Engineering Manager

Summary

Join Pulumi's Ecosystem team as an Engineering Manager and help bring Pulumi’s cloud programming model to the world. You will guide and grow engineers building Pulumi providers and higher-level components, enabling community development. This remote-first role (US or Europe based) involves occasional travel. You will inspire and coach a distributed team, hire top talent, oversee key ecosystem projects, manage roadmaps, foster collaboration, mentor engineers, and champion community engagement. The position requires 5+ years of engineering leadership experience, familiarity with cloud platforms or Kubernetes, and strong communication skills. Pulumi offers competitive compensation, including base salary, bonus, equity, and comprehensive benefits.

Requirements

• 5+ years of engineering leadership experience, including hiring, mentoring, and performance management
• Familiarity with at least one major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, GCP) and/or Kubernetes, and an interest in infrastructure-as-code or DevOps tools
• Capable of articulating complex ideas clearly, both within the team and to external stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Inspire and coach a distributed group of engineers, setting clear goals and maintaining high standards for quality and impact
• Recruit top engineering talent, foster an inclusive environment, and support continuous professional growth
• Oversee the design and development of Pulumi providers and higher-level libraries, ensuring they deliver value to both enterprise users and the open-source community
• Collaborate with product management and stakeholders to define scope, set realistic timelines, and ensure timely, high-quality deliverables
• Promote open communication, knowledge sharing, and a culture of continuous improvement within the team and the broader community
• Provide regular feedback, manage performance with empathy, and guide engineers through career milestones
• Encourage community contributions and user feedback; actively represent the team’s work in open-source discussions and forums

Preferred Qualifications

• A track record of collaborating on or leading open-source projects
• Passionate about delivering developer-friendly solutions that solve real-world problems
• Eagerness to explore new technologies, foster fresh perspectives, and help shape the next generation of developer tools

Benefits

• Competitive medical, dental, vision, and supplemental insurance (US Only)
• Unlimited personal time off (PTO). We ask that employees take at least 3 weeks off during the year in addition to the 13 US holidays we recognize
• 401K (US Only) with employer match
• 20 weeks paid parental leave for the birthing parent or primary caregiver, and 16 for non-birthing parent or secondary caregiver
• 100% remote-first company with an annual work from anywhere fund
• Annual professional development budget
• Equity
• Monthly wellness fund
• Quarterly happiness fund