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Experian is looking for a Vice President of Dev Platform Engineering to lead the strategy and direction for its enterprise developer platform and AI-powered engineering capabilities. You will define the standards, roadmap, and governance for software delivery platforms, developer tooling, and AI solutions that improve how engineering teams build and deliver software across the company.
This is a Remote position. You will report to the Head of DevEx & AI Tooling.
You will have opportunity to:
- Lead the strategy and roadmap for the enterprise developer platform and AI engineering capabilities.
- Define standards for CI/CD, cloud platforms, developer tooling, and secure software delivery.
- Guide the adoption of AI-enabled software development tools, governance, and reusable AI solutions.
- Partner with engineering, security, cloud, and developer experience teams to deliver a consistent platform.
- Manage a global organization through senior leaders and develop high-performing engineering teams.
- Own platform performance, adoption metrics, budgets, vendor investments, and product priorities.
- Establish engineering standards that improve software delivery speed, quality, security, and developer experience.
- Evaluate build-versus-buy decisions and drive continuous improvement across the engineering platform.
- 8+ years in technology roles
- 5+ years in senior leadership roles
- Senior Leadership experience in Platform Engineering
- Hands-on depth, even if not current day-to-day: CI/CD platform authoring (Harness and/or GitHub Actions)
- Cloud-native infrastructure at production scale in at least one major provider
- Implementation-level familiarity with Claude Code and the MCP protocol
- Working familiarity with security tooling concepts (SAST, SCA, secrets scanning, SBOM, artifact signing) sufficient to direct integration work and partner effectively with a dedicated security team
- Experience defining engineering standards and developer platforms within large, matrixed organizations.
- Experience owning or leading the use of AI developer tools, AI governance, and modern software development practices.
Experian is a global data and technology company, powering opportunities for people and businesses around the world. We operate across a range of markets, from financial services to healthcare, automotive, agribusiness, insurance, and many more. Experian invests in people and new advanced technologies to unlock the power of data. We have an amazing team of 25,200 people in 32 countries.
Our uniqueness is that we celebrate yours. Experian's people first, inclusive and purpose driven culture is multi award-winning; World's Best Workplaces™ 2025 (Fortune Global Top 25), Great Place To Work™ in 26 countries to name a few. Check out Experian Life on social or explore our Careers Site to understand why.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets. The base pay range for this position is listed above. Within this range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors such as job-related skills, experience, and education. You will be also eligible for a variable pay opportunity.
Experian is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer for all groups protected under applicable federal, state and local law, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know at the earliest opportunity.
Benefits/Perks:
- Great compensation package and bonus plan
- Core benefits including medical, dental, vision, and matching 401K
- Flexible work environment, ability to work remote, hybrid or in-office
- Flexible time off including volunteer time off, vacation, sick and 12-paid holidays
- Explore all our exciting benefits here: https://myexperianbenefits.com/
Recruitment Fraud Awareness - Experian's recruitment process is conducted only through authorised channels. Recruitment communications will only be sent from an @experian.com email address.
Experian will never ask candidates to make any payment as part of an application, interview, assessment, onboarding, or recruitment process. To apply for roles or verify opportunities, please visit experian.com/careers
Experian is looking for a Vice President of Dev Platform Engineering to lead the strategy and direction for its enterprise developer platform and AI-powered engineering capabilities. You will define the standards, roadmap, and governance for software delivery platforms, developer tooling, and AI solutions that improve how engineering teams build and deliver software across the company.
This is a Remote position. You will report to the Head of DevEx & AI Tooling.
You will have opportunity to:
- Lead the strategy and roadmap for the enterprise developer platform and AI engineering capabilities.
- Define standards for CI/CD, cloud platforms, developer tooling, and secure software delivery.
- Guide the adoption of AI-enabled software development tools, governance, and reusable AI solutions.
- Partner with engineering, security, cloud, and developer experience teams to deliver a consistent platform.
- Manage a global organization through senior leaders and develop high-performing engineering teams.
- Own platform performance, adoption metrics, budgets, vendor investments, and product priorities.
- Establish engineering standards that improve software delivery speed, quality, security, and developer experience.
- Evaluate build-versus-buy decisions and drive continuous improvement across the engineering platform.
- 8+ years in technology roles
- 5+ years in senior leadership roles
- Senior Leadership experience in Platform Engineering
- Hands-on depth, even if not current day-to-day: CI/CD platform authoring (Harness and/or GitHub Actions)
- Cloud-native infrastructure at production scale in at least one major provider
- Implementation-level familiarity with Claude Code and the MCP protocol
- Working familiarity with security tooling concepts (SAST, SCA, secrets scanning, SBOM, artifact signing) sufficient to direct integration work and partner effectively with a dedicated security team
- Experience defining engineering standards and developer platforms within large, matrixed organizations.
- Experience owning or leading the use of AI developer tools, AI governance, and modern software development practices.
