Render
Technology
EngineeringManager,Platform
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“Engineering Manager, Platform at Render. Skills: Platform Engineering, Developer Experience, Infrastructure Modernization. Lead and grow team. Support engineer development”
What You'll Achieve.
Ship meaningful improvements quickly; Enhance velocity engineers; Enhance impact engineers; Enhance velocity developers; Enhance impact developers
Industry & Context.
Break down complex problems
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, Deep experience build & deployment systems, Deep experience CI/CD, Deep experience observability, Deep 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 to date industry trends
Help team break down problems
Deliver value quickly
Support platform evolution
Ensure teams maintain understanding developer experience
Ensure teams maintain understanding reliability
Ensure teams maintain understanding security
Ensure teams maintain understanding velocity
Partner closely other teams
Ensure delivery impactful features
Ensure delivery impactful solutions
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional teams; Partner with product managers; Partner with Runtime; Partner with Security; Partner with Product
Communication Scope
Technical guidance; Reasoned discussions; Continuous feedback; Effective debate
Process & Methodology
Roadmaps
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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