Engineering Manager - Platform

Job Description

Salary: $201.5K - $237K Location Type: Remote Employment Type: FullTime

Position Overview

Dandy is revolutionizing the dental industry, a sector valued at over $200 billion. With support from leading venture capital firms, our ambitious mission is to modernize every aspect of dental practices through technology. As we expand globally, Dandy is building the operating system for dental offices worldwide, equipping clinicians and their teams with technology, innovation, and exceptional support to enhance their practices, people, and patients.

About the Team

The Platform team is responsible for developing the core systems and tools that power all of Dandy Engineering. Our remit includes infrastructure, developer experience, CI/CD, observability, shared backend services (such as authentication, event streaming, and async workers), and security foundations.

Our mission is to empower every Dandy engineer to build, ship, and operate software efficiently and securely. We are scaling the platform to accommodate a rapidly growing engineering organization, focusing on improving developer velocity, establishing secure-by-default foundations, and promoting the adoption of best-in-class tools and automation across the technology stack. From selecting critical infrastructure components to developing internal abstractions and enforcing security through automation, this team is pivotal to Dandy's ability to innovate with confidence.

Responsibilities

• Lead a high-performing engineering team focused on infrastructure, developer productivity, and shared backend systems.
• Define and execute the strategy to enhance developer velocity across the organization, encompassing tooling, workflows, and infrastructure.
• Collaborate with engineering leadership to determine the adoption and operationalization of AI coding assistants (e.g., Cursor, Devin) to accelerate prototyping, refactoring, and workflow automation.
• Establish application security foundations by selecting tools, automating workflows, remediating issues, and disseminating secure development practices.
• Work cross-functionally with Product, Security, and Engineering teams to align platform investments with business objectives.
• Establish and maintain best practices for reliability, scalability, and operational excellence.
• Recruit, mentor, and develop engineers, fostering the growth of technical leaders within the team.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience as an engineering manager.
• 5+ years of experience as a software engineer.
• Proven success leading platform, infrastructure, or developer tools teams in high-growth environments.
• Experience in designing and scaling developer platforms, CI/CD systems, or internal frameworks.
• Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP), observability, and DevOps automation.
• Passion for improving developer experience and reducing friction in engineering workflows.
• Strategic thinking regarding the integration of emerging tools like AI coding assistants to boost productivity.
• Excellent collaboration and cross-functional communication skills.
• A bias for action and a pragmatic approach to technical trade-offs.

Company Benefits and Culture

For full-time positions, Dandy provides a comprehensive suite of best-in-class, inclusive benefits tailored to each country of operation. Our local benefits packages typically include:

• Healthcare
• Dental care
• Mental health support
• Parental planning resources
• Retirement savings options
• Generous paid time off

These benefits are designed to support our team members regardless of their location.

Dandy is committed to being an equal-opportunity employer. We foster a diverse and inclusive culture that values authenticity and collective success. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status, citizenship or immigration status, or any other legally protected characteristics.

Dandy fully complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and is dedicated to embracing challenges.