Platform Engineering Manager

Cheil North America; Plano (TX); Híbrido; USD 140.000 - 210.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Cheil North America is seeking a Platform Engineering Manager in Plano, TX to lead a backend/full-stack team and contribute to code and architecture. The role focuses on reliability, performance, and scalable data services while maintaining strong engineering discipline.

You will mentor engineers, guide architectural decisions, and drive delivery cadence in a hybrid work setup with in-office days Tue/Thu. A track record in distributed systems and modern web stacks is essential.

Formación

• 7+ years of software engineering with 2+ years of people management
• Deep experience with a modern web stack (TypeScript/Node or Python, relational and NoSQL databases, REST/GraphQL, cloud)
• Experience scaling systems with growth in traffic and data
• Strong fundamentals in distributed systems, observability, and security
• Calm, structured prioritization and incident management
• Bachelor’s degree in CS/Software Eng or related field, or equivalent practical experience
• Experience in agency, marketing tech, e-commerce, or consumer web environments a plus
• Able to work in a hybrid office environment at the Plano, Texas location: Tue and Thu in office; others remote optional

Responsabilidades

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of backend and full-stack engineers
• Stay hands-on with architecture, code review, and critical-path development
• Own the reliability, performance, and scalability of core web services and data layer
• Establish engineering standards, on-call practices, and a healthy delivery cadence
• Plan capacity and architecture for systems that support larger user bases

Conocimientos

Team leadership

Web stack

Python

REST GraphQL

Cloud infrastructure

Distributed systems

Incident management

Security fundamentals

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Software Eng or related field

Descripción del empleo

We're a global creative, tech & marketing agency. With 8,000+ Cheilers across 46 countries, we're always lookingfor more remarkable people.

8,000+

Team Members

46

Countries

55

Offices

Platform Engineering Manager

Location: Plano, Texas

Work Model: Full-time, hybrid 2 days minimum in-office, balance of days optional remote

Reports to: Director of Technology

About Us

We are Built to Connect.

At Cheil Worldwide, we create connected experiences that move people with work that’s bold enough to stand out, clear enough to be understood, and enduring enough to be remembered. Born from technology and built from one of the world’s largest tech ecosystems, we move with innovation, not after it.

Today, brands exist in a constant stream of interactions, where every moment is an opportunity to connect...or be ignored. That's why we design connected experiences across online, offline and emerging touchpoints, blending data, insights, creativity, and technology to build what's next, not just respond to what's now.

Cheil USA serves as the lead agency for Samsung. And while Samsung remains a key partner, our work extends across a growing portfolio of globally recognized brands. Powered by a team of 200+ creative problem-solvers, we thrive on pushing boundaries and redefining how brands engage with people.

The opportunity

Cheil USA is hiring a player-coach to lead our platform engineering team, which owns our core web stack and the systems that need to scale as our user base grows. You'll split your time between leading the team and contributing directly to the codebase.

What you'll do

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of backend and full-stack engineers
• Stay hands-on with architecture, code review, and critical-path development
• Own the reliability, performance, and scalability of our core web services and data layer
• Establish engineering standards, on-call practices, and a healthy delivery cadence
• Plan capacity and architecture for systems supporting significantly larger user bases

What we’re looking for

• 7+ years of software engineering with 2+ years managing engineers
• Deep experience with a modern web stack (e.g. TypeScript/Node or Python, relational and NoSQL databases, REST/GraphQL APIs, cloud infrastructure)
• Experience scaling systems through meaningful growth in traffic and data
• Strong fundamentals in distributed systems, observability, and security
• A calm, structured approach to prioritization and incident management
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
• Experience in agency, marketing technology, e-commerce, or consumer-facing web environments a plus
• Able to work in a hybrid office environment at the Plano, Texas location: Tuesdays and Thursdays in office with Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays remote optional