Lead Productivity Engineer AWS/Python/Kotlin - Boston

Motion Recruitment; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 234,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Benefits

Vision Benefits

PTO

401(k)

Hybrid Work Environment

Job summary

Motion Recruitment in Boston seeks a Lead Productivity Engineer to guide a team focused on engineering productivity, software delivery infrastructure, and internal tooling. You will mentor engineers, shape technical direction, and drive strategic initiatives across the organization.

While hands-on, this role emphasizes leadership and cross-functional collaboration to improve how software is built, tested, deployed, and operated in a fast-growing SaaS environment.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of engineers focused on engineering productivity and software delivery.
• Remain technically engaged by contributing to architecture discussions, technical design reviews, automation initiatives, and key engineering projects.
• Improve development, testing, deployment, and operational workflows across the engineering organization.
• Build and enhance internal tools that improve developer efficiency and reduce operational friction.
• Drive initiatives around automation, CI/CD, observability, testing, and infrastructure reliability.
• Partner with engineering teams to identify bottlenecks and improve software delivery performance.
• Establish best practices for software delivery, monitoring, automation, and development workflows.
• Evaluate emerging technologies that help engineering teams work more effectively.
• Lead strategic engineering initiatives from planning and architecture through production deployment.
• Help shape long-term engineering strategy and organizational effectiveness.]

Skills

Software engineering

Leadership

Backend engineering

Cloud-native environments

CI/CD pipelines

Kubernetes

Infrastructure as Code

Cross-functional leadership

Communication

Productivity improvement

Tools

Kubernetes

Infrastructure as Code

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Job Description A high-growth B2B SaaS company is seeking a Lead Productivity Engineer to lead and develop a team focused on developer productivity, software delivery infrastructure, development automation, and internal engineering tooling.

While this role includes hands-on technical contribution, it is not an individual contributor position. The Lead Productivity Engineer will be responsible for mentoring engineers, providing technical direction, driving strategic initiatives, and managing a team focused on improving how software is built, tested, deployed, and operated across the organization.

The company is investing heavily in engineering efficiency, AI-powered development workflows, automation, and developer tooling as it continues to scale. This role offers a unique opportunity to combine leadership with technical execution while influencing engineering practices across the entire organization.

Location: Boston, MA (Hybrid)

Required Skills & Experience

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

Desired Skills & Experience

• Experience leading Developer Productivity, Infrastructure, DevOps, Developer Experience, or Platform Engineering teams
• Experience building internal developer tooling and self-service engineering capabilities
• Experience managing backend and infrastructure-focused engineers
• Experience supporting large-scale SaaS applications in production environments
• Familiarity with observability, monitoring, and engineering performance metrics
• Experience implementing AI-assisted development tools and workflow automation
• Experience supporting rapid software release cycles
• Experience working within high-growth technology organizations

What You Will Be Doing Daily Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of engineers focused on engineering productivity and software delivery
• Remain technically engaged by contributing to architecture discussions, technical design reviews, automation initiatives, and key engineering projects
• Improve development, testing, deployment, and operational workflows across the engineering organization
• Build and enhance internal tools that improve developer efficiency and reduce operational friction
• Drive initiatives around automation, CI/CD, observability, testing, and infrastructure reliability
• Partner with engineering teams to identify bottlenecks and improve software delivery performance
• Establish best practices for software delivery, monitoring, automation, and development workflows
• Evaluate emerging technologies that help engineering teams work more effectively
• Lead strategic engineering initiatives from planning and architecture through production deployment
• Help shape long-term engineering strategy and organizational effectiveness

The Offer

• Base Salary: $180,000 - $234,000
• Annual Performance Bonus
• Equity Participation Program
• Hybrid Work Environment
• Opportunity to influence engineering strategy across a growing SaaS 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