Engineering Manager, Infrastructure Platform

About the role

The Infrastructure Platform team builds, automates and enhances the cloud and container-based platform and datastores that underpin every product team at GetYourGuide. It is described as "engineers for the engineers", providing abstractions, paved paths and self-service tooling so other teams can ship safely and quickly. The Infrastructure Platform team's Engineering Manager is responsible for all hiring and performance management on the engineering side, and for shaping the roadmap and portfolio allocation.

Key responsibilities

• Own hiring and performance management for the engineering team, helping engineers reach their full potential
• Partner with peers and stakeholders to shape the roadmap and portfolio allocation and drive high-impact delivery
• Build and maintain opinionated paved paths and abstraction layers for mission teams
• Champion platform engineering principles and operational excellence across the wider engineering organization

Required profile

• Strong sense of ownership, keeping technical and project plans aligned with stakeholders and the team
• Approaches complex topics with an open mind and an eye for simplicity
• Passion for people, supporting and coaching engineers without micromanaging
• Experience in a scale-up or high-growth environment, taking projects from zero to one and scaling them
• Experience building platforms for organizations of 500+ engineers
• Experience operating as a technical product manager or owner, especially for internal platform products serving engineering customers

Required skills

• Strong technical experience in a cloud-native platform engineering environment
• Platform stack based on AWS, Kubernetes and Istio

What we offer

• Virtual share options and a personal growth budget with mentorship programs
• Work from anywhere for 30 days per year, with a hybrid approach (three office days, two optional at-home days)
• Quarterly team events and yearly company-wide events
• Monthly transportation and fitness budget, discounts on GetYourGuide activities, and a health and wellness benefits package

Candidates apply by submitting their CV in English through the online form; the company states it is an equal opportunities employer.