Engineering Manager (Developer Infrastructure)

Join Valon as an Engineering Manager for our Developer Infrastructure team. In this hands-on leadership role, you will manage and grow a high-impact team responsible for the systems that shape how every Valon engineer builds, tests, ships, and operates software. You will treat developer infrastructure as a product, define a clear roadmap, and partner closely with application, data, security, and operations teams. You will also be a people-first leader focused on recruiting, coaching, giving feedback, and helping engineers thrive.

• Lead and grow a team of engineers focused on developer infrastructure, platform tooling, and internal developer experience.
• Own technical strategy, planning, and execution for the developer platform, with an emphasis on reliability, security, usability, and measurable productivity gains.
• Partner with engineering leaders and teams across the company to understand friction points and deliver high-leverage improvements.

• Experience building or operating developer platforms, internal tools, CI/CD systems, test infrastructure, release automation, or observability systems
• Demonstrated ability to mentor and grow engineers while fostering a high-performance, feedback-driven team culture
• 6+ years of software engineering experience, including 2+ years leading and developing engineering teams
• Track record of leading teams in fast-paced, high-growth environments and aligning partners around a shared roadmap
• A product mindset and the ability to translate internal customer needs into simple, scalable technical solutions
• Excellent communication skills and a bias toward action, learning, and continuous improvement
• Hands-on experience with cloud providers such as AWS or GCP, containerization such as Docker or Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, and modern observability stacks
• Strong systems thinking and an understanding of how developer workflows, application architecture, and production infrastructure fit together