Engineering Manager, Developer Experience & Platform Tools

Fetch; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 168,000 - 198,000; Full time

Job summary

Fetch is seeking an Engineering Manager, Developer Experience to lead a team responsible for improving engineering productivity across our platforms and tooling. You will partner with engineering, infrastructure, security, data, and architecture to reduce friction in the software delivery lifecycle and deliver high-impact improvements.

You will champion internal developer platforms, golden paths, and advanced tooling, including CI/CD, observability, and AI-assisted workflows, to help engineers

Qualifications

• Experience leading and growing high-performing engineering teams.
• Strong technical background with scalable systems and CI/CD experience.
• Product-minded approach to internal tools and developer experience.
• Experience improving software delivery workflows and automation.
• Ability to balance long-term platform strategy with execution.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Data-informed approach to engineering productivity and metrics.
• Curiosity about AI-assisted developer workflows and practical judgment.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and grow a team focused on developer experience and internal platforms.
• Define and execute a developer experience strategy.
• Partner with engineering teams to identify friction across the delivery lifecycle.
• Create and evolve golden paths to improve speed, quality, and reliability.
• Own core productivity systems like build pipelines and testing infra.
• Drive adoption of modern engineering workflows and AI-powered tooling.
• Use data to identify bottlenecks and measure impact.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align investments with priorities.
• Foster a customer-centric culture focused on excellence and continuous improvement.
• Represent developer experience priorities in planning and roadmaps.

Skills

Leadership of engineering teams

Technical background

Product-minded internal tools

Delivery workflow improvements

Platform strategy

Stakeholder management

Data-informed productivity

AI in developer workflows

Leadership style

Job description

Fetch is seeking an Engineering Manager, Developer Experience to lead a team responsible for improving engineering productivity across our platforms and tooling. You will partner with engineering, infrastructure, security, data, and architecture to reduce friction in the software delivery lifecycle and deliver high-impact improvements.

You will champion internal developer platforms, golden paths, and advanced tooling, including CI/CD, observability, and AI-assisted workflows, to help engineers