Engineering Manager, Platform Infrastructure - Newton, Ma

Motion Recruitment Partners LLC; Newton (MA); Hybrid; USD 175,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Equity participation

Annual bonus

Medical Insurance

Dental Benefits

Vision Benefits

PTO

401(k)

Job summary

Motion Recruitment Partners LLC in Newton, MA, is seeking an Engineering Manager, Platform Infrastructure to lead a team focused on platform engineering, automation, and developer enablement. You will modernize software delivery and scale internal platforms to accelerate engineering productivity, with a strong emphasis on automation, reliability, and developer experience.

This role combines people leadership with technical strategy, offering a hybrid work environment, base salary of

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering experience.
• 2+ years of engineering management or technical leadership experience.
• Strong hands-on background in backend software engineering.
• Experience working within cloud-native environments.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines and release automation.
• Experience with Kubernetes and containerized applications.
• Familiarity with Infrastructure-as-Code practices and tools.
• Experience leading cross-functional technical initiatives.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience improving engineering productivity and software delivery processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team focused on platform engineering and infrastructure.
• Improve software development, testing, deployment, and operational workflows.
• Build scalable internal platforms that accelerate engineering productivity.
• Drive initiatives focused on automation, reliability, observability, and developer experience.
• Partner with engineering leaders to identify and eliminate delivery bottlenecks.
• Establish technical standards across CI/CD, infrastructure automation, testing, and monitoring.
• Evaluate emerging technologies that improve developer efficiency and software quality.
• Lead major platform initiatives from architecture through production rollout.
• Mentor engineers and foster a culture of continuous improvement.
• Contribute to long-term platform and engineering strategy.

Skills

Software engineering

Engineering leadership

Backend development

Cloud-native

CI/CD pipelines

Communication

Tools

Kubernetes

Containers

Infrastructure as Code

Job description

A rapidly growing financial technology company is seeking an Engineering Manager, Platform Infrastructure to lead a team responsible for developer productivity, software delivery infrastructure, deployment automation, and internal engineering platforms.

The organization develops cloud-based financial products that support high-volume, business-critical transactions.

As the company continues to scale, engineering leadership is investing in platform capabilities that enable software teams to deliver reliable, secure, and high-quality applications more efficiently.

This role combines people leadership and technical strategy. You'll oversee engineers focused on platform engineering, automation, infrastructure, and developer enablement while helping establish the next generation of engineering practices across the organization.

The successful candidate will play a key role in modernizing software delivery, streamlining development workflows, and leveraging AI-driven tooling to improve engineering effectiveness.

Location: Newton, MA (Hybrid)

Required Skills & Experience

• 10+ years of software engineering experience
• 2+ years of engineering management or technical leadership experience
• Strong hands-on background in backend software engineering
• Experience working within cloud-native environments
• Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines and release automation
• Experience with Kubernetes and containerized applications
• Familiarity with Infrastructure-as-Code practices and tools
• Experience leading cross-functional technical initiatives
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Experience improving engineering productivity and software delivery processes

Desired Skills & Experience

• Experience leading Platform Engineering, Developer Productivity, DevOps, or Infrastructure teams
• Experience building internal developer platforms and self-service engineering tools
• Experience managing backend and infrastructure-focused engineers
• Experience supporting large-scale distributed systems
• Familiarity with engineering metrics and software delivery performance measurements
• Experience implementing AI-assisted engineering tools and workflows
• Financial services, payments, banking, investment technology, or fintech experience
• Experience operating in highly available, security-focused environments

What You Will Be DoingDaily Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team focused on platform engineering and infrastructure
• Improve software development, testing, deployment, and operational workflows
• Build scalable internal platforms that accelerate engineering productivity
• Drive initiatives focused on automation, reliability, observability, and developer experience
• Partner with engineering leaders to identify and eliminate delivery bottlenecks
• Establish technical standards across CI/CD, infrastructure automation, testing, and monitoring
• Evaluate emerging technologies that improve developer efficiency and software quality
• Lead major platform initiatives from architecture through production rollout
• Mentor engineers and foster a culture of continuous improvement
• Contribute to long-term platform and engineering strategy

The Offer

• Base Salary: $175,000 - $230,000
• Annual Performance Bonus
• Equity Participation Program
• Hybrid Work Environment
• Opportunity to influence engineering strategy across a growing technology organization
• Significant visibility with senior engineering leadership

You will receive the following benefits

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Benefits
• Vision Benefits
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 401(k)

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US on a full-time basis now and in the future.