Software Development Manager, DevOps

MaintainX

$100K — $130K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 4+ years of experience managing software development, specifically in DevOps or platform engineering.
  • Proven experience shipping production infrastructure and engaging with technical challenges.
  • Demonstrable history of significantly enhancing developer experience and platform reliability at scale.
  • Strong communication skills to simplify complex technical concepts for stakeholders.
  • Ability to build, hire, and mentor high-performing technical teams.
  • Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools in the workflow.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and mentor a team of platform and DevOps developers.
  • Own and manage the DevOps roadmap focusing on developer experience and platform reliability.
  • Collaborate with product engineering to enhance tooling and self-service deployment capabilities.
  • Work with security teams to ensure compliance and a secure development environment.
  • Drive comprehensive infrastructure strategy involving cloud, CI/CD, and observability.
  • Recruit, onboard, and develop a skilled team.
  • Report team progress, risks, and outcomes to engineering leadership.

Benefits

  • Healthcare, dental, and vision coverage.
  • 401(k) / RRSP enrollment program.
  • Flexible PTO policy allowing employees to take what they need.
  • Collaborative work culture valuing meritocracy and recognition of ideas.
Full Job Description
The Opportunity

We're looking for an Software Development Manager to lead our DevOps team as we scale infrastructure across multiple regions and push toward continuous deployment. You'll own the platform engineering function - developer experience, infrastructure reliability, and the systems that let MaintainX move fast without breaking things.
What You'll Do:
  • Lead a team of platform and DevOps software developers: set direction, remove blockers, and develop talent.
  • Own the DevOps roadmap, balancing developer experience improvements, platform efficiency, and infrastructure reliability.
  • Partner with product engineering teams to build the tooling and self-service capabilities that let them own their deployments.
  • Partner with the security team to ensure compliance across our environments, and to offer a safe and secure platform upon which the development teams can thrive
  • Drive infrastructure strategy across cloud, container orchestration, CI/CD, and observability.
  • Hire, onboard, and grow a high-performing team.
  • Provide clear visibility into team progress, risks, and outcomes to engineering leadership.
About You:
  • 4+ years of Software Development management experience with a background in DevOps, infrastructure, or platform engineering.
  • You've shipped production infrastructure, understand cloud-native systems, and can engage on hard technical problems with your team.
  • Track record of measurably improving developer experience and platform reliability at scale.
  • Strong communicator who can translate infrastructure complexity for product and business stakeholders.
  • Proven ability to hire and build high-performing technical teams.
  • Comfortable leading teams that use AI-assisted development tools as a core part of their workflow.
Nice to Have:
  • Hands-on experience with multi-region environments, infrastructure as code, and modern CI/CD platforms.
  • Familiarity with compliance-driven infrastructure (SOC 2, FedRAMP, ISO270001 or similar).
  • Experience scaling a DevOps function in a fast-growth SaaS environment.

What's in it for you:
  • Competitive salary and meaningful equity opportunities.
  • Healthcare, dental, and vision coverage.
  • 401(k) / RRSP enrollment program.
  • Take what you need PTO.
  • A Work Culture where:
    • You'll work alongside folks across the globe that reflect the MaintainX values: Smart Humble Optimists.
    • We believe in meritocracy, where ideas and effort are publicly celebrated.

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