Engineering Manager - Core Infra

About the Company

Cinder builds the infrastructure that keeps the world's most important digital platforms true to what they stand for. Our customers are some of the largest internet platforms in the world, using our software to manage moderation policies, route content, and run AI agents against abuse.

Responsibilities

• Own the health, direction, and delivery of the Core Infra team
• Set clear priorities and a roadmap that aligns with business context
• Raise the bar on team-level execution quality and operational rigor
• Build a self-organizing team to reduce single points of failure and burnout
• Coach and develop engineers through direct, constructive feedback
• Define SLIs/SLOs and proactively manage reliability and tech debt
• Act as a liaison to GTM, FDE, CX, and other cross-functional partners

Requirements

• 8+ years building production software
• 4+ years in a startup environment managing platform engineers
• Deep familiarity with high-throughput, data-intensive systems or AI-powered platforms
• Experience managing full stack engineers
• Proven track record of turning ICs into high-performing teams
• Ability to lead architecture discussions and contribute to code
• Experience setting roadmaps in ambiguous, fast-moving environments
• Strong written communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in Trust & Safety or abuse prevention
• Experience operating at the Product ↔ Engineering boundary
• Experience in a customer-facing engineering capacity