Lead Software Automation Engineer

Summary

Join PandaDoc as a Lead Platform Engineer with a focus on Automation solutions to define and drive the technical strategy for automating processes, creating tools that streamline workflows, and improving development and staging environments.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience with Python/Java development
• 2+ years in platform engineering, DevEx, DevOps, or SRE roles, with a focus on workflow optimization
• Expertise in automating processes, including deployments, testing, and local development setups
• Proficiency in DevOps tools and CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, GitLab CI, or similar)
• Familiarity with message queues (e.g., RabbitMQ, NATS, Kafka)
• Experience with cloud environments and Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Hands-on experience with monitoring and alerting tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana)
• Strong technical leadership skills with the ability to guide a small team (2-3 engineers) and collaborate with product and development teams
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to drive improvements across teams
• Effective communication skills in English, both written and spoken

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and optimization of automated solutions to reduce manual work across product teams
• Contribute to the technical strategy by providing engineering insights into the product delivery process and shaping an effective automation strategy
• Improve local development environments through tools and automation, allowing developers to iterate more quickly and ensuring higher reliability and product quality
• Work closely with developers and Platform Teams (DevEx, DevOps, SRE) to identify inefficiencies in development and delivery processes, proposing scalable automation solutions
• Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI) to enable seamless deployment and testing at every stage of the SDLC
• Establish effective monitoring, logging, and alerting systems, etc. to provide rapid feedback and insights to developers during the testing phases
• Mentor and lead a team of engineers, driving a culture of continuous improvement and automation
• Build and execute a technical roadmap for a small team of engineers focused on automating processes, reducing cycle times, and improving product quality