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Remote platform engineering lead jobs are open across the U.S. in cloud infrastructure, SaaS, fintech, and developer tooling, at remote-first companies and distributed engineering teams that need senior leaders to own platform strategy without being on-site. Employers hiring remotely right now include IREN, Ahead, and render. Scan the live roles below and apply to whichever ones fit.
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C.H Robinson is seeking a Manager of Software Engineering who will be responsible for leading and managing a team responsible for building software functionality into our application platform/integrating 3rd party software into existing platform. This position will help lead conversations with cross functional leaders to ensure projects are delivered on time. The Manager of Software Engineering will oversee bringing technical and business priorities into one plan, understanding upstream and downstream dependencies while providing written and verbal reporting on progress to plan.
This role can be based only in MN, IL Or Kansas City
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The duties and responsibilities of this position consists of, but are not limited to, the following:
- Work with product/business owners to develop strategy around individual features and ensure the team is aligned to our goals
- Collaborate with cross functional technical leaders to bring projects from discovery phases into production
- Identify and create ongoing value for our business through iterative delivery against assigned business goals and product vision
- Partner with stakeholders and technical teams throughout the organization to create a vision for our capabilities and strategy for achieving the vision
- Oversee bringing technical and business priorities into one plan, understanding upstream and downstream dependencies while providing written and verbal reporting on progress to plan
- Ensure each initiative is staffed appropriately to meet end goals and resource appropriately, including securing resources across multiple teams
- Follow enterprise goals around HPI's (critical/major outages)
- Ensure that auditing for monitors and alerts are properly setup when the software doesn't operate as intended
- Utilize AppDynamics for monitoring dashboards
- Enforce code review process
- Address production issues with a sense of urgency
- Ensure we are hitting quarterly commits
- Ensure we resolve bugs within identified LOS
- Manage escalated issues
- Define, document, communicate, and drive efficient processes and software development best practices by collaborating across C.H. Robinson, engaging with architects, product managers, project managers, software engineers, and leaders
- Maintain and communicate crisp measures that quantify progress against our goals and objectives through effective presentations and score carding
Team Leadership
- Organize team to effectively get work done
- Drive and communicate to the team on role accountabilities, KPI’s, goals and service level agreements
- Focus on team cycle time of cards
- Help set timelines for features and deliverables for the team
- Accountable for project deadlines and enforcing team member accountability and sense of urgency to the team projects
- Actively assess performance and providing coaching/feedback to team members to sustain a high performing team and taking action on performance improvement plans as needed
- Evaluate talent needs and fills these needs through developing internal bench strength and/or hiring, and onboarding
- Effectively communicate by leveraging proper cadence of meetings (1:1’s, team meetings, etc.)
- Understand business and tech enterprise goals and then work with Group Manager/Director to establish team goals and cascade to direct reports
- Discuss and promote career development to build employee engagement
- Provide input to ensure rewards and recognition are appropriately allocated based on individual and team performance/commitment
- Manage annual merit programs for assigned team to align compensation with performance results
- If applicable, provide support and input to the budget for the capability area and make recommendations that balance timely project delivery and cost effectiveness
- Foster continuous learning, accountability, and innovation, striving for engineering excellence
- Other duties or responsibilities as assigned according to the team and/or country specific requirements
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or a minimum of 4 years of equivalent work experience and a high school diploma/GED
- Minimum 5 years of experience working in a technology role such as: software engineer, business analyst, quality assurance analyst, product manager, or technology project manager
- Minimum 2 years of experience leading a team
- Experience delivering business critical software functionality
- Experience delivering software in an agile environment
We will review applications for this role on an ongoing basis and encourage all interested candidates to apply at their earliest convenience.
Compensation Range
$113,000.00 - $254,200.00The base pay range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum base pay for the position across all U.S. locations. Your individual base pay within this range is determined by work location, which takes into account geographic cost of labor, and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base pay only and do not include additional variable compensation.
Questioning if you meet the mark? Studies have shown that some individuals may be less likely to apply unless they match the job description exactly. Here at C.H. Robinson, we’re building an inclusive workplace where all employees feel they belong. If this position excites you, we welcome you to apply whether you check all the preferred qualifications or just a few. You may just be our next great fit!
