Vultr

Cloud Infrastructure

SoftwareEngineerManager

$140–155k United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Software Engineer Manager at Vultr. Skills: PHP, large-scale backend expertise, engineering management, identity management, billing systems. Lead and develop a distributed team of 8+ engineers across Identity Management, Payments & Billing, and Internal Admin spanning junior to senior-level talent. Drive engineering execution: sprint planning, technical prioritization, and delivery across multiple concurrent workstreams”

Industry & Context.

Cloud Infrastructure

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

5+ years of hands-on PHP development experience, fluency with large-scale monolithic applications, 3+ years of engineering management experience, track record of developing engineers and delivering complex projects, working knowledge of MySQL, query optimization, data modeling at scale, Demonstrated ability to lead technical teams through architectural evolution without disrupting reliability, Comfortable operating in a high-ownership, low-process engineering culture where context matters more than ceremony, Excellent communication skills, able to translate technical complexity to stakeholders and business priorities to engineers

Nice to Have

Experience with identity, authentication, or billing systems: IAM, OAuth, SSO, or subscription/payment platforms a plus

What You'll Do.

Lead and develop a distributed team of 8+ engineers across Identity Management

and Internal Admin spanning junior to senior-level talent

Drive engineering execution: sprint planning

technical prioritization

and delivery across multiple concurrent workstreams

Engage deeply with the PHP code reviewing

architectural decision-making

and guiding incremental modernization without disrupting production systems

Build and maintain a high-performance team culture through 1: 1s

and structured feedback loops

Own hiring and headcount planning for your teams

including defining roles and evaluating candidates

Perform technical risk assessments and guide teams through complex system including IAM/SCIM integrations

billing infrastructure

and account lifecycle work

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Partner closely with product, design, and adjacent engineering leadership to align on roadmap priorities and technical strategy

Communication Scope

Excellent communication skills, able to translate technical complexity to stakeholders and business priorities to engineers

Process & Methodology

sprint planning, delivery across multiple concurrent workstreams

Full Job Description

WHO WE ARE Vultr is on a mission to make high-performance cloud infrastructure easy to use, affordable, and locally accessible for enterprises and AI innovators around the world. With 32 global cloud data center locations, Vultr is trusted by hundreds of thousands of active customers across 185 countries for its flexible, scalable, global Cloud Compute, Cloud GPU, Bare Metal, and Cloud Storage solutions. In December 2024 Vultr announced an equity financing at a $3.5 billion valuation. Founded by David Aninowsky and self-funded for over a decade, Vultr has grown to become the world’s largest privately-held cloud infrastructure company. Vultr Cares - 100% company-paid insurance premiums for employee medical, dental and vision plans. - 401(k) plan that matches 100% up to 4%, with immediate vesting - Professional Development Reimbursement of $2,500 each year - 11 Holidays + Paid Time Off Accrual + Rollover Plan - Commitment matters to Vultr! Increased PTO at 3 year and 10 year anniversary + 1 month paid sabbatical every 5 years + Anniversary Bonus each year - $500 stipend for remote office setup in first year + $400 each following year - Internet reimbursement up to $75 per month - Gym membership reimbursement up to $50 per month - Company paid Wellable subscription Join Vultr Vultr is seeking a highly skilled Engineering Manager to lead and grow the teams powering the core identity, billing, and administration capabilities of our global cloud platform. The ideal candidate is a hands-on engineering leader with deep PHP and large-scale backend expertise who thrives guiding senior engineers without losing touch with the code. This is a highly visible role in a high-growth technology company, which will require strong organizational instincts, the ability to navigate a mature monolithic codebase while driving modernization, and the leadership presence to align execution across multiple product teams. This is your opportunity to own the systems that every Vultr customer tou

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