Is the Engineering Manager role remote?

No — this is an on-site role in Cupertino, CA.

What's the salary range?

Orkes lists $250,000–$300,000 for this role.

Where is the role based?

Orkes is hiring for this position in Cupertino, CA.

What's the tech stack?

Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: cloud infrastructure, distributed systems.

What seniority level is this role?

Orkes targets lead candidates for this position.

Is this full-time or contract?

Full-time for this Engineering Manager role at Orkes.

Engineering Manager at Orkes

Joblaze summary

In this role, the Engineering Manager at Orkes will oversee the Cloud and Platform engineering team, focusing on enhancing the reliability and scalability of their distributed systems. Candidates should possess a strong technical background in cloud infrastructure and distributed systems, along with experience in leading engineering teams while remaining hands-on. This position is ideal for someone with a blend of startup agility and structured scale experience, particularly those transitioning from senior engineering roles into management. Orkes emphasizes a collaborative environment where technical leadership is crucial for driving team velocity.

Joblaze insights

Listed 9 days ago on Joblaze — tracked directly from Orkes's career page.
Orkes has 20 other open roles including Site Reliability Engineer, Human Resources Manager, Product Manager.
431 active distributed systems roles on Joblaze right now.
233 active cloud infrastructure roles on Joblaze right now.
Salary band is above the typical range for comparable tech roles (median ~$126,887).
Pays more than 82% of the 228 salaried distributed systems roles we track (median $180,750). See distributed systems salary trends

Quick facts

Is the Engineering Manager role remote?: No — this is an on-site role in Cupertino, CA.
What's the salary range?: Orkes lists $250,000–$300,000 for this role.
Where is the role based?: Orkes is hiring for this position in Cupertino, CA.
What's the tech stack?: Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: cloud infrastructure, distributed systems.
What seniority level is this role?: Orkes targets lead candidates for this position.
Is this full-time or contract?: Full-time for this Engineering Manager role at Orkes.

From the original posting

Location: Santa Clara, CA (5 days/week in office)
Comp: ~$250K–$300K base + equity

Who We Are

Building the Backbone of Distributed Applications.

At Orkes, we are reimagining how developers build reliable, scalable, event-driven applications without wrangling complex infrastructure.

Born from Netflix's battle-tested open-source project, OSS Conductor, our platform is now powering billions of mission critical workflows across fintech, e-commerce, logistics, healthcare, and more.

Our platform powers billions of mission critical workflows across industries like fintech, e-commerce, logistics, and healthcare helping companies run the core operations of their business with confidence. These are the workflows behind every transaction, every delivery, every patient check-in, quietly orchestrating our digital world.

We’re solving some of the hardest infrastructure problems: how do you make distributed systems reliable, observable, and scalable – without every team having to reinvent the wheel? We absorb the complexity of distributed systems, letting teams build with confidence.

We’re hiring a strong engineering leader to own the Cloud & Platform engineering function at Orkes.

This is a high-impact, highly operational role; you’ll lead engineers while staying deeply hands-on in architecture, systems, and production challenges. The primary goal is to drive velocity of engineers on the team.

We are open to:

A hands-on Tech Lead ready to step into management
OR a Manager who still codes and operates at a high technical level

What You’ll Own

Cloud & Platform Engineering

Lead systems responsible for cloud infrastructure, deployments, and platform capabilities
Support customer environments and production systems at scale
Drive improvements in reliability, performance, and scalability

Team Leadership (Player-Coach)

Lead and mentor engineers while contributing technically
Review architecture, code, and system design
Potential to grow and manage a larger team over time

Execution in a Startup Environment

Handle frequent context switching across priorities
Support high-profile customers and urgent production needs
Drive velocity while maintaining engineering quality

What We’re Looking For

Strong background in distributed systems / cloud infrastructure
Proven experience as a hands-on engineer (recently)
Experience leading engineers (formal or informal)
Ability to operate in high-context-switch, fast-moving environments
Startup experience or large-company experience with understanding of scale

What Won’t Work

Managers who have been out of hands-on engineering for too long
Pure people managers without deep technical credibility
Engineers who struggle with fast pace or shifting priorities

Ideal Profile

Former senior/staff engineer stepping into leadership
OR current EM who still codes and leads technically
Someone who has seen both startup and structured scale