Director Of Engineering - Platform Services

brobstongroup.com - Jobboard; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Brobstongroup.com - Jobboard is seeking a Director of Engineering in Seattle, Washington, to lead Core Platform Services. The role oversees about 30 engineers and program managers, defines multi-year technical direction, and drives enterprise-scale platform migrations.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in software, infrastructure, and platform engineering, with over 10 years of experience and a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field. This position emphasizes balancing innovation with operational stability and cost efficiency.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in software, infrastructure, or platform engineering roles.
• 5+ years leading managers and senior technical leaders in large, complex environments.
• Proven success shaping and delivering multi-year technology modernization and platform migration strategies.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop Engineering Managers and senior technical leaders across multiple platform teams.
• Set and communicate a multi-year technical strategy aligned to business priorities.
• Own delivery of platform capabilities and govern production change for critical systems.
• Drive architectural decisions across infrastructure, developer services, observability, and automation.
• Lead major platform migration programs from legacy systems to modern platforms.

Skills

Software engineering

Platform engineering

Infrastructure management

Technical leadership

Cloud-native architecture

CI/CD practices

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent

Job description

Summary

The Director of Engineering, Platform Services, leads Core Platform Services responsible for foundational infrastructure platforms used across the company. This director-of-managers role oversees roughly 30 engineers and program managers across multiple teams and reports to a Senior Director in Platform & Data. The role defines multi-year technical direction, drives enterprise-scale platform migrations, and balances innovation with operational stability, security, and cost efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop Engineering Managers and senior technical leaders across multiple platform teams.
• Set and communicate a multi-year technical strategy aligned to business priorities.
• Own delivery of platform capabilities and govern production change for critical systems.
• Drive architectural decisions across infrastructure, developer services, observability, and automation.
• Lead major platform migration programs from legacy systems to modern platforms.
• Manage vendor relationships, technology contracts, and licensing optimization.
• Improve engineering practices including cloud-native architecture, CI/CD, and self-service developer tooling.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in software, infrastructure, or platform engineering roles.
• 5+ years leading managers and senior technical leaders in large, complex environments.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent professional experience.
• Proven success shaping and delivering multi-year technology modernization and platform migration strategies.
• Strong technical breadth across infrastructure domains (data, observability, developer tooling, middleware).
• Experience governing production systems in high-availability, high-stakes environments.
• Familiarity with compliance-sensitive operations (e.g., PCI DSS), enterprise developer platforms, and retail/e-commerce operational rhythms preferred.