Key skills
PHPMySQLQuery OptimizationData ModelingIdentity and Access Management (IAM)OAuthSingle Sign-On (SSO)Subscription and Payment PlatformsEngineering ManagementArchitectural Decision-MakingIAMIdentity ManagementSSOLeadershipCommunication
About this role
Vultr is on a mission to make high-performance cloud infrastructure easy to use and affordable. They are seeking a highly skilled Engineering Manager to lead and grow teams focused on core identity, billing, and administration capabilities of their global cloud platform.
Responsibilities:
- Lead and develop a distributed team of 8+ engineers across Identity Management, Payments & Billing, and Internal Admin Platform; spanning junior to senior-level talent
- Drive engineering execution: sprint planning, technical prioritization, and delivery across multiple concurrent workstreams
- Engage deeply with the PHP monolith; code reviewing, architectural decision-making, and guiding incremental modernization without disrupting production systems
- Build and maintain a high-performance team culture through 1:1s, career development, and structured feedback loops
- Partner closely with product, design, and adjacent engineering leadership to align on roadmap priorities and technical strategy
- Develop team processes that balance velocity, quality, and operational stability at scale
- Own hiring and headcount planning for your teams, including defining roles and evaluating candidates
- Perform technical risk assessments and guide teams through complex system changes; including IAM/SCIM integrations, billing infrastructure, and account lifecycle work
Requirements:
- 5+ years of hands-on PHP development experience, including fluency with large-scale monolithic applications
- 3+ years of engineering management experience, with a track record of developing engineers and delivering complex projects
- Strong working knowledge of MySQL, query optimization, and data modeling at scale
- Experience with identity, authentication, or billing systems: IAM, OAuth, SSO, or subscription/payment platforms a strong plus
- Demonstrated ability to lead technical teams through architectural evolution without disrupting reliability
- Comfortable operating in a high-ownership, low-process engineering culture where context matters more than ceremony
- Excellent communication skills, able to translate technical complexity to stakeholders and business priorities to engineers
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience