Mid Level Platform Engineering Manager Jobs
Mid level platform engineering manager jobs call for engineers ready to own platform initiatives end to end, guide junior team members, and make architectural decisions with limited oversight. 57% of openings are remote or hybrid, with demand concentrated across Technology & Software, Insurance, and Electronics & Hardware and employers like Apple, GEICO, and TikTok USDS JV hiring at this level now.
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DESCRIPTION
The AFT Fulfillment Science team is seeking an innovative, intellectually curious, results-oriented technology leader who will be responsible for driving our product roadmap and aligning cross-functionally both in terms of guiding the design/development within our group and getting the work prioritized across multiple teams/stakeholders. In this role as Senior Technical Program Manager (TPM), you will work closely with Sr. Leaders, stakeholders, scientists, software engineers, and product teams across AFT to deliver on highly complex, ambiguous business problems that require cross-org (e.g. Robotics, Operations, Supply Chain Optimization Technologies (SCOT), Transportation Management, etc) innovations and project delivery activities. In this role you're expected to work across stakeholders to ensure large cross portfolio programs are planned and executed successfully. You will represent AFT Fulfillment Science in cross organizational planning and reporting forums for these critical programs.
You will act as a leader who can set the team vision and tone, articulate clear goals and priorities, and ensure delivery excellence. You are proactive in removing roadblocks, pave the way for innovation, and handle multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment. You are able to handle business escalations with a data-driven approach. This means you are not only able to develop and drive high-level strategic initiatives, but can also roll up your sleeves, dig in and get the job done. This role provides clear, comprehensive and timely status updates, including decisions made, tradeoffs and any escalations needed to remove obstacles to all stakeholders. You will need strong judgment. Our leaders have a lot of ownership and autonomy so they need to be right a lot. Finally, you’ll need to be able to invent and simplify which is what we do every day on AFT teams.
Key job responsibilities
Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:
- Working closely with scientists, product managers and stakeholders to take use cases and requirements and turn them into successful projects
- Continuously drive improvements to existing systems and processes
- Launching product features, beta programs, change management
- Anticipate bottlenecks, provide escalation management, anticipate and make tradeoffs, and balance the business needs versus technical constraints
- Identify, assess, track and mitigate issues and risks at multiple levels
- Drive effective teamwork, communication, collaboration and commitment across multiple disparate groups with competing priorities.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 5+ years of technical product or program management experience
- 5+ years of working directly with engineering teams experience
- 5+ years of technical program management working directly with software engineering teams experience
- 3+ years of software development experience
- Experience managing programs across cross functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 5+ years of project management disciplines including scope, schedule, budget, quality, along with risk and critical path management experience
- Experience managing projects across cross functional teams, building sustainable processes and coordinating release schedules
- Experience defining KPI's/SLA's used to drive multi-million dollar businesses and reporting to senior leadership
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
USA, WA, Bellevue - 148,700.00 - 201,200.00 USD annually
DESCRIPTION
The AFT Fulfillment Science team is seeking an innovative, intellectually curious, results-oriented technology leader who will be responsible for driving our product roadmap and aligning cross-functionally both in terms of guiding the design/development within our group and getting the work prioritized across multiple teams/stakeholders. In this role as Senior Technical Program Manager (TPM), you will work closely with Sr. Leaders, stakeholders, scientists, software engineers, and product teams across AFT to deliver on highly complex, ambiguous business problems that require cross-org (e.g. Robotics, Operations, Supply Chain Optimization Technologies (SCOT), Transportation Management, etc) innovations and project delivery activities. In this role you're expected to work across stakeholders to ensure large cross portfolio programs are planned and executed successfully. You will represent AFT Fulfillment Science in cross organizational planning and reporting forums for these critical programs.
You will act as a leader who can set the team vision and tone, articulate clear goals and priorities, and ensure delivery excellence. You are proactive in removing roadblocks, pave the way for innovation, and handle multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment. You are able to handle business escalations with a data-driven approach. This means you are not only able to develop and drive high-level strategic initiatives, but can also roll up your sleeves, dig in and get the job done. This role provides clear, comprehensive and timely status updates, including decisions made, tradeoffs and any escalations needed to remove obstacles to all stakeholders. You will need strong judgment. Our leaders have a lot of ownership and autonomy so they need to be right a lot. Finally, you’ll need to be able to invent and simplify which is what we do every day on AFT teams.
Key job responsibilities
Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:
- Working closely with scientists, product managers and stakeholders to take use cases and requirements and turn them into successful projects
- Continuously drive improvements to existing systems and processes
- Launching product features, beta programs, change management
- Anticipate bottlenecks, provide escalation management, anticipate and make tradeoffs, and balance the business needs versus technical constraints
- Identify, assess, track and mitigate issues and risks at multiple levels
- Drive effective teamwork, communication, collaboration and commitment across multiple disparate groups with competing priorities.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 5+ years of technical product or program management experience
- 5+ years of working directly with engineering teams experience
- 5+ years of technical program management working directly with software engineering teams experience
- 3+ years of software development experience
- Experience managing programs across cross functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 5+ years of project management disciplines including scope, schedule, budget, quality, along with risk and critical path management experience
- Experience managing projects across cross functional teams, building sustainable processes and coordinating release schedules
- Experience defining KPI's/SLA's used to drive multi-million dollar businesses and reporting to senior leadership
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
USA, WA, Bellevue - 148,700.00 - 201,200.00 USD annually
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Mid Level Platform Engineering Manager Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a mid level platform engineering manager job?
Position yourself around ownership: highlight projects where you drove decisions, coordinated across teams, or delivered platform improvements with minimal direction. Emphasize any mentoring you did, incidents you resolved, or reliability improvements you shipped. Applications that show concrete scope, not just task completion, stand out for mid level platform engineering manager roles more than years alone.
Which companies hire mid level platform engineering managers?
Companies hiring mid level platform engineering managers right now include Apple, GEICO, and TikTok USDS JV, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of July 2026. At this level, you'll find a mix of mid-size technology firms, enterprise companies modernizing their infrastructure, and fast-growing startups that need someone to own platform reliability without a large senior team above them.
Are there remote mid level platform engineering manager jobs?
Yes, remote and hybrid options are common at this level. About 57% of mid level platform engineering manager openings are remote or hybrid as of July 2026, reflecting the distributed nature of platform work. Fully on-site roles tend to appear at companies with strict compliance requirements or those early in building out their infrastructure teams.
How do I move up to a mid level platform engineering manager role?
Growth from entry level to mid level comes from accumulating ownership over time. Start by taking on progressively larger projects, volunteering to lead small workstreams, and documenting the impact of what you ship. Building depth in areas like CI/CD, observability, or cloud infrastructure, while demonstrating that others rely on your judgment, is what signals readiness for a mid level platform engineering manager title.
Which industries hire the most mid level platform engineering managers?
Mid Level platform engineering manager roles concentrate in Technology & Software, Insurance, and Electronics & Hardware, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of July 2026. These sectors invest heavily in internal developer platforms, deployment pipelines, and infrastructure reliability, which creates consistent demand for engineers who can own platform systems at the mid level without requiring constant senior oversight.