Cloud Infra Engineering Manager — Lead BCDR & Multi-Region

Brex; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 240,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Up to four weeks of fully remote work per year

Flexible work schedule

Job summary

Brex in Seattle is looking for an Engineering Manager for Cloud Infrastructure to lead a team of senior engineers. You will focus on driving critical Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery initiatives. The role demands 3+ years of leadership experience in software or infrastructure, with a strong technical background in AWS and Kubernetes. The position offers a hybrid work model with flexibility for remote work, and competitive salary ranging from $240,000 to $300,000, contingent on various factors.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience directly managing software or infrastructure engineering teams.
• Deep hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure foundations, specifically AWS, Kubernetes, and Postgres.
• Proven ability to design and implement complex infrastructure projects.

Responsibilities

• Manage and support a senior team of 6 ICs.
• Oversee the execution of the multi-year BCDR initiative.
• Maintain and scale Brex’s core cloud infrastructure.

Skills

Leadership Experience

Technical Depth

Architectural Insight

Collaborative Mindset

Analytical Problem Solving

Engineering Background

Tools

Terraform

AWS

Kubernetes

Postgres

Go

Kotlin

Python

Elixir

Job description

Why join us

Brex is the intelligent finance platform that enables companies to spend smarter and move faster in more than 200 markets. By combining global corporate cards and banking with intuitive spend management, bill pay, and travel software, Brex enables founders and finance teams to accelerate operations, gain real-time visibility, and control spend effortlessly. Brex’s AI-native automation and world-class service eliminate manual expense and accounting tasks for customers so they can focus on what matters most. Tens of thousands of the world's best companies run on Brex, including DoorDash, Coinbase, Robinhood, Zoom, Plaid, Reddit, and SeatGeek.

Working at Brex allows you to push your limits, challenge the status quo, and collaborate with some of the brightest minds in the industry. We’re committed to building a diverse team and inclusive culture and believe your potential should only be limited by how big you can dream. We make this a reality by empowering you with the tools, resources, and support you need to grow your career.

Engineering at Brex

Engineering at Brex is about building systems that scale with speed and intention. Our teams span Software, Data, Security, and IT, and operate with high autonomy and deep collaboration. We tackle hard technical problems, own our outcomes, and push for excellence at every level — from architecture to deployment. It’s an environment where engineering is a craft, and builders become leaders.

What you’ll do

As the Engineering Manager for Cloud Infrastructure, you will lead a highly competent team of senior engineers responsible for the foundational AWS ecosystem that powers Brex. Your primary near-term mission will be driving our high-priority Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BCDR) initiative to completion, a company-level priority that involves multi-region failover and infrastructure-wide resilience. You will balance people leadership with deep technical involvement, earning the respect of a senior team while improving operational hygiene and cross-functional coordination across the entire engineering organization.

Where you’ll work

This role will be based in our Seattle office. We are a hybrid environment that combines the energy and connections of being in the office with the benefits and flexibility of working from home. We currently require a minimum of three coordinated days in the office per week: Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday. As a perk, we also have up to four weeks per year of fully remote work!

Responsibilities

• Lead and Grow: Manage and support a senior team of 6 ICs, fostering a culture of high ownership, autonomy, and technical excellence.
• Drive BCDR Strategy: Oversee the execution of the multi-year BCDR initiative, ensuring multi-region infrastructure readiness and automated failover capabilities.
• Technical Stewardship: Maintain and scale Brex’s core cloud infrastructure, including Kubernetes (EKS), RDS/Aurora/Postgres, networking (VPC), and AWS service integrations.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with product and engineering teams across Brex to drive adoption of new infrastructure capabilities and ensure successful migrations.
• Operational Excellence: Improve team hygiene by establishing and improving best practices for work tracking (Linear), documentation, and incident response.
• Resource Management: Effectively allocate resources to balance critical project delivery with long-term infrastructure stability.

Requirements

• Leadership Experience: 3+ years of experience directly managing software or infrastructure engineering teams.
• Technical Depth: Deep hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure foundations, specifically AWS, Kubernetes, and Postgres.
• Architectural Insight: Proven ability to design and implement complex infrastructure projects such as multi-region deployments or disaster recovery frameworks.
• Collaborative Mindset: Strong communication skills with the ability to influence technical decisions across multiple autonomous teams.
• Analytical Problem Solving: Ability to dive deep into technical issues while maintaining a high-level strategic view of organizational goals.
• Engineering Background: 5+ years of experience in software or systems engineering.

Bonus points

• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools, specifically Terraform.
• Background in managing cloud infrastructure cost optimization programs.
• Experience with our tech stack components: Go, Kotlin, Python, or Elixir.
• Passion for leveraging AI and LLM-assisted workflows to increase engineering velocity.

Compensation

The expected salary range for this role is $240,000 - $300,000. However, the starting base pay will depend on a number of factors including the candidate’s location, skills, experience, market demands, and internal pay parity. Depending on the position offered, equity and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package.

Brex LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Capital One, N.A.

Please be aware, job-seekers may be at risk of targeting by malicious actors looking for personal data. Brex recruiters will only reach out via LinkedIn or email with a brex.com domain. Any outreach claiming to be from Brex via other sources should be ignored.