Backend Platform Team Leader
Core
Lead the Platform pod to own shared backend infrastructure, build tools and agentic workflows, and enable other pods to ship faster and more safely.
Role type
Senior IC backend platform team leader (people manager)
Builds
Shared backend infrastructure, tools, architecture, and agentic workflows
Domain
Cloud infrastructure and backend engineering
Deliverable
infrastructure
Required skills
Kubernetes, AWS (EKS, EC2, RDS, S3), Redpanda (Kafka), RabbitMQ, CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code, Grafana, Prometheus, incident management, team leadership
Preferred skills
None stated
Technologies
Kubernetes, AWS, Redpanda, RabbitMQ, CI/CD, Grafana, Prometheus
Responsibilities
Maintain shared infrastructure reliability, security, and cost-efficiency; lead multi-quarter architectural evolution programs; drive incident root cause analysis; manage sprint and quarter planning; uphold and improve pod processes; guide design decisions and challenge assumptions; set goals and provide feedback for direct reports
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with people management
