Engineering Manager, Cloud Engineering

About the Role

The Engineering Manager for Cloud Engineering at LaunchDarkly plays a pivotal role in overseeing the foundational infrastructure that supports the company’s innovative products. This position is essential for ensuring that the cloud infrastructure is robust, efficient, and scalable, which directly impacts the quality of services offered to clients. In the initial months, you will focus on leading a talented team, guiding them through critical infrastructure projects while also establishing operational protocols and best practices. This role is designed for someone who values operational health and has a passion for leadership, enabling you to make a significant contribution to the company’s growth and success.

Key Responsibilities

• You will lead and mentor a skilled team of Cloud Engineers, setting clear expectations and providing ongoing coaching to enhance their professional growth.
• Your primary responsibility will be to manage the operational integrity of LaunchDarkly’s cloud infrastructure, ensuring that incident responses and service-level objectives are met with utmost reliability.
• Manage a comprehensive infrastructure insourcing program that spans multiple quarters, overseeing project sequencing, dependency management, and effective communication of milestones.
• Guide your team in making informed technical decisions concerning AWS infrastructure, networking, Kubernetes, and compliance, ensuring all trade-offs are well understood.
• Develop and implement automated solutions to streamline operational processes, enabling product engineering teams to interact with the infrastructure more independently.
• Support migration efforts by providing best practices and enabling partner teams, while maintaining clear ownership and accountability.
• Establish and promote team norms that encourage the use of AI-assisted engineering, focusing on reducing operational toil through innovative automation solutions.
• Foster a collaborative and inclusive team environment, maintaining continuity and team morale during periods of change.
• You will serve as a liaison between various engineering teams, ensuring that shared infrastructure goals and dependencies are effectively communicated and managed.
• Regularly report on operational risks, resource needs, and project progress to senior engineering leadership and relevant stakeholders.

Requirements & Qualifications

• A minimum of 5 years of experience in cloud engineering or related fields, with demonstrable expertise in managing cloud infrastructure.
• You should possess strong leadership skills, with a proven track record of guiding technical teams to success in a dynamic environment.
• Experience with AWS services, Kubernetes, and infrastructure as code methodologies is essential for this role.
• Knowledge of disaster recovery protocols and operational health monitoring will be advantageous.
• Excellent communication skills are required to facilitate collaboration across various teams and ensure alignment on project goals.

What You’ll Gain

• You will enhance your leadership abilities by managing a high-performing team in a critical area of the business.
• Acquire advanced technical skills related to cloud infrastructure management and automation technologies.
• Experience a unique opportunity to contribute to key infrastructure projects that will shape the future of the company.
• Network with cross-functional teams, which can open doors for future career advancement within the organization.

How to Apply

If you’re ready to take the next step in your career and lead a dynamic team at the forefront of cloud engineering, apply now! Visit Apply here.