Platform Engineering Lead & People Manager — AI-Driven Delivery

Koalafi; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 174,000 - 236,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage

20 PTO days + 11 paid holidays

401(k) retirement with company matching

Student Loan & Tuition Reimbursement

Commuter assistance

Parental leave (maternal + paternal)

Inclusion and Associate Engagement Programs

Job summary

Koalafi is seeking an experienced engineering leader to manage the platform engineering team, focusing on people development and delivering high-impact projects. This role requires a hands-on approach, with accountability for the team's performance and growth, as well as substantial technical contribution.

The ideal candidate has over 7 years of experience in cloud infrastructure, strong skills in Terraform and Kubernetes, and a passion for mentoring engineers through their development. The role offers opportunities for remote work across the U.S.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of hands-on experience in cloud infrastructure/platform engineering.
• Experience managing teams and delivering on project timelines.
• Strong troubleshooting skills and commitment to improving systems.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of engineers with full accountability for their performance.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines ensuring deployment safety.
• Drive production readiness and incident response coordination.

Skills

People leadership

Cloud infrastructure expertise

Kubernetes operation

Terraform proficiency

AWS fundamentals

CI/CD pipeline management

Automation using Python or Go

Tools

Terraform

Kubernetes

AWS

Job description

Koalafi is seeking an experienced engineering leader to manage the platform engineering team, focusing on people development and delivering high-impact projects. This role requires a hands-on approach, with accountability for the team's performance and growth, as well as substantial technical contribution.

The ideal candidate has over 7 years of experience in cloud infrastructure, strong skills in Terraform and Kubernetes, and a passion for mentoring engineers through their development. The role offers opportunities for remote work across the U.S.