Motive

Engineering Manager, Platform

Motive$229K — $315K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of engineering leadership experience, particularly in managing cloud platforms at scale.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
  • Proven track record in cross-functional collaboration with a strong sense of ownership.
  • Experience leading and managing multiple engineering projects simultaneously.
  • Deep expertise in cloud infrastructure and observability systems.
  • Familiarity with vendor management and cost governance processes.
  • Solid background in Data and ML infrastructure management.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and scale a high-performing engineering team for core platform systems company-wide.
  • Define and execute multi-quarter platform initiatives focused on developer velocity and system reliability.
  • Collaborate with product and engineering leaders to enhance the platform's architecture while meeting business needs.
  • Transform complex, ambiguous problems into structured execution plans for system scalability and reliability.
  • Coordinate alignment across multiple teams on interdependent systems and cloud governance.
  • Elevate engineering quality and operational excellence within the platform organization.

Benefits

  • Health, pharmacy, optical, and dental care benefits.
  • Paid time off and sick time off.
  • Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
  • Life insurance.
  • 401(k) contribution.
Full Job Description
About the Role:

We are looking for a seasoned engineering leader who will lead the Core Infrastructure and Operations Engineering. You will be responsible for managing and mentoring a multi-functional team across SRE, Operations, Data & AI Platform, and Database Engineering. You will own our cloud platform, run infrastructure as a product, and drive enterprise-grade reliability for mission-critical systems. As an engineering leader you'll be be called on to lead during critical moments and operate with executives of the company

What You'll Do:
  • Lead and scale a high-performing engineering team responsible for core platform systems used across the company
  • Define and drive multi-quarter platform initiatives that improve developer velocity, system reliability, and product leverage
  • Partner closely with product and engineering leaders to evolve the platform as a product, balancing long-term architecture with near-term business needs
  • Take ambiguous, high-impact problem areas (e.g., system scalability, reliability, platform abstractions) and turn them into clear execution plans
  • Drive alignment across multiple teams working on complex, interdependent systems including internal platforms, infrastructure as well as cloud governance.
  • Raise the bar on engineering quality, operational excellence, and execution across the platform organization

What We're Looking For:
  • 10+ years of experience as an engineering leader, deep expertise in running cloud platforms at scale, strong sense for systems architecture.
  • Degree in Computer Science or equivalent
  • Ability to collaborate and work effectively cross functionally with a strong sense of ownership
  • Experience managing teams of engineers and being responsible for multiple projects concurrently
  • Very strong domain knowledge in cloud infrastructure, observability
  • Experience in interfacing with vendors, partners and cost governance
  • Experience and strong understanding of Data and ML infrastructure.
  • Experience driving processes and programs to raise the bar and engineering excellence


Pay Transparency
Your compensation may be based on several factors, including education, work experience, and certifications. For certain roles, total compensation may include restricted stock units. Motive offers benefits including health, pharmacy, optical and dental care benefits, paid time off, sick time off, short term and long term disability coverage, life insurance as well as 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). Learn more about our benefits by visiting Motive Perks & Benefits

The base compensation range for this role is:

$229,000-$315,000 USD

All job postings are for existing vacancies. Please note; some interviews or new-hire training sessions may be held in person at one of our global offices.

About Motive

Motive is a software company that provides cloud-based solutions for the automotive industry. The company's products include customer relationship management (CRM) software, sales and service applications, and data analytics tools. Motive was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Emeryville, California. The company has a strong focus on innovation and has received numerous awards for its products and services. Motive has a small team of around 200 employees and is privately held.
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