Platform Engineering Manager
Core
Lead Platform Engineering for shared infrastructure services and forward-deployed engineers embedded with tier-1 clients in digital assets and AI infrastructure.
Role type
Senior IC Platform Engineering Manager (Player-Coach)
Builds
Shared platform capabilities (compute, networking, observability, CI/CD, validator clusters, secrets management) and bespoke client engagements.
Domain
Digital Assets, Blockchain, Data Center Infrastructure, AI/High-Performance Computing, Financial Technology
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Platform engineering leadership, distributed systems architecture, operational logistics, team development, build/buy/reuse strategy, client-facing technical leadership, incident response, capacity planning
Preferred skills
Blockchain/protocol experience (staking, validators, MPC, custody), tier-1 financial institution background, scaling forward-deployed engineering functions
Technologies
AWS (EKS, VPC, MSK, Aurora, S3), GitOps (FluxCD), Terraform, Datadog, Grafana, Wiz, Kafka, KMS/HSM, MPC, AWS Nitro Enclaves, Postgres, Cloudflare
Responsibilities
Develop engineers across platform and client-engagement tracks; set technical strategy for shared platform and make build/buy/reuse decisions; manage operational logistics including staffing, rotation, and incident response; execute on client engagements and ensure lessons feed back into platform direction
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership mandate