Engineering Manager, Platform API — Remote

Workman Labs; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 280,000 - 340,000; Full time

Job summary

Runway is seeking an engineering manager for the platform team behind its public TypeScript-based API infrastructure on AWS. The leader will own API strategy, data pipelines, and cross-functional collaboration to support revenue growth and scalable services.

The role requires strong leadership, 5+ years of engineering experience, and proven ability to scale teams in a fast-moving startup environment. Remote (US) work options available.

Qualifications

• 2+ years as engineering manager or team lead.
• 5+ years hands-on engineering in cloud environments.
• Experience owning revenue-generating platforms or APIs.
• Strong data engineering and analytics background.

Responsibilities

• Drive platform strategy and architecture for TS-based API infrastructure.
• Own public API domain end-to-end, including revenue considerations.
• Manage data and analytics pipelines for company-wide use.
• Lead a 4–6 person platform engineering team and foster excellence.

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Business acumen

Tools

TypeScript

AWS

Kubernetes

Terraform

Python

Job description

Runway is seeking an engineering manager for the platform team behind its public TypeScript-based API infrastructure on AWS. The leader will own API strategy, data pipelines, and cross-functional collaboration to support revenue growth and scalable services.

The role requires strong leadership, 5+ years of engineering experience, and proven ability to scale teams in a fast-moving startup environment. Remote (US) work options available.