Platform Engineering Manager

Cheil • Plano, TX

19h • Hybrid

About The Position

Cheil USA is hiring a player-coach to lead its platform engineering team, which owns the core web stack and systems that must scale as the user base grows. The role splits time between leading the team and contributing directly to the codebase. It is based in Plano, Texas, with a hybrid work model requiring in-office work Tuesdays and Thursdays; remote work is optional Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. The position reports to the Director of Technology.

Requirements

• At least 7 years of software engineering experience.
• At least 2 years of experience managing engineers.
• Deep experience with a modern web stack, such as TypeScript/Node or Python, relational and NoSQL databases, REST/GraphQL APIs, and cloud infrastructure.
• Experience scaling systems through meaningful growth in traffic and data.
• Strong fundamentals in distributed systems, observability, and security.
• A calm, structured approach to prioritization and incident management.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Ability to work in a hybrid office environment at the Plano, Texas location, with in-office work Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in agency, marketing technology, e-commerce, or consumer-facing web environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of backend and full-stack engineers.
• Contribute hands-on to architecture, code review, and critical-path development.
• Own the reliability, performance, and scalability of core web services and the data layer.
• Establish engineering standards, on-call practices, and a healthy delivery cadence.
• Plan capacity and architecture for systems supporting significantly larger user bases.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager