Senior Platform Engineering Manager
Description
Senior Platform Engineering Manager
Remote / Spain or SA-based on CET time-zone
**About **:
**** is the meeting planning & group travel logistics platform that helps you bring people together for successful in-person meetings. **** helps you manage the complexities of meeting planning, turning logistical challenges into meaningful connections and better outcomes for your team.
We’re on a mission to change the way companies bring people together—and that starts with building a team that thrives on innovation, collaboration, and impact. At ****, we’re transforming how teams meet—making in-person gatherings smarter, more efficient, and easier to plan. But we’re not just revolutionizing meeting logistics. We’re building a company where people love to work.
's Culture:
**** is a global, remote-first company with a distributed team and hubs across the US, Spain, and South Africa. While we work remotely, we place a strong emphasis on frequent in-person meetings to build trust, deepen collaboration, and strengthen personal connection.
Our culture is grounded in shared values:
Ubuntu: “I am because we are” — reflecting our belief in collective success.
Create: Embracing innovation through bold ideas.
Impact: Succeeding together through meaningful results.
Connect: Harnessing the power of personal connection to bring people together.
About The Role:
We’re looking for a Senior Platform Engineering Manager to lead our platform and security engineering efforts. This is a hands-on role combining technical depth, leadership, and strategic thinking to build a secure and high-performing platform.
Responsibilities:
Leadership & Team Development:
- Lead and mentor a team of Platform and Security Engineers
- Foster a high-performance engineering culture focused on ownership, reliability, and continuous improvement
- Provide hands-on technical guidance while empowering the team to execute independently
- Partner closely with Engineering, Product, and Leadership teams to align platform strategy with business goals
Platform & Infrastructure:
- Own and evolve our cloud infrastructure on GCP
- Drive adoption and maturity of Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
- Lead the design, implementation, and scaling of Kubernetes (GKE) environments
- Champion GitOps practices using ArgoCD and Helm
- Build and maintain reliable CI/CD pipelines using GitLab/GitHub and CI automation tools
Observability & Reliability:
- Establish best practices for monitoring, logging, and alerting
- Improve system reliability, performance, and incident response processes
- Define and track platform SLIs/SLOs
Security & Compliance:
- Embed security into every stage of the development lifecycle, coordinating different security automation tools
- Lead efforts around SOC 2 Type II compliance and other relevant regulations
- Drive -by-design principles across systems and processes
- Lead external engagement with predominantly US-based clients on security, compliance, and practices, ensuring alignment with enterprise expectations and regulatory standards
Automation & Engineering Excellence:
- Promote and implement the “Everything as Code” mindset across infrastructure, security, and operations
- Continuously improve developer experience through tooling and self-service platforms
- Identify and remove bottlenecks in engineering workflows
Requirements
- Around 8 years of experience in Platform Engineering, including 3 years in leadership roles
- Strong hands-on experience with Terraform (Infrastructure as Code), Kubernetes, GCP or other major cloud providers, ArgoCD and Helm, GitLab/GitHub and CI/CD automation
- Experience with observability tools such as OpenTelemetry or the LGTM stack
- Deep understanding of DevOps, GitOps, and platform engineering principles
- Experience in security engineering and automation practices like, SAST, container security, configuration management or WAF setups
- Solid understanding of compliance frameworks (especially SOC 2 Type II and )
- Experience implementing -by-design and secure-by-default systems
- Experience working in fast-paced startup or scale-up environments
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to explain complex concepts in clear, professional English to non-technical stakeholders and clients.
Benefits
💻 Remote-first within our hubs: operates remotely with frequent in-person engagements, focusing on scaling within our legal entities in Spain, South Africa and the US.
🚀Join the Pioneering Team: As part of the initial team at, you'll be at the forefront of an extraordinary adventure. Picture yourself shaping the future of a fast-growing technology company where your ideas and contributions truly make a difference.
🎨 Discover an Incredible, Supportive Team and Diverse Culture: Prepare to be amazed by the exceptional individuals who form 's team. Collaborate with brilliant, multicultural minds, where diverse backgrounds unite for unparalleled collaboration.
📈 Supported by Top Investors: 's remarkable journey is backed by prestigious investors, such as the. Join forces with a company that has garnered the trust and support of the best in the industry. Read more about 's Executive Chairman (Co-founder of Concur).
⏰ Paid Time Off: We provide 23 days per year, allowing you ample opportunity to relax, recharge, and have some well-deserved fun.
🩺 Comprehensive Health Insurance / Medical Aid Coverage.
💚 Mental Health Budget: Yearly budget assistance for mental health support for all our employees.
☀️Unforgettable Adventures: At, we cherish the bonds we create and the time we spend together. Each year, we embark on an incredible offsite to a surprise location, courtesy of. You'll have the opportunity to explore new cultures, create lasting memories, and bond with your colleagues in a unique and exciting way
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