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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Software Engineering Manager, Platform - **Company:** Maintainx Inc. - **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Software as a Service, Computerized Maintenance Management Systems, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Distributed Systems, Reliability Engineering, Software Engineering, Large Language Models, Multi-Agent Systems, Backend - **Published:** June 9, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/e4bd10c6-3a0b-480a-a0ac-fbee8bf6e77e ## About the Role * 10+ years in software engineering with 5+ years in engineering leadership, including 2+ years managing managers across multiple teams. * Technical depth in at least two of: distributed systems, backend or mobile frameworks, platform engineering, reliability engineering - credible enough to make hard hiring decisions and engage in architecture reviews. * Track record of owning platform or infrastructure-focused teams at a growth-stage B2B SaaS company, with demonstrated impact on engineering velocity. * AI-forward: you set direction for teams building on LLMs and agentic workflows, and you hold your org to an AI-native standard. * Systems thinker who identifies organizational bottlenecks and eliminates them without creating new ones - you design teams, not just manage them. * Strong communicator who can represent platform complexity and tradeoffs clearly to product, finance, and executive stakeholders. Nice to Have: * Experience leading a Testing Frameworks, Quality Engineering, or Developer Productivity platform function. * Hands-on history scaling developer platforms through rapid headcount growth (Series D+). * Familiarity with CMMS, IoT, or industrial SaaS domains. ## Description We're looking for a Senior Software Engineering Manager to lead MaintainX's Platform division - the seven foundational teams every product engineer builds on: AI Builder, DevOps, Compliance, Testing Frameworks, Backend Frameworks, Mobile Frameworks, and SRE. This is a manager-of-managers role for someone who wants to define how a high-growth engineering org operates at scale. What You'll Do: * Own the roadmap and operating model for Platform Engineering: set division-level priorities, manage cross-team dependencies, and translate business goals into multi-quarter platform investments. * Lead and develop a team of Software Engineering Managers - coaching on people development, technical judgment, and organizational effectiveness across seven teams. * Set the engineering standards every product team depends on: framework conventions, reliability targets, compliance posture, and CI/CD health. * Drive MaintainX's AI-native platform strategy - the AI Builder team's agent orchestration, tool registry, and developer environments sit in this division; your job is to ensure the org extracts real leverage from them. * Own division-level reliability: SLO definitions, incident response frameworks, on-call health, and the systemic path from incident to prevention. * Partner with the CTO and peer engineering leaders on org design, architectural decisions, and headcount planning. * Represent Platform Engineering to the business - translating infrastructure investment into engineering velocity, developer experience, and customer trust. ## Related Videos - [Platform Engineering vs. DevOps Why not both?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/885-platform-engineering-vs-devops-why-not-both) - [From DevOps to Scaled DevOps: How We’re Rebuilding Continuous Delivery as a Platform](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100018-from-devops-to-scaled-devops-how-we-re-rebuilding-continuous-delivery-as-a-platform) - [Developing the Backend with Stefan Lingler, CTO at Shpock](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100360-developing-the-backend-with-stefan-lingler-cto-at-shpock) - [Best Practices for AI-Assisted Development of Distributed Systems](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100200-best-practices-for-ai-assisted-development-of-distributed-systems) - [DevOps Maturity Check – a way to balance autonomy and alignment](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/58-devops-maturity-check-a-way-to-balance-autonomy-and-alignment) - [Nest.js - TypeScript in the backend can also be clean](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1033-nest-js-typescript-in-the-backend-can-also-be-clean) ## Related Articles - [From developer to manager – what does it take to become an engineering manager?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/42-from-developer-to-manager-what-does-it-take-to-become-an-engineering-manager) - [Should Tech Managers Be Developers First? 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