Engineering Manager, Platform

About Fleetio

Fleetio is a modern software platform that helps thousands of organizations around the world manage their fleet operations. Transportation technology is a hot market and we’re leading the charge, with raving fans and new customers signing up every day. We raised $450M in Series D in March of 2025 and are on an exciting trajectory as a company. Fleetio is also a proud founding member of the Rails Foundation!

Role Overview

The Fleetio Engineering Team is looking for an Engineering Manager to lead our Platform Engineering efforts. In this role, you will lead the platform engineering team that handles SRE (Site Reliability Engineering), Infrastructure, and Developer Experience.

You will influence the following areas:

• Platform engineering vision
• Setting goals for your team
• Hiring engineering talent
• Driving platform engineering efforts

You will collaborate closely with fellow engineering leaders, product managers, and other stakeholders to provide reliable service to our customers and a great developer experience for our developers that enables developer productivity and consistent delivery. You will also develop our engineering talent and grow their careers at Fleetio!

If you are an engineering leader with strong technical expertise, excellent leadership skills, and a passion for providing a great experience for customers and developers, we would love to connect with you!

Who You Are

The ideal candidate for this role possesses a blend of technical expertise, leadership skills, business acumen, and the ability to forge a vision for Fleetio’s Platform Engineering team.

You have:

• A solid background in Site Reliability, Infrastructure Engineering/DevOps, Developer Experience, and building APIs.
• Leadership experience includes successfully managing and inspiring high-performing engineering teams, driving innovation, and fostering a collaborative work culture.
• Strong problem-solving skills and adaptability to a fast-paced environment.

This role is part of the Engineering Leaders group and will report to the Director of Platform Engineering.

Your Impact

• Drive SRE efforts to provide a highly reliable and performant service to our customers
• Partner with engineering managers to address any performance issues or bottlenecks
• Continuously plan, optimize, and scale our infrastructure to support the growth of our platform
• Maintain an excellent developer experience for our engineers that aids in improving developer productivity and happiness
• Advance, scale, and support our API to help meet the needs of external users/developers
• Drive mobile platform engineering work by partnering with the mobile team
• Holistically mentor and guide direct reports in professional development and career growth
• Foster a positive and productive work environment that boosts the morale of your team
• Review your team's code as necessary to ensure quality, maintain consistency, and share knowledge
• Advocate for and mentor the team on engineering best practices
• Communicate timely updates and progress on initiatives to relevant stakeholders

Your Experience

• 5+ years of experience leading Engineering Teams as a Manager or as a Director
• Proven expertise in leading SRE, DevOps, or Infrastructure Engineering teams
• Experience with AWS (or Azure), Cloud Native tooling, and Infrastructure as Code
• Experience managing and supporting

Location

This is a remote opportunity and is open to candidates in the United States, Canada, or Mexico.