Engineering Manager of Serving Platforms

OpenTable; Toronto; On-site; CAD 165,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation

Remote work days

Mental health support

Parental leave

Volunteer time

Development dollars

Leadership training

Equity eligibility

Job summary

OpenTable in Toronto, Canada is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead the Serving Platforms team of 10 engineers. You will oversee runtime foundations across Kubernetes, service mesh, Vault, and Kafka, balancing technical leadership with people leadership and operational execution.

You will shape priorities, ensure day-to-day execution aligns with business goals, mentor engineers, and collaborate with Infrastructure Engineering and partner teams to drive reliability and scale in a globally

Qualifications

• 5+ years leading infrastructure, platform, SRE, or systems teams across multi-team initiatives.
• Experience planning and coordinating parallel engineering work with delivery and health focus.
• Hands-on Linux sysadmin experience; scripting in Python, Go, or Bash.
• Excellent communication; ability to align technical and non-technical audiences.
• Preferred: Kubernetes, service mesh, secrets management, event streaming experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coach a globally distributed team of 10 engineers with clear feedback.
• Shape quarterly priorities and coordinate work across streams.
• Represent Serving Platforms and drive cross-functional decisions.
• Support greenfield and legacy platform systems; participate in on-call rotation.
• Identify risks early and communicate trade-offs to leadership.

Skills

Leadership

Infrastructure

SRE

Cloud platforms

Linux

Scripting (Python/Go/Bash)

Communication

Incident response

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Kafka

Vault

Kubernetes

Puppet

Ansible

MirrorMaker

Service mesh

Job description

About OpenTable

With millions of diners, 60,000+ restaurant partners and 25+ years of experience, OpenTable, part of Booking Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: BKNG), is an industry leader with a passion for helping restaurants thrive. Our world-class technology empowers restaurants to focus on what matters most – their team, their guests, and their bottom line – while enabling diners to discover and book the perfect restaurant for every occasion.

Every employee at OpenTable has a tangible impact on what we do and how we do it. You’ll also be part of a global team and its portfolio of metasearch brands. Hospitality is all about taking care of others, and it defines our culture.

About the Job

OpenTable is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead the Serving Platforms team, a globally distributed group of 10 engineers responsible for the runtime foundations OpenTable relies on daily. In this role, you will oversee critical platform components across the Quality Assurance and Production environments, including Kubernetes, service-mesh clusters, Vault, and Kafka. This position is equal parts technical leadership, people leadership, and operational execution, requiring close collaboration across Infrastructure Engineering and partner teams. You will maintain clarity through shifting priorities, foster independent teams, and ensure day-to-day execution aligns with our broader business goals.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and coach a globally distributed team of 10 engineers, providing clear, actionable feedback to foster professional growth and ownership.
• Shape quarterly priorities, coordinate work across multiple streams, and manage the team’s operating cadence, including daily standups and sprint planning.
• Represent the Serving Platforms team across the organization, building strong relationships with stakeholders, advocating for team priorities, and driving cross-functional decisions.
• Support the evolution of greenfield and legacy platform systems, participate in the team's on-call rotation, and reinforce reliability and accountability.
• Navigate ambiguous situations, surface project risks early, and communicate clear trade-offs and resolution paths to leadership and stakeholders.

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience leading and managing infrastructure, platform, site reliability, or systems engineering teams across multi-team initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience planning, prioritizing, and coordinating parallel engineering efforts while balancing delivery, operational health, and long-term platform improvements.
• Experience supporting modern runtime and platform infrastructure across cloud and hybrid environments (such as AWS, GCP, or Azure) alongside on-premises systems.
• Hands‑on experience in Linux systems administration and practical experience with scripting or automation using Python, Go, or Bash.
• Excellent communication skills with a proven ability to turn incomplete requests into clear requirements and build alignment across technical and non-technical audiences.

Preferred Qualifications

• Deep familiarity with modern infrastructure platforms, specifically Kubernetes, service mesh, secrets management, and event streaming.
• Practical experience with specific tools, including Kafka, MirrorMaker, Vault, Puppet, or Ansible.
• Experience leading teams through incident response, supporting root-cause analysis, and driving follow-up work to improve security and operational maturity.

Benefits and Perks

• Generous paid vacation (20 days) + time off for your birthday
• Work from (almost) anywhere for up to 20 days per year
• Focus on mental health and well-being:
  • Company-paid therapy sessions through SpringHealth
  • Company-paid subscription to Headspace
  • Annual company-wide week off a year - the whole team fully recharges (and returns without a pile-up of work!)
• Paid parental leave
• Paid volunteer time
• Focus on your career growth:
  • Development Dollars
  • Leadership development
  • Access to thousands of on-demand e-learnings
• Travel Discounts
• Employee Resource Groups
• Private health and dental insurance
• Life and Disability insurance

The expected range of compensation for this position based in Toronto, Canada, including commission and/or bonuses is $165,000 - $180,000 CAD. There are a variety of factors that go into determining a compensation range, including but not limited to external market benchmark data, geographic location, and years of experience sought/required.

We offer a competitive base salary and benefits including: health benefits; flexible spending account; retirement benefits; life insurance; paid time off (including PTO, paid sick leave, medical leave, bereavement leave, floating holidays and paid holidays); and parental leave benefits. This role is eligible to be considered for an annual bonus and equity grant.

Work Environment & Flexibility

At OpenTable, we pride ourselves on fostering a global and dynamic work environment. As a team member with us, you will benefit from a schedule tailored to accommodate a global workforce operating across multiple time zones. While the majority of your responsibilities may align with conventional business hours, there will be instances where you are expected to manage communications - via calls, Slack messages, or emails - outside of regular working hours to effectively collaborate with international colleagues, respond to restaurant partners, and/or address urgent matters. OpenTable will always abide by and consider local laws and regulations.

Inclusion

We’re committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels they belong and can thrive. We know the best ideas come when we bring different voices to the table, so we're building a team as dynamic as the diners and restaurants we serve—and fostering a culture where everyone feels welcome to be themselves.

If you need accommodations during the application or interview process, or on the job, we’re here to support you. Please reach out to your recruiter to request any accommodations.