Engineering Manager, Infrastructure - Infrastructure Platform
Lead the Infrastructure Platform team at GetYourGuide, empowering engineers with tools and processes to enhance cloud and container-based platforms.
Posted by employer 3 months ago
First seen on Joblaze 1 week ago
Last verified on the company career page 1 day ago
Skills & Technologies
Role intensity
10% coding — mostly leadership/strategy
Not disclosed in this posting: compensation, years of experience, visa sponsorship.
Benefits
Joblaze summary
The Engineering Manager for Infrastructure at GetYourGuide oversees hiring and performance management within the engineering team, ensuring that engineers can thrive and deliver effectively. This role requires strong technical expertise in cloud-native platforms, particularly with AWS and Kubernetes, alongside a passion for coaching without micromanagement. Ideal candidates are those with experience in high-growth environments and a knack for simplifying complex challenges. The position is part of a team dedicated to creating robust, user-friendly tools that empower other engineering teams.
Joblaze insights
- Listed 9 days ago on Joblaze — tracked directly from GetYourGuide's career page.
- GetYourGuide has 59 other open roles including Senior Engineering Manager, AI Platform, Senior Software Engineer, GraphQL - API Platform, Account Manager.
- 2727 active AWS roles on Joblaze right now.
- 2568 active Kubernetes roles on Joblaze right now.
- 45 active Istio roles on Joblaze right now.
- Typical AWS salary we track runs $135,700–$199,750 (median $170,000, across 1355 roles). See AWS salary trends
Quick facts
- Is the Engineering Manager, Infrastructure - Infrastructure Platform role remote?
- It's hybrid — GetYourGuide expects some on-site time in Zurich .
- Where is the role based?
- GetYourGuide is hiring for this position in Zurich .
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: AWS, Istio, Kubernetes.
- What seniority level is this role?
- GetYourGuide targets lead candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Engineering Manager, Infrastructure - Infrastructure Platform role at GetYourGuide.
From the original posting
Change the way the world travels
Join the GetYourGuide journey to connect people with unforgettable travel experiences around the world. Millions look to us for unique activities they can trust, and it’s all powered by our commitment to make every single journey extraordinary - including yours. Ready to unlock your potential with a community of fellow explorers? Find your next role at our Berlin HQ or one of our local offices around the globe, from New York to Bangkok. Head to getyourguide.careers to take the first step.
Team mission
The Infrastructure Platform team builds, automates, and enhances the cloud and container-based platform and datastores that underpin every product team at GetYourGuide. We are "engineers for the engineers" — designing the abstractions, paved paths, and self-service tooling that let other teams ship safely and quickly without becoming experts in the underlying systems. Our stack is built on AWS, Kubernetes, and Istio. Our aim is to provide a reliable, opinionated platform that lets teams move fast, take risks, and experiment with confidence.
Your mission
- Be responsible for all hiring and performance management topics on the Engineering side, helping your engineers reach their full potential
- Partner closely with your peers and stakeholders to shape the roadmap and portfolio allocation, and drive high-impact delivery
- Build and maintain opinionated paved paths and abstraction layers for mission teams
- Champion platform engineering principles and operational excellence across the wider engineering organization
Your toolkit
- You have a strong sense of ownership, ensuring that technical and project plans are aligned with your stakeholders & team members for delivery
- Enjoy approaching complex topics with an open mind and eye for simplicity.
- Have a passion for people, supporting and coaching your engineers without going into micromanagement mode.
- Strong technical experience in a cloud native platform engineering environment
Extras that give you an edge
- Experience working in a scale-up or high-growth environment, taking projects from zero to one and scaling them across an organization.
- Experience building platforms for 500+ engineer organizations
- Experience operating as a technical product manager/owner, particularly for internal platform products serving engineering customers
How we’ll make your career journey extraordinary
- Annual personal growth budget and mentorship programs for continuous learning and development
- Work from anywhere in the world for 30 days per year
- A hybrid working approach with three days of in-office collaboration (Mon, Tue, Thur) and two days of optional at-home focus time
- Opportunities to collaborate and socialize with team members through quarterly team events and yearly company-wide events
- Monthly transportation and fitness budget
- Discounts for you, your friends, and family on GetYourGuide activities
- Language reimbursement program
- Health and wellness benefits
And more…
How to apply
Submit your CV/resume in English using the form below. For tips and insights into our hiring process and culture, check out how we hire for tips and visibility into our process and check out life at GetYourGuide. If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us via jobs@getyourguide.com.
We are an equal opportunities employer
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