WeTravel
Travel
EngineeringLeadership-PlatformTeam
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“Engineering Leadership - Platform Team at WeTravel. Skills: AWS, containerization, CI/CD, Infrastructure-as-Code, Terraform, Kubernetes, reliability programs, SRE, security compliance, developer experience, team leadership. Architect and manage our AWS environment for scalability, cost efficiency, and multi-region readiness.. Drive Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform) and modern cloud-native practices.”
What You'll Achieve.
deliver world-class availability, security, and operational excellence; lead the reduction of MTTR from hours to minutes; multiply the impact of our product engineers; grow from powering $1B to $10B in travel experiences per year
Industry & Context.
Work remotely for a maximum of 4 weeks per calendar year.
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
10+ years of hands-on experience with AWS, containerization, CI/CD, and Infrastructure-as-Code., 4+ years of experience leading teams: you’ve built, hired for, and scaled platform teams., Proven track record of designing reliability programs (SLIs/SLOs, on-call, incident management) at scale., Experience with security compliance frameworks (SOC 2, PCI-DSS) in a SaaS/fintech context., Excellent communication skills, you translate infrastructure complexity into business impact for leadership., Startup or scale-up mindset: pragmatic, hands-on when needed, bias toward action.
Nice to Have
Leading platform teams in a consumer facing industry
What You'll Do.
Architect and manage our AWS environment for scalability, cost efficiency, and multi-region readiness., Drive Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform) and modern cloud-native practices., Expand WeTravel’s a reliability program from the ground up, define the platform SLIs/SLOs, improve our incident response (incident.
io http: //incident.
io) observability (Datadog, Sentry) capabilities, and lead the reduction of MTTR from hours to minutes., Define and own platform security posture, support SOC 2 certification, PCI-DSS compliance, and drive security automation across the SDLC., Build a world class developer experience with the internal platforms, CI/CD, and tooling that will multiply the impact of our product engineers., Champion "paved roads" over gatekeeping., Oversee internal IT team and infrastructure, tooling, and access management to ensure the team has the secure, reliable systems they need to do their best work., Grow and mentor the platform engineering team., Hire senior SREs and platform engineers., Set a high bar for operational maturity and engineering craft., Partner with the CTO and VP of Engineering to define the platform roadmap.
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner with the CTO and VP of Engineering to define the platform roadmap.; Work closely with founders and the executive team on company-defining technical decisions.
Communication Scope
translate infrastructure complexity into business impact for leadership
Full Job Description
Hi! 👋 I'm Garib, CTO and one of the founders of WeTravel. Travel brings people together, and technology makes that possible at scale. At WeTravel, we’re building the systems, tools, and engineering culture that empower teams to innovate quickly and support travel businesses around the world. We build technology that helps handle the heavy lifting behind organizing travel, so organizers can focus on creating amazing experiences for their travelers. ABOUT WETRAVEL Think of the most incredible adventures imaginable: trekking to Machu Picchu, cycling through Tuscany, or going on a safari in Kenya. For years, the small businesses and local experts who run these trips have been stuck using messy spreadsheets, countless emails, and complicated payment methods. WeTravel is changing that. We build the tools that empower any entrepreneur to launch and grow their own travel business. Our platform makes it simple for organizers to create beautiful trip proposals, securely process payments, and manage their customers, so they can focus on what they do best: creating amazing experiences. This is one of the last great frontiers of travel to come online, and as the category leader, we are at the forefront of this change. Last year alone, our platform was trusted by 8,000 organizers to lead over a million travelers on adventures in 150+ countries. Now, we’re on an exciting journey to grow from powering $1B to $10B in travel experiences per year. We believe that every trip, when done right, can be a force for good - and we’re building the engine to make more of that possible. WHAT’S THE ROLE As an Engineering Leader of the platform, you will own the infrastructure, reliability, and developer experience that underpin all of WeTravel’s product engineering. You will lead and scale our platform team, currently a small, high-impact squad, into a mature function that delivers world-class availability, security, and operational excellence. Reporting directly to the CTO, you’ll shape the
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