Senior Manager, Platform Engineering

Company: Kandji
Location: San Francisco
Posted on: May 8, 2024

Job Description:

About Kandji
Kandji is the Apple Device Management and Security Platform. Kandji empowers companies to manage and secure Apple devices in the enterprise and at scale. By centrally securing and managing Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV devices, IT and InfoSec teams can save countless hours of manual, repetitive work with features like one-click compliance templates and more than 150 pre-built automations, apps, and workflows. -
Device Harmony is our vision for tearing down the wall between IT and InfoSec to keep every Apple user secure and productive, using connected intelligence and automation. By choosing a career with Kandji, you will play an integral role in contributing to making our vision a reality. Backed by world-class investors such as Tiger Global, Greycroft, B Capital Group, Okta Ventures, the Spruce House Partnership, and First Round Capital, Kandji has raised over $100+M in capital to date.
Trusted by industry leaders, Kandji's rapidly growing customer base includes companies like Ramp, Notion, Attentive, Netskope, Noom, Turo, Groupon, VoxMedia, and more. -
Recognized for its award-winning products, Kandji was recently named the #1 fastest-growing app in Okta's 2023 Businesses at Work Report and a G2 Best Software 2023 Award Winner for Fastest Growing Products! -

The Opportunity:
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Manager, Platform Engineering to join our growing Platform Engineering organization. As the Sr Manager, Platform Engineering, you will lead and oversee the design, implementation, and maintenance of robust solutions within platform, data, and engineering environments. Your primary focus will be ensuring our systems' scalability, reliability, integrity, and availability. The ideal candidate for this position will have extensive experience designing solutions within cloud-native environments. Excellent leadership and communication skills are required to collaborate with cross-functional teams and mentor platform engineering professionals effectively. How you will make a difference day to day

• Ensure platform and infrastructure capabilities can support the needs of a rapidly scaling business.
• Drive alignment on platform roadmap and priorities between engineering and peer teams in product management and design; this includes both strategic vision and tactical execution.
• Hire and scale a highly performant team focused on velocity, sustainability, and quality; recruit and retain top technical talent.
• Provide ongoing technical guidance and mentorship to engineering teams.
• Optimize engineering processes between disparate groups; align teams around quality and documentation without compromising stability.
• Build strong cross-functional partnerships with engineers, product managers, designers, and other business stakeholders and demonstrate the ability to influence, resolve conflicts, and drive results. Minimum Qualifications
  • 8+ years of related experience: cloud infrastructure, platform development, software frameworks, and simulation frameworks or tools development
  • 3+ years of leadership/experience managing highly technical teams
  • Experience with cloud technologies, i.e. AWS, GCP, or Azure
  • Experience and understanding of the structure and components that form modern distributed systems and tools, i.e. Kafka, Kubernetes, etc.
  • Domain understanding in one or more of the following areas: enterprise SaaS, developer platforms, IoT.
  • A strong background in leveraging infrastructure platforms and data components across a growing portfolio of products.
  • Track record of leadership for highly scalable platforms within enterprise environments; ability to deliver high-volume applications with an eye for user experience.
  • Able to work with ambiguity and drive clarity from proposals to implementation
  • Proven track record of building strong, diverse, and capable technical teams, promoting collaborative culture, and supporting the career growth of teams
  • Ability to empower people, instill accountability, and achieve results
  • Clear history of owning and leading the delivery of projects, providing subject matter expertise in a functional domain and running engineering processes.
  • Experience in building out infrastructure teams in a scaling, start-up environment These requirements are for the strongest, ideal candidate. - Even if you do not outperform every bullet point, Kandji encourages you to apply. - We promote a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture and recognize that even the strongest candidates won't have all desired experiences and qualifications.
    Benefits & Perks
    ---- Competitive salary ---- 100% individual and dependent medical + dental + vision coverage ---- 401(k) with a 4% company match ---- 20 days PTO ---- 14 paid holidays per year ---- 10 health and wellness days per year ---- Kandji Wellness Week Off July 1 - July 5, 2024 ---- Equity for full-time employees ---- 12 weeks of paid leave for new parents ---- Cell phone & Internet stipend ---- Exciting opportunities for career growth ---- An outstanding, inclusive culture
    We are excited to be serving a significant need for a fast-growing market, and are proud of the high-performing team we have brought together so far. If you're someone who wants to engage in new, exciting projects that will challenge your skills in the best way possible, we would love to connect with you.
    At Kandji we believe in fostering an inclusive environment in which employees feel encouraged to share their unique perspectives, leverage their strengths, and act authentically. We know that diverse teams are strong teams, and welcome those from all backgrounds and varying experiences.
    Kandji is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability, protected veteran or military status or any other status protected by applicable law.

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