Head of Platform & AI Infrastructure

LendingClub; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 260,000 - 290,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Relocation assistance

Medical/dental/vision benefits

401(k) match

Parental leave

Job summary

Happen Bank in San Francisco seeks the VP, Platform Engineering to lead AI Infrastructure, DevOps, testing, DBA, and observability platforms across the engineering org, defining multi‑year strategy and guardrails for fast, safe delivery.

Candidates should have 13+ years in senior engineering leadership, strong cross‑domain tech fluency (Java/Scala/Node.js; Postgres/MySQL), and a track record building platform functions. Hybrid work in SF with relocation options.

Qualifications

• 13+ years in progressive software engineering or platform leadership.
• Bachelor's degree or higher; equivalent experience accepted.
• Deep experience in AI infrastructure strategy and governance.

Responsibilities

• Lead AI Infrastructure, DevOps, testing, DBA, and observability platforms.
• Define multi-year strategy and guardrails for safe scaling.
• Partner with product and technology to align investments with goals.

Skills

AI Infrastructure

DevOps

Platform engineering

Observability

Database administration

Incident management

Leadership

CI/CD

Java/Scala/Node.js

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Postgres

MySQL

Cassandra

DynamoDB

SQS/SNS

Kafka

Job description

Happen Bank in San Francisco seeks the VP, Platform Engineering to lead AI Infrastructure, DevOps, testing, DBA, and observability platforms across the engineering org, defining multi‑year strategy and guardrails for fast, safe delivery.

Candidates should have 13+ years in senior engineering leadership, strong cross‑domain tech fluency (Java/Scala/Node.js; Postgres/MySQL), and a track record building platform functions. Hybrid work in SF with relocation options.