DevEx Platform Engineering Leader (Hybrid)

Motion Recruitment; Waltham (MA); Hybrid; USD 173,000 - 234,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Benefits

Vision Benefits

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Parental Leave

401(k)

Job summary

Motion Recruitment partners with a rapidly growing tech-driven insurer/financial services organization to hire an Engineering Manager, Developer Experience (DevEx) in a hybrid role based in Waltham, MA. The role focuses on leading Backend and DevOps engineers, building scalable platforms, and driving self-service tooling to empower engineering teams.

You will shape AI-enabled development practices, advance platform engineering capabilities, and collaborate with globally distributed teams to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline.
• 3+ years of experience leading Backend Engineering teams.
• 5+ years of experience as a Backend Software Engineer in a cloud-first environment.
• Experience managing and mentoring engineers across backend and infrastructure functions.
• Strong technical knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes (K8s), and Infrastructure-as-Code.
• Proven ability to lead complex technical initiatives from concept through implementation.
• Experience improving software development processes and developer productivity.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, collaboration, and organizational skills.
• Strategic thinking with the ability to balance and prioritize multiple initiatives.
• Experience building strong partnerships across engineering and business organizations.
• Interest in applying AI technologies to improve software development workflows.
• Familiarity with build tools such as Maven, Gradle, or Nx.
• Understanding of testing frameworks and observability platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of Backend and DevOps engineers focused on developer enablement.
• Execute a strategy for an AI-driven software development lifecycle that improves efficiency from design through deployment.
• Develop and promote self-service platform capabilities that eliminate developer friction and accelerate delivery.
• Partner closely with engineering leaders and stakeholders to understand developer needs and align platform investments.
• Drive continuous improvements in CI/CD, infrastructure automation, developer tooling, and operational excellence.
• Advocate for and implement Platform-as-a-Product principles across engineering.
• Collaborate with engineering teams across multiple locations to establish shared standards and best practices.
• Foster a culture of innovation, technical excellence, learning, and continuous improvement.
• Measure and improve developer experience through feedback, metrics, and data-driven decision making.]
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Skills

Backend leadership

Developer productivity

Communication

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder management

Team mentoring

AI in development

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS

Tools

Kubernetes

CI/CD

IaC

Maven/Gradle/Nx

Observability

Testing frameworks

Job description

Motion Recruitment partners with a rapidly growing tech-driven insurer/financial services organization to hire an Engineering Manager, Developer Experience (DevEx) in a hybrid role based in Waltham, MA. The role focuses on leading Backend and DevOps engineers, building scalable platforms, and driving self-service tooling to empower engineering teams.

You will shape AI-enabled development practices, advance platform engineering capabilities, and collaborate with globally distributed teams to