Engineering Manager (Platform, Cloud Infrastructure)

Requirements • 4+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 1+ years in a tech lead or engineering management role, • Experience working on infrastructure, platform engineering, DevOps, or cloud systems, • Strong systems thinking and understanding of how backend and infrastructure layers interact, • Track record of leading teams in fast-paced, high-growth environments, • Demonstrated ability to mentor and grow engineers while fostering a high-performance, feedback-driven team culture, • Excellent communication skills and ability to align cross-functional partners around platform strategy, • Hands-on experience with cloud providers (e.g., AWS, GCP), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and distributed systems, • A strong product mindset and the ability to translate business problems into scalable technical solutions What the job involves • We’re looking for an Engineering Manager to lead our Cloud Infrastructure efforts on the Platform team. In this role, you’ll manage and grow a high-impact team responsible for the foundational infrastructure powering all of Valon’s products, • You’ll work across all our production systems (compute, databases, storage, and networking)—ensuring our platform is scalable, secure, and reliable, • Adopt new data stores that support our growth: Vitess, Clickhouse, Redis, • Scale our batch processing control plane for faster component creation and fulfillment, • Production-equivalent sandbox environment for customer testing, demos, etc, • You’ll operate with a product management mindset, balancing near-term priorities with long-term platform vision, • You’ll partner closely with engineering, product, and operations to define and deliver cross-cutting infrastructure initiatives, • This is a hands-on leadership role—you’ll guide architecture decisions, write code when needed, and deeply understand how our systems work, • You'll also be a people-first leader, focused on recruiting, coaching, giving feedback, and helping engineers thrive through 360° feedback and continuous development, • Lead a team of 5+ engineers focused on infrastructure and platform tooling, • Own technical strategy, planning, and execution for core platform initiatives, with an emphasis on scalability, reliability, and security, • Act as a strong technical mentor and hands-on contributor when needed—guiding architecture, writing code, and debugging systems, • Collaborate with stakeholders across engineering, product, and operations to build infrastructure that unlocks product innovation and operational excellence, • Establish and evolve engineering processes for continuous improvement, velocity, and quality, • Invest in recruiting and developing engineering talent through coaching, mentorship, and ongoing feedback (including 360 feedback), • Promote a high-agency, high-accountability team culture with a bias for action and clear communication, • Advocate for technical excellence and pragmatic decision-making, grounded in deep system knowledge Apply tot his job