Engineering Manager, Platform Infrastructure - Newton, Ma

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

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid Work Environment

Annual Bonus

Equity Participation Program

Strong engineering leadership exposure

Job summary

Motion Recruitment is seeking an Engineering Manager, Platform Infrastructure for a rapidly growing fintech, hybrid in Newton, MA. You will lead platform engineering, automation, and internal developer tools to raise delivery quality and velocity.

You will guide architecture-to-production initiatives, improve CI/CD and observability, and mentor engineers to adopt new engineering practices across the org. This role blends leadership with hands-on technical direction.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering experience.
• 2+ years in engineering management or technical leadership.
• Strong hands-on backend software engineering experience.
• Cloud-native environments experience.
• Strong CI/CD and release automation knowledge.
• Kubernetes and containerized applications experience.
• Infrastructure-as-Code practices and tools familiarity.
• Experience leading cross-functional technical initiatives.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.
• Improving engineering productivity and 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 to accelerate engineering productivity.
• Drive automation, reliability, observability and developer experience initiatives.
• Partner with engineering leaders to remove delivery bottlenecks.
• Set technical standards across CI/CD, infra automation, testing and monitoring.
• Evaluate technologies to boost developer efficiency and software quality.
• Lead major platform initiatives from architecture to production rollout.
• Mentor engineers and foster continuous improvement culture.
• Contribute to long-term platform and engineering strategy.

Skills

Backend engineering

Leadership

Cloud-native

CI/CD

Kubernetes

Infrastructure-as-Code

DevOps

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Kubernetes

Job description

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 Doing Daily 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.

Posted By: Nick Ramler