Senior Manager, Platform Engineering

Ontra

16d • Remote

About The Position

Ontra is seeking a Senior Manager, Platform Engineering reporting to one of our Engineering Directors.
This person will lead multiple platform teams responsible for Ontra’s core platform and shared services. This role is both strategic and hands-on, owning delivery of high-impact platform initiatives while growing strong, resilient engineering teams.
You will be accountable for executing a roadmap that includes:
Unified document ingestion and data models
Billing and internal tooling that supports scalable SaaS growth
Closely partner with ML platform team to deliver Global AI search and chat experiences across all products
This is a critical leadership role for someone who thrives at the intersection of technical architecture, people leadership, and cross-functional execution.
The role is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys being hands-on while leading a team of software engineers. If you are interested in not only designing solutions but also shaping the software development culture for a growing team, this role would be a great fit.
If you have a proven track record of leading successful software development projects, developing high performance teams and systems, and you thrive in a highly collaborative environment, we’d love to get to know you!

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience as an individual contributor and 3+ years of technical leadership in a high growth, scaling company managing senior engineers
• A history of delivering scalable technical solutions that solve customer problems and scale as the business grows
• Ability to lead a team as well as work alongside them
• Great communication skills, an empathetic approach to teamwork, and the ability to prioritize tasks in a high performance development environment

Responsibilities

• Work with our Product and UX teams to understand customer needs and plan highly iterative, lean approaches to address those needs
• Guide the team to overcome all of the challenges that come with rapidly scaling a company, from technical scaling challenges to human growth scaling challenges
• Partner with other roles such as Product,UX, Architecture, ML, and DevOps to rapidly deliver solutions to our customers that also serve our long-term business objectives
• Lead and motivate the team to embrace a high-performance culture where we all aspire to greatness

Benefits

• Remote-first by design, with regular in-person gatherings and hub spaces in NYC, Santa Barbara, and London
• Twice yearly team offsites for in-person collaboration
• Paid flexible time off policy
• Paid parental leave and benefits
• Employer-supported retirement contributions, varying by country
• Monthly phone and internet reimbursement
• Pick Your Perk stipend to spend on what matters most to you, from well-being and gym memberships, to home office setup, student loans, pet care, and more
• Company-sponsored LinkedIn Learning accounts, department budgets for professional development, and robust onboarding program
• Various options for medical, dental, and vision insurance

What This Job Offers

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