Director, Engineering, Platform/Services (Fully Remote)

Partner Company; United States; Remote; USD 217,000 - 319,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Flexible PTO

Parental leave

Wellness support

Remote equipment

Job summary

Partner Company is seeking a senior leader to head platform engineering for our critical services that power millions of users worldwide. You will define the technical strategy, modernize legacy systems, and drive reliability across the platform.

You will guide a talented engineering team, own delivery timelines, and partner with product and security to ensure scalable, resilient infrastructure. The role offers remote-first flexibility and a strong equity package.

Qualifications

• 10+ years software engineering experience
• 5+ years leading teams
• AWS, distributed systems, and platform engineering expertise

Responsibilities

• Lead platform engineering for critical services serving millions of users.
• Define technical strategy, modernize systems, and drive reliability.

Skills

Software engineering leadership

Team leadership

Distributed systems

Platform engineering

Cloud (AWS)

Technical strategy

Tools

AWS

Job description

• Lead platform engineering for critical services supporting millions of users.
• Define technical strategy, modernize systems, and drive reliability.

Requirements:

• 10+ years software engineering experience with 5+ years leading teams.
• AWS, distributed systems, and platform engineering expertise.
• $216,500–$318,500 USD salary plus RSU equity.
• Fully paid medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
• Flexible PTO, parental leave, wellness support, and remote equipment.

Partner Company

Our partner is a rapidly growing digital platform serving millions of users worldwide. The company fosters a remote-first culture with a focus on engineering excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement.