Cloud Platform Engineering Manager

Socket.dev; Sunnyvale (CA); Hybrid; USD 276,000 - 311,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work policy

Competitive equity package

Sunnyvale office

Job summary

Wayve in Sunnyvale, CA is looking for an Engineering Manager to lead the Platform Engineering team that owns the multi-cloud foundation used across the company. You will shape scale, drive cost visibility, security, and reliability while mentoring engineers and owning the technical roadmap.

You’ll partner with Security and leadership to enforce governance, optimize resources, and foster a culture of collaboration and innovation. This is a hybrid role with an office-based path in Sunnyvale.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience as an Engineering Manager in software or developer operations.
• Experience balancing project work with support and operational load.
• Passion for developing individual team members.
• Strong roadmap planning, stakeholder management, and cross-team alignment.
• Hands-on experience with a major cloud provider (Azure, AWS, or GCP) at scale.
• Knowledge of infrastructure-as-code (Terraform or similar).
• Familiarity with Linux and container orchestration (Kubernetes or similar).
• BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Experience operating a multi-cloud environment.
• Knowledge of build systems and modern CI/CD solutions.
• Experience developing in Python.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of Platform Engineers, coaching them to drive strong impact.
• Drive the technical roadmap for cloud infrastructure with the tech lead.
• Own cost visibility and efficiency as cloud usage scales.
• Partner with Security on governance, access, and compliance.
• Balance resourcing against business needs and individual capacity.
• Keep prioritization sharp and processes lean.
• Partner with leadership to sustain a culture of collaboration, impact, and innovation.
• Hire and grow the team, anticipating business needs and pitching investment to leadership.
• Contribute to the day-to-day running of the Software team's operations and larger collaborative efforts.

Skills

Engineering management

Cloud infrastructure

Terraform

Kubernetes

AWS/Azure/GCP

Linux

CI/CD

Roadmap planning

Stakeholder management

Hiring and mentoring

Communication

Education

BS/MS/PhD in CS/Engineering

Equivalent experience

Tools

Terraform

Docker

Job description

Wayve in Sunnyvale, CA is looking for an Engineering Manager to lead the Platform Engineering team that owns the multi-cloud foundation used across the company. You will shape scale, drive cost visibility, security, and reliability while mentoring engineers and owning the technical roadmap.

You’ll partner with Security and leadership to enforce governance, optimize resources, and foster a culture of collaboration and innovation. This is a hybrid role with an office-based path in Sunnyvale.