Experian is a global data and technology company, powering opportunities for people and businesses around the world. We operate across a range of markets, from financial services to healthcare, automotive, agribusiness, insurance, and many more. Experian invests in people and new advanced technologies to unlock the power of data. We have an amazing team of 25,200 people in 32 countries.
Our uniqueness is that we celebrate yours. Experian's people first, inclusive and purpose driven culture is multi award-winning; World's Best Workplaces™ 2025 (Fortune Global Top 25), Great Place To Work™ in 26 countries to name a few. Check out Experian Life on social or explore our Careers Site to understand why.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets. The base pay range for this position is listed above. Within this range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors such as job-related skills, experience, and education. You will be also eligible for a variable pay opportunity.
Experian is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer for all groups protected under applicable federal, state and local law, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know at the earliest opportunity.
Benefits/Perks:
- Great compensation package and bonus plan
- Core benefits including medical, dental, vision, and matching 401K
- Flexible work environment, ability to work remote, hybrid or in-office
- Flexible time off including volunteer time off, vacation, sick and 12-paid holidays
- Explore all our exciting benefits here: https://myexperianbenefits.com/
Recruitment Fraud Awareness - Experian's recruitment process is conducted only through authorised channels. Recruitment communications will only be sent from an @experian.com email address.
Experian will never ask candidates to make any payment as part of an application, interview, assessment, onboarding, or recruitment process. To apply for roles or verify opportunities, please visit experian.com/careers
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Who's Hiring
- CVS Health51
- Apple19
- Anthropic8
- JPMorganChase8
- Sangoma7
Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software75
- Healthcare & Medical Services55
- Banking & Financial Services24
- Electronics & Hardware16
- Investment & Asset Management12
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in platform engineering manager jobs.
- 5+ years managing platform, infrastructure, or developer-tooling engineering teams
- Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Terraform, or cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure
- Proven ability to build and maintain internal developer platforms or golden paths
- Experience with CI/CD pipeline design, GitOps workflows, and observability tooling
- Strong cross-functional collaboration with product, security, and application engineering leaders
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related technical field
Tips for Your Platform Engineering Manager Job Search
Quantify platform scope on your resume
Hiring managers want to see the scale you've owned. List the number of engineering teams your platform served, the services or pipelines you standardized, and any measurable reduction in developer toil or deployment frequency you drove.
Distinguish your roadmap from your team's roadmap
Platform engineering manager roles require you to show platform-level strategy separate from feature delivery. On your resume, pull out the multi-quarter roadmap items you owned and led, not just the sprints your team executed.
Target companies by platform maturity stage
Early-stage platform teams want builders who can create a developer portal from scratch. Post-IPO or large-org teams want managers who can consolidate fragmented tooling. Read the job description carefully and tailor your examples to the company's actual stage.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists platform engineering manager openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Prepare a platform-specific leadership example
Interviewers will ask how you balance internal customer needs against long-term platform investment. Prepare a concrete story where you deprioritized a developer request to protect platform reliability or scalability, and explain how you communicated that decision.
Negotiate scope before negotiating title
Platform engineering manager roles vary widely in authority. Before accepting an offer, confirm whether the platform team has dedicated headcount, budget autonomy, and a seat in architecture decisions. A strong title with no real platform authority limits your impact and your next move.
Platform Engineering Manager Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most platform engineering managers?
The companies hiring the most platform engineering managers right now include CVS Health, Apple, and Anthropic, with the largest share of openings in California, New York, and Texas, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. Demand is concentrated in companies scaling their engineering organizations and investing in internal developer experience.
How many platform engineering manager jobs are remote?
About 74% of platform engineering manager openings are fully remote or hybrid as of August 2026, reflecting strong demand for distributed platform leadership. Roles focused on developer experience strategy and tooling roadmap ownership tend to be most remote-friendly, while positions requiring hands-on infrastructure operations often prefer some on-site presence.
How do you become a platform engineering manager?
Start by building deep hands-on experience in infrastructure, cloud, or developer tooling as an individual contributor. Move into a tech lead or staff engineer role where you own cross-team platform decisions. Then transition into management by taking on a small platform team, demonstrating you can set technical direction, grow engineers, and negotiate roadmap priorities with internal stakeholders.
Can I get a platform engineering manager role without direct management experience?
Yes, but you'll need to show leadership evidence that substitutes for a direct management title. Strong candidates without prior management experience typically have led cross-functional platform initiatives, mentored junior engineers formally, or owned a platform program with measurable adoption. Targeting companies building a platform team from scratch gives you the best shot, since they often promote experienced individual contributors into the manager role.
What does the platform engineering manager interview process look like?
Most processes include an initial recruiter screen, a hiring manager conversation about your platform strategy and team leadership experience, and a technical panel covering your architectural decisions and tooling choices. Expect a system design session focused on internal developer platforms rather than customer-facing systems. A final round typically includes a cross-functional interview with engineering leaders or product partners who depend on the platform.
Where can I find and apply to platform engineering manager jobs?
You can find and apply to platform engineering manager jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search the listings to find roles that match your experience and specialization, then apply directly to each one that fits.
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