Engineering Manager

Summary

Join LTK's Platform Engineering team as an Engineering Manager and lead a team of engineers in optimizing platform performance, reliability, security, and scalability. You will drive the vision and strategy for Platform Engineering solutions, manage engineering roadmaps, build cross-functional relationships, and define best practices for service development. This role requires significant experience in platform engineering, managing teams, and working with cloud infrastructure. LTK offers a remote-first environment, competitive compensation and benefits, including 401k matching, comprehensive health insurance, paid parental leave, and flexible PTO. The company is committed to empowering creators and offers a dynamic, fast-paced work environment.

Requirements

• 2+ years of management experience, leading/standing up a Platform Engineering Function
• 5+ years demonstrated experience shipping commercial products and services, preferably in Go
• Cloud infrastructure experience (AWS preferred)
• Experience writing code in two out of three languages: Go, Python, Typescript, or C++
• Experience building and operating services on Kubernetes
• Experience building developer platforms/frameworks (Backstage.io, Cortex, Humanitec, score.dev, etc) for companies past the start-up stage
• Experience Building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, system monitors, and log aggregation services
• A mindset focused on seizing opportunities and moving with urgency
• Dedication to fierce prioritization and operational excellence
• Adaptability to a dynamic, fast-moving environment
• A growth mindset and openness to feedback

Responsibilities

• Drive the vision and strategy for our Platform Engineering solutions
• Take an active role in hiring, goal setting, performance management, Promotions, and driving retention strategies across your team
• Empower, challenge, and coach a team of senior engineers to grow their impact as individual technical leaders by providing them with context and continuous feedback
• Effectively prioritize and manage our engineering roadmaps in alignment with our product roadmap
• Build and maintain strong cross-functional relationships across Platform Engineering partners and customers throughout engineering
• Define, document and build golden paths for teams to build services in a scalable, secure way
• Work with teams across the company to gather requirements, support and drive projects forward
• Partner with Senior Management to identify appropriate metrics for monitoring team’s performance

Benefits

• A remote-first, productivity-first environment
• Competitive compensation and benefits package to meet the needs of you and your family
• 401(k) with LTK company matching
• Medical Insurance, Vision Insurance, Dental Insurance
• Paid Maternity Leave and Paid Paternity Leave
• Summer Fridays and Flexible PTO