Platform Engineering Manager

Adobe changes the world through digital experiences, providing tools for emerging artists to global brands to design and deliver exceptional digital experiences.
Ottawa, ON, Canada
$143,700 - $289,900
DevOps
Staff Software Engineer
In-Person
5+ years of experience
Enterprise SaaS

Description For Platform Engineering Manager

Adobe is seeking a Platform Engineering Manager to lead their Ethos Platform NET SRE team, which provides industry-leading API hosting capabilities. This role offers an exciting opportunity to orchestrate a team of engineers managing sophisticated infrastructure, including API Gateway and Kubernetes-powered systems. The position involves leading complex projects focused on containerization, clusterization, performance, and CI/CD automation.

The role requires a strong technical background combined with leadership skills to manage a geographically distributed team across locations including San Francisco, San Jose, Lehi, Bucharest, and Ottawa. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring high-quality service delivery, managing incident response, and driving continuous improvement initiatives.

This is a unique opportunity to make a measurable impact on Adobe's development culture and reputation. The position offers competitive compensation ranging from $143,700 to $289,900 annually, plus additional benefits including equity awards and annual incentives. The role requires expertise in Kubernetes, networking, and API management, along with the ability to coordinate with multiple teams and handle VP-level communications.

The ideal candidate will bring 5+ years of technical experience, 2+ years of leadership experience, and a proven track record in managing complex infrastructure projects. This role is perfect for someone who combines technical expertise with strong leadership abilities and wants to work at the forefront of enterprise-scale infrastructure management.

Last updated 2 months ago

Responsibilities For Platform Engineering Manager

  • Lead projects to build, challenge, and secure automated, multi-cloud, multi-tenant environments
  • Drive continual improvements in system for internal users to self-debug and fix REST-based APIs
  • Ensure highest level of uptime and Quality of Service through operational excellence
  • Coordinate incident and problem management
  • Plan and report team's work on a per-sprint basis
  • Coordinate workload of 9-engineer team with three other teams

Requirements For Platform Engineering Manager

Kubernetes
Linux
  • B.Sc. or higher in related field, or equivalent experience
  • 5+ years of proven experience in software engineering, site reliability engineering, or configuration management
  • 2+ years managing or leading a team
  • Strong understanding of scrum terminology and processes
  • Experience with cloud service providers: Microsoft Azure, Amazon AWS
  • Familiarity with scripting, CICD systems, Linux, networking, containerization, REST-based APIs, Kubernetes and API Gateways
  • Ability to coordinate and approve technical requirements documents, code reviews, and deployments
  • Strong written and oral communication skills
  • Schedule allowing regular meetings between 7AM-10AM Pacific time

Benefits For Platform Engineering Manager

Equity
  • Competitive salary range: $143,700 - $289,900 annually
  • Annual Incentive Plan (AIP)
  • Potential new hire equity award
  • Location-based pay structure

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