Engineering Manager, AI Platform & Distributed Systems

Penguin Computing; Durham (NC); Hybrid; USD 165,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

Penguin Solutions in Raleigh/Durham, NC is seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead a distributed software engineering team building core capabilities of the ClusterWareAI platform. You will stay hands-on with architecture and drive execution across design to delivery in a cloud-native environment.

The role emphasizes people leadership, architectural judgment, and collaboration with Product Management and Principal Engineers to deliver scalable infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 10+ years of software engineering experience building enterprise software, distributed systems, or infrastructure platforms.
• 3+ years of experience leading and developing software engineering teams.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, Kubernetes, containers, Linux, REST APIs, and microservices.
• Strong knowledge of modern software engineering practices, Agile development, CI/CD, testing, and DevOps.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers, develop technical talent, and build high-performing teams.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Drive roadmap execution from design through delivery, ensuring quality, predictability, and technical excellence
• Oversee engineering planning, prioritization, and delivery across multiple initiatives, ensuring high quality and predictable execution.
• Champion best practices in software architecture, CI/CD, testing, security, and operational excellence.
• Communicate progress, risks, and delivery outcomes to senior leadership while driving the ongoing evolution of the ClusterWareAI platform.
• Partner with Product Management, Principal Engineers, Architects, and cross-functional teams to translate business priorities into scalable technical solutions.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing software engineering team
• Foster a culture of ownership, collaboration, customer impact, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Distributed systems

Mentoring/leadership

Communication

Agile development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Linux

REST APIs

Microservices

Job description

Penguin Solutions in Raleigh/Durham, NC is seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead a distributed software engineering team building core capabilities of the ClusterWareAI platform. You will stay hands-on with architecture and drive execution across design to delivery in a cloud-native environment.

The role emphasizes people leadership, architectural judgment, and collaboration with Product Management and Principal Engineers to deliver scalable infrastructure.