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JOB SUMMARY
The Engineering Manager is responsible for leading software engineers in the design, development, testing, and support of Hansei’s technology solutions, primarily focused on the Sidekick platform and supporting data integrations. This is a team-level delivery and people leadership position. The Engineering Manager ensures engineering work is executed reliably, follows established processes, and meets quality and security expectations.
JOB TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Team Leadership and People Management
- Manage and mentor power platform developers, Microsoft Fabric/Power BI engineers, ETL processes, CI/CD pipelines, SRE, and compliance and security within a regulated HIPAA environment.
- Conduct regular 1:1s, performance reviews, and career development planning.
- Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement within the engineering teams.
- Support onboarding of new engineers by ensuring clarity of role expectations and development standards.
Delivery and Execution
- Oversee day-to-day execution of engineering work for assigned initiatives, including power app modules and data pipeline enhancements.
- Ensure features, fixes, and enhancements are delivered according to sprint plans and release schedules.
- Coordinate with Product and Program Management to translate approved requirements into technical tasks.
- Manage multi-threaded engineering work (production fixes, current sprint work, and upcoming releases) within defined processes.
- Perform root cause analysis on build or system performance issues to prevent future occurrences.
- Communicate clearly and translate complex technical knowledge into business needs for non-technical stakeholders.
- Ensure all current processes are documented in a clear, accurate, and concise manner.
- Standardize processes across teams where appropriate to improve efficiencies and scale.
- Develop cost models for future development and investment in emerging technologies.
- Understand cost of current technology investments with the goal of staying within budget while evaluating areas to reduce costs.
- Apply knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodology, principles, and processes.
Technical Oversight
- Ensure industry standards for engineering solutions are in place, including architectural patterns, coding standards, and security best practices.
- Review designs and implementations for maintainability, performance, stability, and reliability.
- Drive adoption of approved tools, frameworks, and automation within engineering and power app teams.
- Mitigate technical risks and escalate them appropriately to senior technology leadership.
Quality, Security and Compliance
- Ensure engineering deliverables comply with HIPAA, HITRUST, and internal security standards.
- Implement application-level monitoring, logging, and incident response procedures.
- Participate in audits, reviews, and remediation activities as required.
- Follow established change management and access control processes.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Partner with Product, PMO, IT, Client Delivery, and Operations to clarify requirements and delivery timelines.
- Support intake and prioritization processes by providing engineering estimates and capacity input, including time, effort, and cost.
- Coordinate with IT on provisioning requests, deployments, and production support workflows.
- Communicate engineering status, risks, and dependencies clearly to stakeholders.
- Own daily stand-ups between product and engineering.
- Remove barriers to achieving goals and deliverables in terms of team dynamics and cross-collaboration.
SKILL SET
Required Skills and Competencies
- Strong people leadership and coaching skills with the ability to develop and retain engineering talent.
- Solid understanding of modern software development practices and engineering standards.
- Ability to execute within defined constraints and escalate appropriately.
- Clear communication and organizational skills in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to translate complex technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders.
- Extremely motivated and self-driven to achieve success.
- Knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodology, principles, and processes.
QUALIFICATIONS
Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
- 6+ years of experience in software engineering.
- 2+ years in an engineering leadership or managerial role.
- Experience working with cloud platforms (Azure preferred).
- 2+ years experience in Power Platform / Dynamics 365 development
Preferred
- Familiarity with HIPAA, HITRUST, and healthcare data compliance standards.
BENEFITS
- 100% remote first company to foster flexibility, inclusivity, and autonomy.
- Competitive salary and performance-based increases.
- Comprehensive health insurance plans.
- Retirement savings plan (401(k)) with employer matching.
- Responsible PTO and holidays.
- Professional development opportunities.
- Collaborative and supportive work environment.
- Recognized as a Great Place to Work by our employees.
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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
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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 Apple, Amazon Web Services, and GEICO, with the largest share of openings in California, New York, and Washington, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 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 77% of platform engineering manager openings are fully remote or hybrid as of September 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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