Manager – Platform Engineering

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Locations

Remote

Experience Level

Entry

Junior

Mid

Senior

Expert

Desired Skills

AWS

JavaScript

C/C++/C#

Management

React.js

Kubernetes

Python

TypeScript

Requirements

2+ years of management experience, leading/standing up a Platform Engineering Function
5+ years demonstrated experience shipping commercial products and services, preferably in Go
Cloud infrastructure experience (AWS preferred)
Experience writing code in two out of three languages: Go, Python, Javascript,C++
Experience building and operating services on Kubernetes
Fully stocked bars and kitchen (free snacks all day!)
Catered meals weekly
Monthly Chair massages
Laidback office environment
Monthly themed Happy Hours!
Free access to state of the art gym while working in or visiting our Dallas HQ
Free Covered Parking on-site while working in or visiting our Dallas HQ

Responsibilities

Drive the vision and strategy for our Platform Engineering solutions
Take an active role in hiring, goal setting, performance management, Promotions, and driving retention strategies across your team
Empower, challenge, and coach a team of senior engineers to grow their impact as individual technical leaders by providing them with context and continuous feedback
Effectively prioritize and manage our engineering roadmaps in alignment with our product roadmap
Build and maintain strong cross-functional relationships across Platform Engineering partners and customers throughout engineering
Define, document and build golden paths for teams to build services in a scalable, secure way
Work with teams across the company to gather requirements, support and drive projects forward
Partner with Senior Management to identify appropriate metrics for monitoring team's performance

Desired Qualifications

Experience building developer platforms/frameworks (Backstage.io, Cortex, Humanitec, score.dev, etc) for companies past the start-up stage
Full-stack development experience (Typescript/React, Backend Services, Storage)
Experience Building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, system monitors, and log aggregation services

Title: Manager, Platform Engineering
Location: Remote
Reports To: VP, Foundation and Platform Engineering

We are looking for an experienced engineering leader to join us in leading and growing our Platform Engineering team at LTK. As a Platform Engineering Manager, you will lead a team of platform engineers and work closely with cross-functional teams to optimize the performance, reliability, security and scalability of our platform, making sure every component is running at its peak.

In this role, you will

Drive the vision and strategy for our Platform Engineering solutions
Take an active role in hiring, goal setting, performance management, Promotions, and driving retention strategies across your team
Empower, challenge, and coach a team of senior engineers to grow their impact as individual technical leaders by providing them with context and continuous feedback
Effectively prioritize and manage our engineering roadmaps in alignment with our product roadmap
Build and maintain strong cross-functional relationships across Platform Engineering partners and customers throughout engineering
Define, document and build golden paths for teams to build services in a scalable, secure way
Work with teams across the company to gather requirements, support and drive projects forward
Partner with Senior Management to identify appropriate metrics for monitoring team’s performance

Required Qualifications

2+ years of management experience, leading/standing up a Platform Engineering Function
5+ years demonstrated experience shipping commercial products and services, preferably in Go.
Cloud infrastructure experience (AWS preferred)
Experience writing code in two out of three languages: Go, Python, Javascript,C++
Experience building and operating services on Kubernetes

Desirable Qualifications

Experience building developer platforms/frameworks (Backstage.io, Cortex, Humanitec, score.dev, etc) for companies past the start-up stage.
Full-stack development experience (Typescript/React, Backend Services, Storage)
Experience Building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, system monitors, and log aggregation services

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What’s in it for you as a team member at LTK?

At LTK, we believe in taking care of our team members and offer competitive compensation and benefits including medical, dental, and vision, paid maternity and paternity leave and a 401k retirement plan with a LTK matching contribution. To make sure our employees stay healthy and balanced, we also offer wellness benefits such as a flexible work schedule plus Summer Fridays (Workday ends at 3pm). We don’t forget to have fun either with virtual company happy hours and virtual team events! And last but not least, you get to work on interesting problems that will help disrupt the retail industry!

What you have to look forward to when you work or visit for team huddles at a LTK Office:

Fully stocked bars and kitchen (free snacks all day!)
Catered meals weekly
Monthly Chair massages
Laidback office environment
Monthly themed Happy Hours!
Free access to state of the art gym while working in or visiting our Dallas HQ
Free Covered Parking on-site while working in or visiting our Dallas HQ

About Us

As the founder of creator guided shopping, LTK is the trusted and effective platform for creators and their businesses by powering the connection between content and commerce. Founded in 2011 by Amber and Baxter Box, the LTK mission is to empower creators to be as economically successful as possible. World premium lifestyle creators in 150+ countries drive more than $3.6 billion in annual retail sales through their LTK Creator Shop profiles. Today, more than 18 million consumers turn to LTK Creator Shops in the LTK shopping platform each month to find inspiration and instantly shop the styles recommended by their favorite creators. And, more than 6,000 brands partner with LTK to gain access to its global creator network for content that converts against performance-driven, cross-channel KPIs. A three-time honoree on Fast Company’s list of Most Innovative Retail Companies, LTK is headquartered in Dallas, TX and currently operates on five continents. To download the LTK shopping app, search for LTK in the App Store or Google Play.

For the latest LTK Creator updates, follow LTK.HQ, and for the latest shopping trends and updates from LTK, follow Shop.LTK.

For US-Based Roles: We are not offering new sponsorships opportunities at this time for persons requiring employment visas, such as an H-1B; authorization to work in the U.S. is a precondition of employment.

Any unsolicited resumes/candidate profiles submitted through our website or to personal email accounts of employees of LTK are considered the property of LTK and are not subject to payment of agency fees.

LTK is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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501-1,000 employees

Website

Creator commerce platform

Company Overview

LTK’s mission is to empower the world's premium lifestyle creators to be as economically successful as possible. The company is unparalleled in its ability to build influencer marketing campaigns for brands of all sizes with self-to-full service products, proven ROI and full-funnel brand performance measurement from discovery to transaction.

Benefits

Medical, dental, & vision
401k
Flexible work schedule
Parental leave
Team events
Stocked kitchen & bar
Gym membership
Social spaces & game room
Volunteer days
Summer hours
Catered meals

Company Core Values

Challenge
Invent
Impact