Description
We believe independent restaurants deserve the same advantages as big chains without giving up their independence.
The Challenge to Solve Slice's DevEx Platform teams build and evolve the internal developer platform, GitOps workflows, Kubernetes infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and developer tooling that power engineering across Slice. We are looking for a highly skilled Engineering Manager to lead the DevEx team, who can help raise the bar for reliability, security, and operational excellence.
The Role Own developer and business outcomes Partner with engineering leadership to identify developer friction and platform opportunities. Measure success by improved deployment velocity, system reliability, platform adoption, and developer productivity,not just features shipped or tools built.
Lead technical direction Guide architecture and technical strategy across our Internal Developer Platform, deployment workflows, and cloud infrastructure. Help the team build reusable patterns, self-service tooling, and strong guardrails that make the right thing the easy thing.
You should be comfortable leading teams working with:
- Kubernetes, Docker, AWS, and cloud-native architecture.
- ArgoCD & GitOps principles for safe, scalable application delivery.
- Python for internal tooling, automation, and infrastructure management.
- GitHub Actions & CI/CD pipeline automation.
- Network architecture, DNS, Cloudflare.
- Datadog (dashboards, metrics, logging, tracing, alerting) and Terraform.
- Generative AI tools to develop and deploy applications, including agentic applications/services using LLM APIs
Build a highly effective team Give platform engineers context, clear decision boundaries, and meaningful ownership. Encourage an automation-first mindset, reducing toil and creating scalable self-service capabilities.
Raise execution standards Help the team deliver platform improvements frequently and safely. Standardize workflows, improve observability, and embed operational excellence into everyday development.
Develop exceptional people Hire, coach, and retain outstanding platform and software engineers. Provide meaningful ownership, direct feedback, and growth opportunities.
Lead across Slice Partner closely with engineering teams to understand pain points and drive platform adoption across the organization through collaboration, clear documentation, and empathy.
The Team You will lead engineers on the DevEx Deploy & Run team, collaborating across the US, Canada, UK, and Europe. We value thoughtful asynchronous communication, clear documentation, and high-quality written decisions.
The Winning Recipe Strong candidates will bring:
- Experience managing high-performing platform engineering teams.
- Skilled at project planning/tracking and creation of team roadmaps.
- Technical expertise across Kubernetes, GitOps (ArgoCD), CI/CD (GitHub Actions), Python automation, AWS, Terraform, and Datadog.
- Proven track record of improving developer experience, deployment reliability, and engineering effectiveness.
- A platform mindset: thinking in reusable systems, self-service tooling, and scalable guardrails rather than one-off fixes.
- Clear, direct communication across both technical platform teams and product engineering stakeholders.