Senior Director, Platform Engineering — AI-First Dev Platform

53 Stations; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 295,000 - 345,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Time Off

Health Benefits

401(k) Savings

Pet Insurance

Job summary

53 Stations is seeking a Senior Director of Platform Engineering to lead cloud infrastructure and enhance developer experience. You’ll be responsible for defining technical strategy, managing multidisciplinary teams, and fostering innovation in software development practices.

The ideal candidate should have over 10 years of engineering experience and a proven track record in building and leading platform engineering organizations. This position allows for flexible work arrangements in various locations across the US.

Qualifications

• Experience leading complex engineering systems.
• Proven track record driving developer productivity.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals.

Responsibilities

• Define and own a multi-year technical strategy.
• Lead Developer Acceleration program for improving workflows.
• Establish best practices for incident response and monitoring.

Skills

CI/CD systems

Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)

AI-assisted development

Developer experience improvement

Infrastructure as code

Education

10+ years of engineering experience

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Job description

53 Stations is seeking a Senior Director of Platform Engineering to lead cloud infrastructure and enhance developer experience. You’ll be responsible for defining technical strategy, managing multidisciplinary teams, and fostering innovation in software development practices.

The ideal candidate should have over 10 years of engineering experience and a proven track record in building and leading platform engineering organizations. This position allows for flexible work arrangements in various locations across the US.