Lead the Core Platform and Tooling team, with the expectation of growing the existing team to 12+ Senior and Staff-level ICs across infrastructure and internal tooling.
Define and drive the core platform vision, architecture, and roadmap, ensuring it meets evolving scale, performance, and security needs.
Own and evolve our Kubernetes platform (EKS) to support highly available and efficient service deployment.
Manage messaging infrastructure (including AWS Managed Kafka) to support real-time, event-driven workflows.
Improve CI/CD pipelines, observability, and internal tooling to accelerate engineering productivity.
Ensure our infrastructure complies with SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA, and other regulatory standards.
Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, and Security leadership to align infrastructure capabilities with business needs.
Build and operationalize clear metrics, SLOs, and reliability practices across core platform systems.

10+ years of experience in software or infrastructure engineering, with 4+ years in technical leadership roles.
Proven success running a scaled-out platform.
Deep experience with Kubernetes (EKS) and the broader AWS ecosystem.
Familiarity with Kafka or managed messaging systems in real-world production use.
Proven success managing high-talent engineering teams, including Senior and Staff ICs.
Hands-on experience with infrastructure in regulated environments (e.g., SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA).
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to drive clarity, alignment, and execution.
Strong architectural judgment and ability to scale systems pragmatically.

Senior Engineering Manager, Core Platform – Tooling

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