Director – Platform Engineering

Company	NetBox Labs
Location	Remote in UK, Northeastern United States, USA
Salary	$Not Provided – $Not Provided
Type	Full-Time
Degrees
Experience Level	Expert or higher

A proven ability to move quickly through problem-solving cycles with strong judgment around where to be meticulous and where to optimize for speed.
Strong experience with AWS (our primary cloud provider), including its infrastructure, networking, and security services.
10+ years in engineering, including 5+ years in managing technical teams and 5+ years in a startup environment.
Experience leading a cross-functional engineering team across multiple international locations, ensuring alignment on project goals, timelines, and deliverables.
Expertise in infrastructure management, release tooling, IAM, observability, and cloud-native delivery.
Experience in B2B SaaS environments and platform operations.
History of delivering and finishing projects rapidly, with clear examples of high-output execution and momentum.
Deep comfort with ambiguity and decision-making under uncertainty; able to guide teams through tradeoffs confidently.
Strong communication and leadership skills.
Proficiency with Kubernetes

Lead infrastructure operations with a focus on reliability, scalability, and incident response.
Manage our cloud infrastructure with AWS as the primary provider, with strong attention to cost optimization and efficient resource usage.
Guide and grow international teams across internal platforms, cloud services, and data platform engineering.
Define and execute a platform strategy that serves internal engineering teams as customers.
Uphold security and compliance standards, including SOC 2.
Support team operations including ticket creation, backlog management, and project planning.
Foster a developer-centric culture focused on automation, usability, and self-service.
Collaborate across stream-aligned product teams to ensure alignment.