Equal Opportunity
C.H. Robinson is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to a workplace and performance culture that reflects the strengths of our worldwide marketplace. We value unique experiences and diverse backgrounds of our people within our company, our business relationships, and our communities. We’re committed to providing an inclusive environment, free from harassment and discrimination, where all employees feel welcomed, valued and respected.
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Benefits
Your Health, Wealth and Self
Your total wellbeing is the foundation of our business, and our benefits support your financial, family and personal goals. We provide the top-tier benefits that matter to you most, including:
Three medical plans which include
Prescription drug coverage
Enhanced Fertility benefits
Flexible Spending Accounts
Health Savings Account (including employer contribution)
Dental and Vision
Basic and Supplemental Life Insurance
Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
Paid observed holidays
2 paid floating holidays for U.S. hourly employees
Flexible Time Off (FTO) offered to U.S. salaried employees — no accruals and no caps. Paid Time Off (PTO) offered to all other employees in the U.S. and Canada
Paid parental leave
Paid time off to volunteer in your community
Charitable Giving Match Program
401(k) with 6% company matching
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Plus a broad range of career development, networking, and team-building opportunities
Learn more about our benefit offerings on our BENEFITS & WELLBEING page
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Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software
- Banking & Financial Services
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in remote platform engineering lead jobs.
- 5 or more years of experience in platform, infrastructure, or DevOps engineering roles
- Deep expertise with Kubernetes, Terraform, and cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure
- Experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines at scale across multiple engineering teams
- Demonstrated ability to lead technical projects and mentor engineers without direct authority
- Strong background in developer experience tooling such as Backstage, internal CLIs, or golden path templates
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related technical discipline
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Prove async leadership in your application
Remote platform engineering lead hiring managers read cover letters and written screeners as a direct test of async communication. Write clearly, make decisions explicit, and show you can move a distributed team forward through documentation and written guidance rather than meetings.
Build a public infrastructure portfolio
Remote employers can't see you work, so your GitHub activity, public Terraform modules, and documented architecture decisions do the selling. Maintain a clear README on each project that explains the problem, your approach, and the outcome a platform team would care about.
Prepare for remote-specific interview stages
Many remote platform engineering lead interviews include an async take-home design exercise or a written system design document in place of a live whiteboard session. Practice writing architecture decision records and designing internal developer platform structures in plain prose before your first technical round.
Remote Platform Engineering Lead Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a remote platform engineering lead job?
Remote platform engineering lead roles go to candidates who can demonstrate both deep platform expertise and the self-direction that distributed teams depend on. Hiring managers screen for strong async written communication, clear documentation habits, and hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Terraform, and CI/CD pipelines. Candidates who can show they've led infrastructure decisions independently, without daily in-person oversight, move to the front of the queue.
Which companies hire remote platform engineering leads?
Remote platform engineering lead roles are posted by IREN, Ahead, and render and others right now, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. The bulk of these openings come from remote-first SaaS companies, cloud-native fintech firms, and developer tooling startups that run fully distributed engineering organizations.
Can you get a remote platform engineering lead job with no experience?
Yes, but remote platform engineering lead roles at the entry level are uncommon, because distributed teams expect you to operate with minimal hand-holding from day one. Your best path is contributing to open-source infrastructure projects, building a public portfolio of Terraform modules or Kubernetes configurations, and targeting smaller remote-first startups where one person owns the entire platform function early.
Do you need a degree for remote platform engineering lead jobs?
Not always. Remote employers hiring platform engineering leads weigh demonstrable platform work, cloud certifications, and leadership evidence far more heavily than a degree. A strong GitHub history, professional certifications in AWS, GCP, or Azure, and a record of shipping reliable internal developer platforms consistently outweigh the absence of a formal computer science credential.
Which industries hire the most remote platform engineering leads?
Remote platform engineering lead roles concentrate in Technology & Software and Banking & Financial Services, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Those sectors hire platform engineering leads remotely because their engineering organizations are already distributed and depend on internal developer platforms to keep autonomous teams shipping reliably.
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