Senior Engineering Manager, Platform

Talenthop; United States; On-site; USD 194,000 - 285,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with employer match

Health, dental, vision insurance

Wellness and work-from-home reimburse

Job summary

Panorama Education is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager, Platform, to lead a team of senior engineers responsible for shared services, core infrastructure, and developer tools. You will guide architecture decisions and align technical direction with strategic goals while supporting AI workload integration.

You will collaborate across product, security, and ops teams to ensure platform reliability, on-call discipline, and strong operational standards.

Qualifications

• 8+ years software engineering experience with 5+ years in people management.
• Experience partnering with product teams to deliver shared roadmaps.
• Strong focus on developer experience and platform reliability.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a team of senior/platform engineers and provide feedback.
• Guide architecture decisions for platform infrastructure and system design.
• Manage platform delivery from planning to production with health metrics.
• Establish on-call and incident management practices with SRE.
• Collaborate with AI platform and security teams to support AI workloads safely.
• Shape and prioritize the platform roadmap with product management.
• Represent platform engineering in cross-team initiatives with transparent updates.
• Ensure security, privacy, and regulatory compliance for student data.

Skills

People management

Platform engineering

Delivery discipline

CI/CD improvements

Observability

Education

Bachelor's in CS/Engineering

Tools

AWS

Terraform

Kubernetes

Job description

Panorama Education operates in the K-12 education technology sector, addressing the challenge of providing comprehensive student insights to modern school systems. By integrating academic, attendance, behavior, and engagement data with AI, the program enables educators to fully understand each student and make informed decisions. Supporting 15 million students across 2,000 districts nationwide, the organization has a significant impact on student outcomes.

About the Opportunity:

The SENIOR ENGINEERING MANAGER, PLATFORM leads the team responsible for the foundational capabilities that support the organization's products, including shared services, core infrastructure, developer tools, and operational standards. This role ensures the platform remains robust and scalable as the program grows, enabling rapid and secure product development. The manager collaborates with product leadership to align technical direction with strategic goals and supports the integration of AI workloads into the platform.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and grow a team of senior and staff platform engineers, setting clear expectations and providing direct feedback.


• Guide technical decisions on architecture, infrastructure, and system design, focusing on high-impact work.


• Manage platform delivery from planning to production, defining and maintaining platform health metrics.


• Develop strong operational practices including on-call and incident management with SRE.


• Collaborate with AI platform and security teams to ensure infrastructure supports AI capabilities securely and efficiently.


• Work with product management to shape and prioritize the platform roadmap.


• Represent platform engineering in cross-team initiatives and provide leadership with transparent updates.


• Ensure platform capabilities comply with security, privacy, and regulatory requirements, especially regarding student data.

Requirements:

• Minimum 8 years software engineering experience, including 5 years managing engineers, preferably in platform-related teams.


• Proven ability to manage senior and staff engineers with a leadership style based on clarity and trust.


• Strong technical credibility with hands-on experience, especially with AWS; experience with Terraform and Kubernetes is a plus.


• Experience partnering with product teams to deliver shared roadmaps and coordinating across engineering, security, and operations.


• Disciplined in delivery, scope management, and defining completion criteria.


• Focus on developer experience improvements such as CI/CD and internal tooling tied to productivity and retention.


• Knowledge of security and compliance frameworks like SOC 2 and FERPA, with expertise in data protection.


• Experience with scalable monitoring and observability.


• Understanding of AI workload infrastructure demands and integration of AI-assisted tools and workflows.


• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field is preferred.

Pay Range and Compensation Package:

• Base salary range: $194,051 - $285,369 USD annually.


• Compensation includes annual bonuses or commissions, equity awards, and region-specific health and welfare benefits.


• 401(k) plan with employer match.


• Health, dental, vision, life insurance, and short-term and long-term disability coverage.


• Flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent care.


• Wellness and work-from-home reimbursements.

Equal Opportunity Statement:

Our client is an equal opportunity employer. They celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or national origin.