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Senior Engineering Manager, Platform Delivery - Upstart
Engineering Manager
Lead a high‑performing platform engineering team, driving scalable, cloud‑native services with Python, Node.js, and AWS. Own end‑to‑end delivery, champion DevOps practices, and shape architecture for rapid, reliable product releases.
About the role
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and mentor a cross‑functional engineering team focused on platform services, ensuring high quality, scalability, and reliability.
- Own the full delivery lifecycle: architecture design, implementation, testing, deployment, and post‑release support.
- Drive continuous improvement of CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and cloud infrastructure using AWS and Kubernetes.
- Collaborate with product, data, and security teams to define technical roadmaps and prioritize feature delivery.
- Champion Agile practices, facilitating sprint planning, retrospectives, and knowledge sharing.
Requirements
- 10+ years of software engineering experience, with 5+ years in a leadership role.
- Proven expertise in Python, Node.js, AWS, and container orchestration (Kubernetes).
- Strong background in building and scaling cloud‑native platforms, CI/CD, and DevOps.
- Excellent communication skills and a track record of building high‑performing teams.
- Experience with Agile methodologies and cross‑functional collaboration.
Skills
pythonnodejsawskubernetescicdagile