Platform & Infrastructure Engineering Lead (Remote)

Ladders; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Flexible hours

Team meetups

AI-powered tooling

Diversity initiatives

Job summary

Ladders is seeking a Head of Platform & Infrastructure Engineering to shape long-term platform direction and translate it into actionable roadmaps. You will partner with Product Engineering to scale operations, improve collaboration, and enable developer productivity at scale.

The role emphasizes building strong teams, elevating operational practices, and guiding high-impact initiatives across the organization in a remote-friendly setting.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a company through high-growth phases as an IC Lead or Engineering Leader.
• Designing hiring processes and recruitment strategies.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration and communication.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a long-term vision and 6-month roadmap for Platform & Infrastructure.
• Expand the team by hiring ICs and managers.
• Foster collaboration with Product Engineering to improve efficiency.
• Evaluate and enhance monitoring and incident management processes.
• Manage vendor relationships and negotiate pricing for infrastructure services.
• Lead and mentor managers to ensure strong team dynamics.
• Build Dev Experience if needed or partner with Product Engineering in that area.

Skills

Leadership

Hiring processes

Collaboration

Kubernetes

Networking

Written communication

Job description

Ladders is seeking a Head of Platform & Infrastructure Engineering to shape long-term platform direction and translate it into actionable roadmaps. You will partner with Product Engineering to scale operations, improve collaboration, and enable developer productivity at scale.

The role emphasizes building strong teams, elevating operational practices, and guiding high-impact initiatives across the organization in a remote-friendly setting.