Render

Technology

EngineeringManager,Platform

$255–295k United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Manager candidates.

The Brief

“Engineering Manager, Platform at Render. Skills: Platform engineering, Infrastructure modernization, Developer experience. Lead and grow team. Support engineer development”

What You'll Achieve.

Ship fast; Scale reliably; Focus on product; Enhance velocity engineers; Enhance impact engineers; Enhance velocity developers; Enhance impact developers; Ship meaningful improvements quickly; Maintain high standards

Industry & Context.

Technology
Problems you'll solve

Problem solving; Analytical skills

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

8+ years Engineer Infrastructure, 4+ years managing people, Technical background, Experience improving Reliability, Experience improving Developer Experience, Deep experience open source technologies, Experience build & deployment systems, Experience CI/CD, Experience observability, Experience configuration management

Nice to Have

Background working highly scalable distributed systems, Background working infrastructure platforms, Experience managing large fleets developer environments, Experience managing sandboxes, Experience managing testing ecosystems, Experience building platforms used developers, Experience building products used developers

What You'll Do.

Support engineer development

Drive execution product initiatives

Foster culture ownership

Foster culture accountability

Foster culture continuous improvement

Engage deeply technical discussions

Guide system design decisions

Help team navigate tradeoffs

Stay up date industry trends

Stay up date emerging tools

Stay up date developer practices

Help team break down complex problems

Deliver value quickly

Support long-term platform evolution

Ensure teams maintain understanding developer experience

Ensure teams maintain understanding reliability

Ensure teams maintain understanding security

Ensure teams maintain understanding velocity impact

Partner closely other teams

Understand user needs

Ensure delivery impactful features

Ensure delivery impactful solutions

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional teams; Partner with product managers; Partner with Runtime team; Partner with Security team; Partner with Product team

Communication Scope

Technical guidance; Reasoned discussions; Continuous feedback

Process & Methodology

Roadmap planning

Full Job Description

At Render, we’re building the modern cloud platform for developers creating AI-native, full-stack, multi-service applications. Our mission is to eliminate the tradeoff between the power of hyperscalers and the simplicity of developer-friendly platforms—so teams can ship fast, scale reliably, and focus on their product, not infrastructure. Unlike complex hyperscalers or ephemeral edge/serverless solutions, Render offers a developer-first experience with persistent compute, dynamic autoscaling, built-in orchestration, and observability, allowing teams to launch, scale, and manage real-world applications without writing infrastructure code or managing servers. Whether you're building LLM-powered applications, scalable SaaS products, or async processing pipelines, Render empowers teams to move fast and scale confidently from MVP to millions of users. Our platform is trusted by over 6 million developers worldwide and continues to grow rapidly. In February 2026, we raised an additional $100M in Series C financing, bringing our total funding to $257M, to accelerate our vision of making cloud infrastructure both powerful and intuitive—designed for the speed of modern AI development. We’re a diverse and talented team that values craft, velocity, and user experience. If you’re excited to help shape the future of the intelligent cloud and empower developers everywhere, we’d love to hear from you. APPLYING TO RENDER We're seeking candidates who possess high integrity, humility, and an insatiable drive to learn. Through reasoned discussions and continuous feedback, we strive to improve both individually and collectively. We foster an environment of mutual trust and respect, empowering effective debate to achieve the best outcomes for our customers and team. We especially encourage members of underrepresented groups in the tech community to apply and understand that not all successful candidates will meet each requirement listed. Our interview process is unique to each role, and

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