Senior Engineering Manager - Developer Platform (DevEx)

Ladders; United States; Remote; USD 157,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous PTO

Parental Leave

Progressive Healthcare Options

Retirement Programs

Education Reimbursement

Commuter Offset (specific locations)

Job summary

Ladders is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager - Developer Platform (DevEx) to lead a globally distributed team and shape CI/CD, self-service tooling, and AI-assisted workflows that boost engineering productivity and reliability. This remote role blends technical leadership with people management.

You will guide platform offerings, establish SLAs/SLOs, and partner with senior engineers and leadership to set standards for scalable build and delivery systems, empowering 100+ engineers.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of engineering management experience leading platform, CI/CD, DevTools, or infrastructure teams.
• 8+ years hands-on software development experience with Java (Spring Boot), Groovy pipeline-as-code, Python, or shell scripting in enterprise cloud environments.
• Proven track record implementing AI-assisted engineering workflows or automation to improve platform reliability, failure diagnosis, or pipeline self-healing.
• Deep technical expertise in modern CI/CD architectures and toolchains: Jenkins (pipeline-as-code), GitHub, Docker, Kubernetes/Helm, and AWS.

Responsibilities

• Drive the adoption of AI-enabled capabilities across developer tooling and pipelines.
• Set technical direction and own the continuous delivery model, application CI/CD pipelines, and build systems.
• Contribute technically to the platform through architectural oversight and hands-on problem-solving.
• Treat the developer platform as a product, defining self-service tooling and automated workflows.
• Establish a strong operational culture around proactive alerting and rapid incident response.
• Lead, mentor, and grow a globally distributed team of senior and staff engineers.

Skills

Engineering management

Team leadership

Platform mindset

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Jenkins

GitHub

Docker

Kubernetes/ Helm

AWS

Job description

For our client, we are seeking a Senior Engineering Manager - Developer Platform (DevEx) to join the team of a leader in the Enterprise Technology space. This leader will guide the developer platform function that powers engineering productivity, release quality, and operational reliability across a large technical organization. The role blends hands-on technical leadership with people management, requiring close partnership with senior engineers and leadership to shape modern CI/CD practices and self-service tooling. You will help set the standard for scalable build and delivery systems while advancing automation, observability, and AI-assisted workflows that improve the developer experience.

Location: Remote

Compensation: $157,248 – $224,640 annually

Responsibilities

• Drive the adoption of AI-enabled capabilities across developer tooling and pipelines
• Set technical direction and own the continuous delivery model, application CI/CD pipelines, and build systems
• Contribute technically to the platform through architectural oversight and hands-on problem-solving
• Treat the developer platform as a product, defining self-service tooling and automated workflows
• Establish a strong operational culture around proactive alerting and rapid incident response
• Lead, mentor, and grow a globally distributed team of senior and staff engineers

Qualifications

• 5+ years of engineering management experience leading platform, CI/CD, DevTools, or infrastructure engineering teams
• 8+ years of hands-on software development experience with Java (Spring Boot), Groovy pipeline-as-code, Python, or shell scripting in enterprise cloud environments
• Proven track record implementing AI-assisted engineering workflows or automation to improve platform reliability, failure diagnosis, or pipeline self-healing
• Deep technical expertise in modern CI/CD architectures and toolchains: Jenkins (pipeline-as-code), GitHub, Docker, Kubernetes/Helm, and AWS
• Proven success running developer platforms as a product supporting 100+ engineers, defining clear SLAs/SLOs, and driving adoption of paved-road tooling
• Strong track record operating at a Principal-level technical bar, conducting rigorous architecture reviews and collaborating effectively with Staff/Principal engineers and senior leadership
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience

Benefits

• Generous PTO & Holiday Schedule
• Parental Leave
• Progressive Healthcare Options
• Retirement Programs
• Opportunity for Education Reimbursement
• Commuter Offset (specific locations)

Our client is an equal opportunity employer.