Senior Engineering Manager, Platform Engineering (Developer Experience) Jobs

Everlaw

Location:
United States, Oakland, California

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

219000.00 - 277000.00 USD / Year

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Job Description:

Everlaw is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager, Platform to lead teams focused on developer experience and developer productivity, enabling engineers to ship high-quality software quickly, safely, and at scale. You’ll own roadmaps for internal platforms and tooling (build/test systems, CI/CD, environments, and workflows) and collaborate across the org to deliver measurable efficiency gains.

Job Responsibility:

Lead platform teams that build and evolve core internal platforms and developer tooling—spanning build/test infrastructure, CI/CD, and developer workflows—to improve engineer productivity and time-to-value
Collaborate closely with Engineering Operations, Security Engineering, DevOps, Product, and Design to synthesize requirements and prioritize impactful investments
Drive roadmapping, resourcing, and execution for critical platform areas that make it better and cheaper to develop, test, and release software
Establish and use developer efficiency metrics (e.g., build/test times, deploy lead time, change failure rate) to identify bottlenecks and plan ambitious improvements to workflows
Ensure operational excellence for platform services and tooling with clear SLOs, robust observability, and incident/bug management practices
Coach and develop engineers and leads
provide actionable feedback, elevate technical execution, and foster an inclusive, high-accountability culture
Partner with Engineering Operations to improve processes for alignment, goal setting, empowerment, and cross-team execution across Engineering
Communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, adjusting altitude from strategy to technical deep dives as needed.

Requirements:

At least 5 years as a senior engineer building developer productivity tools and/or highly available platform services (e.g., storage, pub-sub, search, caching, observability) and/or deep experience with infrastructure/cloud technologies (e.g., Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker)
3+ years of experience directly managing software engineers and/or technical leads, including hiring, coaching, performance management, and growing a high-performing team
2+ years of experience building and leading developer experience or platform teams/programs that deliver internal platforms and tooling with measurable productivity outcomes (e.g., faster builds/tests, improved CI/CD lead times, higher deployment frequency)
Experience managing scalable database infrastructure (e.g., Postgres, MySQL or equivalent)
Can communicate at the right altitude with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, and you’ve led cross-functional roadmaps with Engineering Operations, Security Engineering, DevOps, Product, and Design
Authorized to work in the United States. Please note that currently, Everlaw is not sponsoring employment visas.

Nice to have:

Experience with developer ecosystems in Java, Python, or TypeScript
familiarity with Gradle, Bazel, Maven, or similar build systems
Background building or managing React/TypeScript apps and frontend build tooling (e.g., NPM, Webpack), or optimizing backend services (e.g., Java + Gradle/Kotlin)
Experience building and supporting developer tools including scripts, dashboards, CLIs, and developer portals
Practice measuring and communicating developer efficiency using metrics dashboards (e.g., Databricks, Snowflake, Grafana) to guide prioritization and demonstrate impact.

What we offer:

Medical
dental
wellness program
paid parental leave
professional development
fully stocked kitchen
Equity program
401(k) retirement plan with company matching
Health, dental, and vision
Flexible Spending Accounts for health and dependent care expenses
Paid parental leave and approximately 10 days (80 hours) per year of sick leave
Seventeen paid vacation days plus 11 federal holidays
Membership to Modern Health to help employees prioritize mental health and wellness
Annual allocation for Learning & Development opportunities and applicable professional membership dues
Company-sponsored life and disability insurance
Work in Downtown Oakland, just steps from the BART line and dozens of restaurants
You will get a powerful Linux laptop and be able to customize your desk setup
Bond over team lunches and out-of-the-box events
Time off for company-sponsored volunteer events and 4 paid hours per quarter to volunteer at a charitable organization of your choice
Take advantage of learning and career development opportunities

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
December 08, 2025

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Hybrid work

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