Location: Santa Clara, CA (5 days/week in office)
Comp: ~$250K-$300K base + equity
We9re hiring a
strong engineering leader to own the
Cloud & Platform engineering function at Orkes.
This is a high-impact, highly operational role; you9ll lead engineers while staying deeply hands-on in architecture, systems, and production challenges. The primary goal is to drive velocity of engineers on the team.
We are open to:
- A hands-on Tech Lead ready to step into management
- OR a Manager who still codes and operates at a high technical level
What You9ll OwnCloud & Platform Engineering- Lead systems responsible for cloud infrastructure, deployments, and platform capabilities
- Support customer environments and production systems at scale
- Drive improvements in reliability, performance, and scalability
Team Leadership (Player-Coach)- Lead and mentor engineers while contributing technically
- Review architecture, code, and system design
- Potential to grow and manage a larger team over time
Execution in a Startup Environment- Handle frequent context switching across priorities
- Support high-profile customers and urgent production needs
- Drive velocity while maintaining engineering quality
What We9re Looking For- Strong background in distributed systems / cloud infrastructure
- Proven experience as a hands-on engineer (recently)
- Experience leading engineers (formal or informal)
- Ability to operate in high-context-switch, fast-moving environments
- Startup experience or large-company experience with understanding of scale
What Won9t Work- Managers who have been out of hands-on engineering for too long
- Pure people managers without deep technical credibility
- Engineers who struggle with fast pace or shifting priorities
Ideal Profile- Former senior/staff engineer stepping into leadership
- OR current EM who still codes and leads technically
- Someone who has seen both startup and structured scale
