Platform Engineering Manager - Remote Eligible

Platform Engineering Manager

At Resilience, we're creating a new category that integrates cybersecurity, cyber insurance, and cyber risk management. Founded in 2016 by experts from across the highest tiers of the US military and intelligence communities – and built by prominent leaders and innovators from the insurance, technology, and cybersecurity industries – Resilience is rewriting the rules of how cyber risk is assessed, measured, and managed. Our integrated cyber risk solutions connect risk quantification software, cybersecurity experts, and A+ rated cyber insurance, all purpose-built for middle and large organizations. Guided strongly by our mission and four core values - transparency, excellence, grit, and humility, our culture uniquely blends many different backgrounds, experiences, and skills from across industries and geographies - all focused on helping our clients and partners stay ahead of the bad guys. We are a cybersecurity company, a Cyber and Tech E&O-focused MGA, a fintech startup, and a data science powerhouse, all purposefully built into one. Resilience is proud to be backed by leading technology investment firms, including General Catalyst, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Intact Ventures, Founders Fund, CRV, and Shield Capital. With headquarters in San Francisco, Resilience's team is globally dispersed, with offices in New York, Chicago, Baltimore, Los Angeles, Toronto, and London. Resilience offers insurance coverage through its licensed and appointed insurance agents and security services through its expert security team. We are seeking an accomplished Engineering Leader / Manager to guide, mentor, and drive the technical strategy for our core development team. This role is ideal for a seasoned technologist who has successfully transitioned into a leadership capacity, blending a robust background in full-stack architecture and system design with proven expertise in people management, strategic roadmap planning, and cross-functional collaboration. This position is full-time and remote-friendly. Our engineering team currently operates loosely on Eastern Standard Time, with employees located in Baltimore, New York, San Francisco, and scattered about the eastern seaboard.

Responsibilities:

• Strategic & Architectural Leadership: Own and drive the long-term technical vision, ensuring all solutions are scalable, performant, and aligned with overall business strategy. Direct high-level system design and architecture decisions, establishing best practices, documenting trade-offs, and ensuring engineering excellence.
• Team & Talent Development: Mentor and manage a team of engineers, fostering a culture of ownership, continuous improvement, and technical curiosity. Manage team performance, growth, and career development.
• Cross-Functional & Business Alignment: Act as the primary bridge between engineering, product management, and operations to ensure seamless feature delivery and shared technical understanding. Collaborate with senior stakeholders to translate complex business requirements into concrete, scalable technical solutions.

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of progressive experience in software development, with a minimum of 3+ years in an official technical leadership, management, or principal-level role.
• Deep expertise in the full web development stack (e.g., React, TypeScript, JavaScript, PostgreSQL or similar) and proven experience designing and deploying scalable systems in high-traffic, production environments.
• Strong, demonstrable knowledge of modern software architecture principles, including hands-on experience implementing patterns like microservices, event-driven architecture, or domain-driven design.
• Exceptional communication, influencing, and interpersonal skills; demonstrated ability to convey complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical executive audiences.
• Working knowledge of modern DevOps practices, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and experience leveraging Cloud Platforms (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud) to optimize system reliability and performance.
• Comfortable making data-driven decisions in ambiguous, high-pressure situations, and proactively identifying and addressing system-wide technical challenges.

$180,000 - $200,000 a year

Innovative company culture

Flexible work schedules

Family paid leave

Paid healthcare for employees

401k

Professional development & career advancements

Flexible paid time off

Employee referral bonus

Accommodations and Accessibility

We want to ensure you're able to perform as well as possible in your interview. As part of that, if you have any accessibility-related needs to ensure a comfortable visit, please let us know. We'll do our best to provide reasonable accommodations to suit your working style during your interview and if you join our team. If you require a reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please let your recruiter contact know.

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