Global Platform Engineering Lead

Kraken; Boston; On-site; PHP 11,285,000 - 15,047,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

401(k) with employer match

Parental leave

Pre-tax commuter benefits

Flexible working environment

Equity options

Modern offices or co-working spaces

Job summary

Kraken is seeking a Lead for Global Platform Engineering Solutions to guide a distributed team across the US, EU and APAC, delivering just-in-time Kraken app builds, championing automation and meeting complex client needs.You’ll manage 7–10 Platform Engineers, set performance expectations, foster an inclusive culture, and work with Client Engineering and pre-Sales to align initiatives with strategic objectives and reliable production systems.

Qualifications

• Experience leading distributed engineering teams.
• Strong cross-timezone communication skills and collaboration with multiple regions.
• Proven track record delivering critical, high-impact projects on time.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive team objectives with senior stakeholders.
• Line manage Platform Engineers across multiple regions and drive performance.
• Deliver improvements and provide architectural guidance to client projects.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

AWS

EKS

Python

CI/CD

Communication

Problem solving

Mentoring

Security best practices

Tools

Terraform

Kubernetes

CircleCI

ArgoCD

Git

Job description

Kraken is seeking a Lead for Global Platform Engineering Solutions to guide a distributed team across the US, EU and APAC, delivering just-in-time Kraken app builds, championing automation and meeting complex client needs.You’ll manage 7–10 Platform Engineers, set performance expectations, foster an inclusive culture, and work with Client Engineering and pre-Sales to align initiatives with strategic objectives and reliable production systems.