Engineering Manager, Platform (Infrastructure & Developer Experience)
WFA Digital Insight
As the demand for skilled engineering managers grows, with a 25% increase in job postings in the last year, Float is looking for a leader to drive its platform forward. With the Canadian fintech market expected to reach $3.5 billion by 2025, companies like Float are at the forefront of innovation. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of financial services, working with a talented team and cutting-edge technology. Before applying, candidates should be aware of the company's focus on customer obsession, decentralization, and feedback-driven culture.
Job Description
About the Role
The Engineering Manager, Platform will play a crucial role in leading Float's infrastructure and developer experience teams. This group is responsible for the reliability, scalability, and usability of Float's engineering systems, ensuring teams can ship safely, efficiently, and with confidence as the company scales deeper into financial services. The successful candidate will have a strong technical background, excellent leadership skills, and a passion for driving innovation.The role sits at the intersection of infrastructure, reliability, and developer productivity, requiring a unique blend of technical expertise and people management skills. As a leader, the Engineering Manager will unify infrastructure and developer experience into a cohesive platform function, eliminating friction across engineering workflows and raising the bar on uptime and operational maturity.
Float is a customer-obsessed, passionate, and entrepreneurial company, with a team that includes leaders from top tech companies. The company is committed to decentralization, feedback, and open communication, making it an exciting place to work for those who value autonomy and collaboration.
What You Will Do
- Lead and evolve a unified Platform organization spanning infrastructure, SRE practices, and developer experience
- Define the platform vision, roadmap, and success metrics in partnership with Engineering leadership
- Balance near-term reliability needs with long-term platform investments
- Own platform reliability, uptime, and operational health as Float scales into banking-grade systems
- Establish and mature SRE practices including monitoring, alerting, incident response, and postmortems
- Drive adoption of Infrastructure as Code and automation across the stack
- Build internal tooling, workflows, and abstractions that reduce cognitive load and accelerate delivery
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive business outcomes and improve customer experience
What We Are Looking For
- 5+ years of experience in software engineering, with a focus on infrastructure, reliability, and developer productivity
- 2+ years of experience in a leadership role, with a proven track record of building and managing high-performing teams
- Strong technical skills, with expertise in areas such as cloud computing, containerization, and automation
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams
- Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyze complex problems and develop creative solutions
- Experience with Excel and other data analysis tools
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
Nice to Have
- Experience with machine learning and artificial intelligence
- Knowledge of fintech and financial services industry
- Experience with agile development methodologies and DevOps practices
- Certification in cloud computing, such as AWS or Azure
Benefits and Perks
- Competitive salary and benefits package
- Opportunity to work with a talented and passionate team
- Collaborative and dynamic work environment
- Professional development and growth opportunities
- Flexible work arrangements, including remote work options
- Access to cutting-edge technology and tools
- Recognition and reward for outstanding performance
How to Stand Out
- Make sure to highlight your technical skills and experience in your application, particularly in areas such as cloud computing, containerization, and automation.
- Be prepared to discuss your experience with Infrastructure as Code and automation, and how you have applied these principles in previous roles.
- Show a strong understanding of the fintech industry and the challenges and opportunities it presents.
- Demonstrate your ability to lead and manage high-performing teams, and highlight your experience with cross-functional collaboration.
- Be prepared to discuss your experience with data analysis tools, such as Excel, and how you have used them to drive business outcomes.
- Research the company culture and values, and be prepared to discuss how you align with them.
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