Lead and grow a high-performing Platform Engineering team responsible for our cloud architecture, CI/CD pipelines, and core infrastructure provisioning
Champion a "Platform as a Product" mindset, working with DevEx to identify and understand friction points of the platform and driving the adoption of self-service tools
Design and maintain "Golden Paths"—standardized, automated templates for microservices and infrastructure that allow developers to deploy safely and quickly
Drive the strategy for the platform, managing the roadmap to balance long-term architectural improvements with immediate tooling needs
Collaborate deeply with the Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) Manager to ensure that platform templates automatically enforce reliability standards and facilitate "Compliance by Design"
Automate compliance and security controls directly into the delivery pipeline
Oversee cloud architecture, managing our AWS footprint to ensure cost-efficiency and scalability
Define and track success metrics such as DORA metrics and developer satisfaction scores to measure the impact of the platform team
Provide mentorship, performance reviews, and career development opportunities for team members
Communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels, advocating for the platform strategy

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience)
Proven success in leading Platform Engineering or DevOps teams in a large-scale, fast-paced environment
Extensive experience with cloud-native architectures, specifically AWS and Kubernetes, and a deep understanding of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform
Strategic vision to balance the need for standardization (governance) with developer autonomy (innovation)
Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong relationships with product developers, SREs, and executive stakeholders
Experience with modern CI/CD and Observability ecosystems (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog) and how to integrate them into a seamless developer workflow
Excellent problem-solving skills with a focus on systemic improvements and root cause analysis of process inefficiencies
Exceptional organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, vendor relationships, and cross-functional projects simultaneously

Flexibility in work arrangement with hybrid schedule in Budapest or remote in the EU
Mentorship and career development opportunities

Senior Manager, Platform Engineering

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