Software Engineering Manager, Cloud Engineering (Remote - Worldwide)

The posting does not list country restrictions, but pay is set by hiring range based on location, so check the eligible locations shown in the application form. A mission-driven technology company that builds open-source software used by hundreds of millions of people each month is hiring a Software Engineering Manager for its Cloud Engineering organization. You will lead a team that runs the internal developer platform supporting both human-driven and AI agent-driven workloads. The role combines people leadership with hands-on technical direction across cloud infrastructure, reliability and security.

What you'll do

• Lead and grow an engineering team focused on automation, self-service tooling and data-driven delivery.
• Set architecture and design direction for cloud platform services, creating repeatable patterns across teams.
• Own and prioritize the team's roadmap across its focus areas, aligned with organizational strategy.
• Drive cross-functional work to hit milestones across the infrastructure components the team owns, including cloud cost management (FinOps), observability, incident management and CI/CD.
• Work with product security on hardening, including cloud-native application protection and web application firewalls.
• Champion operational excellence and scalable solutions, and maintain high standards for security, compliance, reliability and usability.

What you need

• 10+ years of software engineering experience, including at least 5 years managing engineers.
• Hands-on experience leading an organization through a transition to agentic software development.
• Track record of leading large-scale technical and organizational change around cloud-native platforms and services.
• Deep expertise with containerized production infrastructure, including Kubernetes, Terraform, Helm, Prometheus, Grafana, IAM, identity providers, WAFs and Gateway API.
• Proficiency with multiple cloud platforms, particularly GCP.
• Strong leadership and communication skills, with the ability to link technical work to user and business goals, and comfort working through ambiguity.

Open to applicants anywhere in the world.

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