Engineering Manager

Who you are

• We are looking for a highly skilled Engineering Manager to lead the DevEx team, who can help raise the bar for reliability, security, and operational excellence. Management is key; your role is to create the conditions where platform engineers build reusable, high-impact systems that make every engineer at Slice more productive
• You should be comfortable leading teams working with:
• Kubernetes, Docker, AWS, and cloud-native architecture
• ArgoCD & GitOps principles for safe, scalable application delivery
• Python for internal tooling, automation, and infrastructure management
• GitHub Actions & CI/CD pipeline automation
• Network architecture, DNS, Cloudflare
• Datadog (dashboards, metrics, logging, tracing, alerting) and Terraform
• Generative AI tools to develop and deploy applications, including agentic applications/services using LLM APIs
• Experience managing high-performing platform engineering teams
• Skilled at project planning/tracking and creation of team roadmaps
• Technical expertise across Kubernetes, GitOps (ArgoCD), CI/CD (GitHub Actions), Python automation, AWS, Terraform, and Datadog
• Proven track record of improving developer experience, deployment reliability, and engineering effectiveness
• A platform mindset: thinking in reusable systems, self-service tooling, and scalable guardrails rather than one-off fixes
• Clear, direct communication across both technical platform teams and product engineering stakeholders

What the job involves

• Slice’s DevEx Platform teams build and evolve the internal developer platform, GitOps workflows, Kubernetes infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and developer tooling that power engineering across Slice
• Our strongest managers:
• Focus teams on customer outcomes rather than activity
• Create clarity when the path is uncertain
• Make decisions with incomplete information and adapt quickly
• Stay close to the details without becoming the bottleneck
• Challenge assumptions and look for asymmetric opportunities
• Build trust through candor, consistency, and follow-through
• Take responsibility for outcomes, including when things go wrong
• Partner with engineering leadership to identify developer friction and platform opportunities. Measure success by improved deployment velocity, system reliability, platform adoption, and developer productivity—not just features shipped or tools built
• Guide architecture and technical strategy across our Internal Developer Platform, deployment workflows, and cloud infrastructure. Help the team build reusable patterns, self-service tooling, and strong guardrails that make the right thing the easy thing
• Give platform engineers context, clear decision boundaries, and meaningful ownership. Encourage an automation-first mindset, reducing toil and creating scalable self-service capabilities
• Help the team deliver platform improvements frequently and safely. Standardize workflows, improve observability, and embed operational excellence into everyday development
• Hire, coach, and retain outstanding platform and software engineers. Provide meaningful ownership, direct feedback, and growth opportunities
• Partner closely with engineering teams to understand pain points and drive platform adoption across the organization through collaboration, clear documentation, and empathy
• You will lead engineers on the DevEx Deploy & Run team, collaborating across the US, Canada, UK, and Europe. We value thoughtful asynchronous communication, clear documentation, and high-quality written decisions
• You will be succeeding when:
• Deployments become faster, safer, and more reliable across Slice
• Engineers spend less time wrestling with infrastructure and cognitive friction
• Platform capabilities are easily discovered and widely adopted
• High-performing engineers on your team are growing and thriving
• Cross-functional partners trust your team to solve critical developer platform challenges

The application process

• Application
• 30-minute introductory conversation
• 60-minute conversation with department management
• 60-minute technical interview with future peers and team members
• Offer

Benefits

• Medical, dental & vision healthcare.
• Tools and days-off to promote mental health
• Annual stipend for personal development and growth
• Generous paid time-off and WFH policies
• Paid time off for ALL new parents
• Compensation for each referred hire
• Exciting, collaborative hackathons 4x/year
• Regular social and charitable events
• Endless pizza