Engineering Manager

Summary

Join Pulumi's Ecosystem team as an Engineering Manager and help bring Pulumi's cloud programming model to a global audience. You will lead and mentor a team of engineers building Pulumi providers and higher-level components, fostering collaboration within the team and the broader community. This remote-first role requires 5+ years of engineering leadership experience and a strong technical background in cloud platforms or Kubernetes. You will be responsible for hiring, developing talent, managing projects, and defining product roadmaps. Pulumi offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits including health insurance, paid time off, 401k matching, parental leave, and professional development opportunities. Occasional travel is required.

Requirements

• 5+ years of engineering leadership experience, including hiring, mentoring, and performance management
• 3+ years experience building developer tools
• 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
• 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

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

Benefits

• We provide comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and supplemental insurance at no cost to U.S. employees, and comply with local health benefit requirements internationally
• We have an unlimited Personal Time Off (PTO) policy and require employees to take at least three weeks off annually, in addition to 13 U.S. holidays
• We offer a 401(k) with an employer match for U.S. employees to support long-term financial security
• We provide 20 weeks of paid leave for the birthing parent or primary caregiver and 16 for the non-birthing parent or secondary caregiver
• Our workforce is fully remote, spanning over 20 states and 12 countries. We encourage asynchronous collaboration and support remote work with an annual "work from anywhere" fund
• Each employee receives an annual development budget, reinforcing our commitment to continuous learning
• As a growing startup, all employees receive equity and are encouraged to be frugal, scrappy, and to act like owners
• We offer a monthly wellness fund for physical or mental well-being and a quarterly happiness fund for personal and team use