Engineering Manager (Site Reliability Engineering)

Rokt; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 250,000 - 315,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity participation

Catered lunch and healthy snacks

Generous retirement plans

Dog-friendly office

Extra leave

Opportunity to work with top talent

Travel opportunities

Job summary

A hyper-growth e-commerce company is seeking an Infrastructure Engineering leader in Seattle. You will ensure the health and reliability of critical cloud infrastructure while mentoring engineers. The ideal candidate has over 7 years of engineering experience, including leadership roles, and deep expertise in container orchestration. This full-time position offers competitive compensation, including equity and generous benefits.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of engineering experience with 5+ years in Site Reliability Engineering.
• Deep expertise with container orchestration.
• Strong background in real-time event streaming at multi-region scale.

Responsibilities

• Drive strategic initiatives for infrastructure enhancement.
• Champion operational excellence through monitoring and post-incident reviews.
• Mentor engineers and encourage knowledge-sharing.

Skills

Engineering experience

Container orchestration (EKS or similar)

Real-time event streaming

Excellent communication skills

Job description

Base pay range: $250,000 – $315,000 per year.

About Rokt

We are Rokt, a hyper‑growth e‑commerce leader and the global leader in e‑commerce, unlocking real‑time relevance in the moment that matters most. Our AI Brain and e‑commerce network power billions of transactions, connecting hundreds of millions of customers, and are trusted by the world's leading companies.

We build innovative solutions to help smart businesses meet customer needs and generate incremental revenue. Leading companies drive 10‑50% of additional revenue—often all profit—from the extra products or services they sell.

Transparency in career paths and compensation is central to our culture. We have a well‑defined career ladder with transparent compensation and clear career paths based on competency and ability.

About the Role

As part of the Infrastructure Engineering team and a people leader, you will ensure the health, stability, and reliability of Rokt's critical cloud infrastructure while driving the growth and performance of the engineers who support it.

Responsibilities

• Drive strategic initiatives that harden our infrastructure while balancing cost and speed.
• Champion operational excellence by refining monitoring, alerting, and CI/CD pipelines, and by running high‑quality post‑incident reviews that convert learnings into preventative actions.
• Develop people and process through structured mentorship, pairing, technical design reviews, and by leading knowledge‑sharing sessions that raise the engineering bar across the org.
• Represent Production Engineering in cross‑functional forums—partnering with Product, Security, and Data teams to align roadmaps, negotiate trade‑offs, and ensure client success.

Requirements

• 7+ years of engineering experience (5+ in SRE) including 2+ years in a formal or informal leadership or people‑management role.
• Deep expertise with container orchestration (EKS or similar): deployment, scaling, policy enforcement, and day‑two operations.
• Strong background in real‑time event streaming and distributed systems (Kafka, Pulsar, SNS/SQS) at multi‑region scale.
• Lead from the front—you’re not afraid to get hands‑on with the tech or dive deep to unblock and empower the team.
• Demonstrated success hiring, coaching, and conducting performance reviews, using data and clear criteria to drive career progression and team effectiveness.
• Excellent communicator—able to articulate complex technical trade‑offs to executives, cross‑functional partners, and customers, both verbally and in writing.

Target Total Compensation

$375,000 – $515,000 per year, including a fixed annual salary of $250,000 – $315,000, an employee equity plan grant, and world‑class benefits.

Benefits

• Equity: Every employee receives equity in the company.
• Catered lunch every day and healthy snacks in the office.
• Generous retirement plans, including a 4% dollar‑for‑dollar 401K matching plan and comprehensive health benefits for you and your dependents.
• Dog‑friendly office.
• Extra leave (bonus annual leave, sabbatical leave, etc.).
• Opportunity to work with top talent.
• Travel opportunities: offices in New York, Seattle, Sydney, Tokyo, and London.

Seniority Level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type

Full‑time

Job Function

Advertising Services, Technology, Information and Internet, Software Development

Equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.