Platform Engineering Manager

Capital Group; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 153,842 - 246,147; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous time-away and health benefits

2-for-1 matching gifts for charitable contributions

Access to professional development resources

Job summary

Capital Group is seeking a Platform Engineering and Developer Portal Manager in Charlotte, NC. The role involves leading the team responsible for the Internal Developer Portal, defining product strategies, and enhancing developer experience. Candidates should have a strong background in platform engineering, modern software delivery practices, and a bachelor's degree in computer science. Competitive compensation includes a base salary of $153,842–$246,147 plus bonuses and retirement contributions.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in engineering roles, including 5+ years leading teams.
• Experience in managing and developing teams across locations and time zones.
• Comfortable partnering with Product Managers for prioritization and planning.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve the Internal Developer Portal as a central product.
• Establish efficient ‘Golden Paths’ for software deployment.
• Lead and grow a team of Platform Engineers, focusing on their development.

Skills

Leadership in platform engineering

Modern software delivery practices

CI/CD and GitOps

Familiarity with Backstage, Port, or Cortex

Cloud platforms

Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)

Software development (TypeScript, Python, Java, Go)

API and microservice design

DevOps practices

Observability concepts

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field

Tools

AWS

Kubernetes

Docker

Terraform

GitHub

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Platform Engineering and Developer Portal Manager at Capital Group

We are looking for a Platform Engineering leader to own and evolve our Internal Developer Portal (IDP) as a first‑class product for developers. In this role, you will partner with Product Management to define the strategy, roadmap, and adoption of a centralized service catalog and self‑service capabilities that reduce friction and cognitive load for engineering teams. You will establish clear “Golden Paths” that enable teams to build, deploy, and operate software safely and efficiently while maintaining flexibility to innovate.

You will act as a key connector between platform engineering, architecture, security, and application teams—ensuring our cloud platform tooling is intuitive, scalable, and aligned with enterprise standards. Through this work, you will directly improve developer velocity, onboarding efficiency, and platform consistency across the organization.

In this role, you will lead and grow a team of Platform Engineers, investing in their coaching, technical excellence, and career development. You are a hands‑on, player‑coach leader who values strong engineering fundamentals, continuous learning, and outcome‑driven delivery.

Qualifications

• You have experience leading internal platforms or developer‑facing products and treating developer experience as a core product capability.
• You bring a strong understanding of modern software delivery practices, including CI/CD, GitOps, and cloud‑native platforms such as Kubernetes.
• You are familiar with the Internal Developer Portal ecosystem and tools such as Backstage, Port, or Cortex.
• You excel at building alignment and consensus across Security, SRE, Architecture, and Engineering leadership.
• You have experience managing and developing teams across multiple locations and time zones.
• You are comfortable partnering with Product Managers and delivery leads to prioritize work and drive predictable outcomes.
• You have helped establish AI‑assisted development as a standard engineering capability by embedding it into developer workflows and defining clear ways of working (e.g., prompt conventions, shared context, and guardrails) that improve consistency, accelerate onboarding, and reduce cognitive load while maintaining engineering rigor.
• You are a continuous learner who seeks opportunities to adopt new technologies and improve both technical and business acumen.
• You hold a bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent experience).

Skills and experience

10+ years of experience in engineering roles, including 5+ years leading and developing engineering teams, with a demonstrated ability to build reliable, scalable platforms that enable other teams to succeed.

Experience across several of the following areas:

• Internal Developer Platforms and service catalogs (e.g., Backstage or similar frameworks)
• Cloud platforms and container orchestration (AWS preferred; Kubernetes and Docker)
• Infrastructure as Code and automation (Terraform or equivalent)
• Software development using languages such as TypeScript, Python, Java or Go
• API and microservice design in distributed systems
• DevOps and DevSecOps practices across the full SDLC
• Observability concepts including metrics, logs, traces, and open standards such as OpenTelemetry
• CI/CD tooling and developer workflows (e.g., GitHub, Jira, Confluence, pipeline orchestration tools)
• Technical documentation, including product requirements, high‑level architecture and detailed design artifacts

Benefits

Enjoy generous time‑away and health benefits from day one, with the opportunity for flexible work options.

Receive 2-for‑1 matching gifts for your charitable contributions and the opportunity to secure annual grants for the organizations you love.

Access on‑demand professional development resources that allow you to hone existing skills and learn new ones.

About Compensation

Charlotte Base Salary Range: $153,842–$246,147. In addition to a highly competitive base salary, you will be eligible for an individual annual performance bonus, Capital’s annual profitability bonus, and a retirement plan where Capital contributes 15% of your eligible earnings.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an equal opportunity employer, which means we comply with all federal, state and local laws that prohibit discrimination when making all decisions about employment. As equal‑opportunity employers, our policies prohibit unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, sex (including gender and gender identity), pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship status, AIDS/HIV status, political activities or affiliations, military or veteran status, status as a victim of domestic violence, assault or stalking or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.