Platform Engineering Manager

Purple Wave is actively seeking a highly motivated and skilled Platform Engineering Manager to join our platform team.

As a remote work eligible position, you will have the opportunity to lead teams that build and improve shared services which support our product teams.

Join our collaborative team of professionals and play a vital role in delivering innovative solutions that align with our business objectives.

The Platform Engineering Manager is responsible for leading teams that design, maintain and support services which provide a platform for our product teams to innovate.

This role will also have the opportunity to work on enabling teams that will assist product teams in integrating platform services and establishing best practices to improve their development lifecycle.

Responsibilities: Guidance: provide your team with direction through strategy, priorities and feedback.

Team building: by recruiting, onboarding and leading teams that will enable our customers to meet their goals through technology.

Results: enable results by improving and automating processes along with outlining clear definitions of success.

Shared services: direct and participate in the development of shared platform services that enable our product teams to meet their goals.

Product Collaboration: collaborate with product management and other engineering teams to develop and maintain the Purple Wave platform.

Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code, following best practices and coding standards.

Optimize the platform's performance, scalability, and reliability Creating and documenting first class API's to be a leader for best practices for the rest of our teams.

Stay up-to-date with emerging technologies and industry trends, and proactively recommend improvements to enhance the platform's capabilities and user experience.

Contribute to the continuous improvement of development processes and methodologies.

Author the documentation necessary for developers to successfully use platform services and architectures.

Provide technical support for applications, troubleshooting issues, and implementing solutions.

Approach problem-solving with agile principles, adapting to changing requirements and priorities.

Champion inspection to assess the project/product direction and identify areas for improvement.

Actively engage in the Agile development process, identifying and resolving impediments to help the team achieve their goals.

Participate in company, department, and process changes, actively contributing to their execution and success.

Facilitate knowledge sharing within the team and seek opportunities for individual and team improvement.

Train and mentor team members, sharing expertise and fostering professional growth.

Undertake additional assigned duties as requested.

Supervisory Responsibilities: The Platform engineering team directly reports to the Platform Engineering Manager.

Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a r...