, deploy, and operate software safely and efficiently, while maintaining flexibility for innovation. A key aspect of the role is to connect platform engineering, architecture, security, and application teams, ensuring that cloud platform tooling is intuitive, scalable, and aligned with enterprise standards. This work is expected to directly enhance developer velocity, onboarding efficiency, and platform consistency across the organization. Additionally, the position entails leading and developing a team of Platform Engineers, focusing on their coaching, technical excellence, and career growth. The ideal candidate is a hands-on leader who values strong engineering fundamentals, continuous learning, and outcome-driven delivery. Capital Group fosters an inclusive workplace that values diverse perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds, guided by core values of Integrity, Client Focus, Diverse Perspectives, Long-Term Thinking, and Community. The company offers performance-based compensation, including competitive salary, bonuses, and a company-funded retirement contribution, alongside resources for a balanced life, such as generous time-away, health benefits, flexible work options, charitable matching gifts, and professional development opportunities.

Requirements

Experience leading internal platforms or developer-facing products and treating developer experience as a core product capability.
Strong understanding of modern software delivery practices, including CI/CD, GitOps, and cloud-native platforms such as Kubernetes.
Familiarity with the Internal Developer Portal ecosystem and tools such as Backstage, Port, or Cortex.
Excel at building alignment and consensus across Security, SRE, Architecture, and Engineering leadership.
Experience managing and developing teams across multiple locations and time zones.
Comfortable partnering with Product Managers and delivery leads to prioritize work and drive predictable outcomes.
Helped establish AI‑assisted development as a standard engineering capability by embedding it into developer workflows and defining clear ways of working (e.g., prompt conventions, shared context, and guardrails) that improve consistency, accelerate onboarding, and reduce cognitive load while maintaining engineering rigor.
Continuous learner who seeks opportunities to adopt new technologies and improve both technical and business acumen.
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent experience).
10+ years of experience in engineering roles.
5+ years leading and developing engineering teams, with a demonstrated ability to build reliable, scalable platforms that enable other teams to succeed.
Experience across several of the following areas: Internal Developer Platforms and service catalogs (e.g. Backstage or similar frameworks)
Experience across several of the following areas: Cloud platforms and container orchestration (AWS preferred; Kubernetes and Docker)
Experience across several of the following areas: Infrastructure as Code and automation (Terraform or equivalent)
Experience across several of the following areas: Software development using languages such as TypeScript, Python, Java or Go
Experience across several of the following areas: API and microservice design in distributed systems
Experience across several of the following areas: DevOps and DevSecOps practices across the full SDLC
Experience across several of the following areas: Observability concepts including metrics, logs, traces, and open standards such as OpenTelemetry
Experience across several of the following areas: CI/CD tooling and developer workflows (e.g., GitHub, Jira, Confluence, pipeline orchestration tools)
Experience across several of the following areas: Technical documentation, including product requirements, high-level architecture and detailed design artifacts

Responsibilities

Own and evolve the Internal Developer Portal (IDP) as a first-class product for developers.
Partner with Product Management to define the strategy, roadmap, and adoption of a centralized service catalog and self-service capabilities that reduce friction and cognitive load for engineering teams.
Establish clear “Golden Paths” that enable teams to build, deploy, and operate software safely and efficiently while maintaining flexibility to innovate.
Act as a key connector between platform engineering, architecture, security, and application teams—ensuring cloud platform tooling is intuitive, scalable, and aligned with enterprise standards.
Lead and grow a team of Platform Engineers, investing in their coaching, technical excellence, and career development.
Help establish AI‑assisted development as a standard engineering capability by embedding it into developer workflows and defining clear ways of working (e.g., prompt conventions, shared context, and guardrails) that improve consistency, accelerate onboarding, and reduce cognitive load while maintaining engineering rigor.