Platform Engineering Manager: Cloud, Kubernetes Automation

Motion Recruitment; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model (Greater Boston)

Annual bonus

Equity participation

Competitive compensation package

Job summary

Motion Recruitment seeks a seasoned Platform Engineering Manager to lead a team focused on developer productivity, cloud infrastructure, deployment automation, and internal engineering platforms.

The role emphasizes automation, observability, and self-service tooling to support rapid software delivery, with a hands-on leader mentoring engineers and improving the lifecycle of software delivery. Hybrid work in the Greater Boston area is offered along with a competitive package.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering experience.
• 2+ years of engineering leadership experience.
• Strong background in backend systems and distributed applications.
• Experience working within cloud-native environments.
• Experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration platforms.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines and automated software delivery.
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools and practices.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional technical initiatives.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a team responsible for platform engineering and developer productivity.
• Improve build, deployment, and release processes across multiple engineering teams.
• Develop internal platforms that enable faster and more reliable software delivery.
• Drive adoption of engineering best practices across CI/CD, observability, testing, and infrastructure automation.
• Partner with application engineering teams to identify bottlenecks and streamline workflows.
• Evaluate modern AI-powered development tools and automation opportunities.
• Influence technical strategy and engineering standards across the organization.

Skills

Backend systems

Distributed applications

Cloud-native environments

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

Infrastructure as Code

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Tools

Kubernetes

CI/CD tooling

IaC tools

Job description

Motion Recruitment seeks a seasoned Platform Engineering Manager to lead a team focused on developer productivity, cloud infrastructure, deployment automation, and internal engineering platforms.

The role emphasizes automation, observability, and self-service tooling to support rapid software delivery, with a hands-on leader mentoring engineers and improving the lifecycle of software delivery. Hybrid work in the Greater Boston area is offered along with a competitive package.