Own and lead SoSafe’s business-critical Messaging Platform, responsible for outbound communication across all products
Build and evolve a shared, multi-channel messaging backbone, abstracting provider-specific complexity and delivery mechanics away from product teams
Ensure messaging remains reliable, scalable and compliant by default
even as volume, channels and business requirements grow
Translate company and engineering strategy into a clear, outcome-driven roadmap, balancing reliability, scalability, compliance and new capabilities
Reduce delivery and operational complexity for experience squads by providing clear abstractions and reliable platform services
Drive operational excellence through improved monitoring, incident response and continuous improvement
Build strong partnerships with Product and other Platform teams to maximize impact across the organization
Requirements
You have led and grown engineering teams
You bring strong people leadership experience and enjoy coaching, developing and growing experienced engineers
You’re comfortable leading teams through ambiguity, turning strategy into execution and measurable outcomes
You bring a technical background and can confidently set technical direction
You are comfortable operating business-critical systems in cloud-native environments
You value reliability and operational excellence as much as feature delivery
You think in platforms and products, treating experience squads as your customers
You communicate clearly and confidently with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
You’re familiar with
or excited to work with
the following areas: Modern backend development, primarily with Node.js (NestJS) in a microservice-based architecture, Containerized and cloud-native systems, including Docker, Kubernetes, and GitOps-style deployments with ArgoCD, Version control and CI/CD workflows built around GitHub and automated delivery pipelines, Cloud infrastructure on AWS, operating and scaling business-critical services, Messaging and email delivery systems, including AWS SES, SMTP-based delivery, and Postfix, Developer tooling and operational observability, using tools like Cursor IDE, LaunchDarkly, and Sentry
Tech Stack
AWS
Cloud
Docker
JavaScript
Kubernetes
Node.js
SMTP
Benefits
Work/Life balance: Flexible hours, 33 vacation days
Wellbeing and financial support: Access to Open Up, corporate discounts
Connection & community: Virtual events, collaborative team activities, and opportunities for local meet-ups
And the list goes on: Tech equipment, referral bonuses, dog-friendly HQ