Engineering Manager, Cloud Networking

As the Engineering Manager for Cloud Networking & Edge, you will lead a team of four engineers responsible for the digital backbone of Redfin. You will oversee the edge networking and internal cloud infrastructure that supports our high-traffic public website, ensuring it remains performant, secure, and resilient.

About the Role

• Team Leadership: Direct the career growth and performance of four engineers, providing consistent coaching and feedback to maximize employee retention and technical excellence.

• Technical Strategy: Drive the architecture for edge services (CloudFront, WAF, Route53) and internal networking (VPC, Transit Gateway) to support massive daily traffic volumes and long-term product goals.

• Operational Excellence: Refine engineering processes to ensure the team delivers high-quality results on a predictable schedule while balancing technical debt against product roadmap needs.

• Cross-Functional Partnership: Collaborate with the Cloud Governance team on identity strategies and partner with SEO, Platform, and InfoSec teams to resolve infrastructure vulnerabilities and deployment bottlenecks.

• Strategic Planning: Work with senior leadership and stakeholders to develop the team charter, business metrics, and quarterly roadmaps that align with Redfin’s overall engineering vision.

• Leadership Experience: You have 2+ years of experience in a formal engineering management role, with a proven ability to prioritize requests from multiple stakeholders and delegate effectively.

• Technical Expertise: You possess 5+ years of experience with AWS networking and edge delivery services, including CloudFront, API Gateway, and VPC Lattice.

• Scaling Proficiency: You have a track record of managing multi-account cloud environments and scaling infrastructure to handle high-volume, public-facing consumer traffic.

• Automation & Tooling: You are highly proficient in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/Spacelift) and cloud observability platforms such as Datadog or CloudWatch.

• Communication & Vision: You are a self-sufficient leader who can translate complex technical investigations into clear business impacts and inspire a team toward a shared mission.

The compensation information below is provided in compliance with all applicable job posting disclosure requirements. The compensation for this position is $160,000.00-$216,400.00 . The position may also be eligible for an annual bonus, incentives, and other employment-related benefits including, but not limited to, medical, dental, and vision benefits, 401K retirement plan, and paid-time off. More information regarding these benefits and others can be found here (https://url.us.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/_BJHClY8MQF9kpgWSGf8CzlIAe?domain=myrocketcareer.com/) . The information regarding compensation and other benefits included in this paragraph is the company’s current, good faith estimate at the time of posting. [Compensation and benefits are subject to modification from time to time as the Company, in its sole and exclusive discretion, deems appropriate.] The Company may determine during its future reviews of the proposed compensation and benefits provided for this position, that the compensation and benefits for such position should be reduced. In no event will the Company reduce the compensation for the position to a level below the applicable jurisdictional minimum wage rate for the position. Los Angeles County and San Francisco Candidates only: qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment per the Fair Chance Ordinance and the Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.

Redfin is revolutionizing the $75 billion real estate industry. We use data, beautiful software, and innovative design to put customers first at every step in the home-buying and selling process. Get ready to dive headfirst into our award-winning website and mobile apps, solving complex business problems in a highly visible, customer-centric way. If you value doing great work in a collaborative environment, join our team!