(USA) Senior Manager, Software Engineering

Ladders; United States; Remote; USD 121,000 - 242,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) plan with company-paid life

Generous paid time off including Paren

Disability insurance

Company discounts

Tuition and education assistance

Job summary

Ladders is seeking a Senior Manager, Software Engineering to lead a data platform operations function focused on reliability, security, and scalable cloud delivery. This remote role partners with security, infrastructure, and engineering teams to raise governance and reduce cost while elevating engineering standards.

You will mentor engineers, drive automation, and implement best practices in SRE and IaC across a large cloud environment.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of software engineering or related field.
• Proven leadership experience managing data operations or platform teams.
• Deep expertise in large-scale data platforms and distributed systems.
• Hands-on with tools like Databricks, Snowflake, or Apache Spark.
• Strong background in data security, governance, and compliance.
• Experience with cost optimization in cloud environments, especially GCP.
• Knowledge of SRE practices and process automation.

Responsibilities

• Lead the data platform operations team to enhance operational strategies.
• Improve data security and governance compliance processes.
• Implement Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform to increase efficiency.
• Optimize cloud costs across compute and storage resources.
• Collaborate with security teams to strengthen access management protocols.
• Apply SRE principles to improve deployment and operational resilience.
• Mentor engineers to support high technical standards and continuous improvement.

Skills

Leadership

Data platform operations

Distributed systems

SRE practices

Cloud cost optimization

Tools

Terraform

Databricks

Snowflake

Apache Spark

Job description

For our client, we are seeking a Senior Manager, Software Engineering to join the team of a leader in the Retail & Consumer Goods space.
This role will lead a data platform operations function with a focus on reliability, scalability, and secure service delivery across a large-scale cloud environment.
The position will partner closely with security, infrastructure, and engineering stakeholders to strengthen governance, improve operational resilience, and drive cost-efficient execution.
Success in this role will come from combining hands-on technical depth with people leadership to elevate standards, automate processes, and support continuous improvement.
Location: Remote
Compensation: $121,000 – $242,000 annually
Responsibilities

• Lead the data platform operations team to enhance operational strategies.
• Improve data security and governance compliance processes.
• Implement Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform to increase efficiency.
• Optimize cloud costs across compute and storage resources.
• Collaborate with security teams to strengthen access management protocols.
• Apply SRE principles to improve deployment and operational resilience.
• Mentor engineers to support high technical standards and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of experience in software engineering or a related field.
• Proven leadership experience managing data operations or platform teams.
• Deep expertise in large-scale data platforms and distributed systems.
• Hands-on experience with tools like Databricks, Snowflake, or Apache Spark.
• Strong background in data security, governance, and compliance.
• Experience with cost optimization in cloud environments, especially GCP.
• Knowledge of SRE practices and process automation.

Benefits

• Health benefits including medical, vision, and dental coverage.
• 401(k) plan with company-paid life insurance.
• Generous paid time off policies including parental and family care leave.
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance options.
• Company discounts and Military Leave Pay.
• Tuition and education assistance through Live Better U.

Our client is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every qualification—your background could be exactly what this team needs.