Director Engineering

Director, Platform Engineering As Director of Platform Engineering at SingleStore, you will lead the teams and technologies that power the company’s internal engineering platforms, infrastructure services, and developer experience. You will be responsible for building and operating the systems that enable engineers to develop, test, secure, deploy, and operate software reliably at scale. This role owns critical platform domains including CI/CD infrastructure, release engineering, developer productivity tooling, infrastructure automation, identity and access management, networking infrastructure, observability, and internal cloud platforms. You will drive operational excellence across multi-cloud environments while improving reliability, scalability, security, and engineering velocity across the organization. You will own the strategy, standardization, and operational maturity of SingleStore’s internal multi-cloud infrastructure services environment. This includes driving consistency, automation, scalability, and operational best practices across cloud service providers while ensuring critical engineering systems remain secure, reliable, and operationally efficient. You will partner closely with Engineering, Security, IT, and Product leadership to modernize platform capabilities, standardize engineering workflows, and scale the infrastructure that supports SingleStore’s cloud and database engineering teams. By combining deep expertise in platform engineering, infrastructure operations, multi-cloud architecture, networking, IAM, and developer systems, you will shape how engineering teams build, deploy, and operate software across the company. In addition, you will champion AI- and automation-driven approaches to modernize infrastructure operations, release pipelines, and developer tooling. The ideal candidate is a deeply technical engineering leader with experience building and operating large-scale platform and infrastructure systems. You are equally comfortable driving long-term platform strategy, mentoring engineering teams, and engaging directly with architecture, operational challenges, and infrastructure modernization efforts. Responsibilities Platform Engineering Leadership - Lead the Platform Engineering organization responsible for developer infrastructure, CI/CD systems, release engineering, internal cloud platforms, infrastructure automation, and engineering productivity tooling. Infrastructure & Core Services Ownership - Own and operate core infrastructure services including identity and access management (Keycloak, FreeIPA), VPN and secure remote access systems, NetBox/IPAM, internal DNS, and cloud networking infrastructure. Developer Platforms & CI/CD - Drive the evolution of scalable developer platforms and CI/CD systems that improve engineering velocity, build reliability, deployment safety, and operational consistency across distributed teams. Infrastructure Automation - Champion infrastructure-as-code, automation frameworks, and AI-assisted operational tooling to reduce operational overhead and improve platform scalability and reliability. Reliability & Operational Excellence - Establish best practices for observability, incident response, capacity planning, security, platform reliability, and infrastructure lifecycle management. Cross-Functional Engineering Leadership - Partner with Engineering, Security, SRE, and IT leadership to align platform capabilities with organizational priorities and deliver scalable engineering infrastructure solutions. Team Leadership & Mentorship - Build, mentor, and grow high-performing platform and infrastructure engineering teams while fostering a culture of ownership, technical excellence, and continuous improvement. Strategic Platform Roadmap - Define and execute the long-term roadmap for internal engineering platforms, infrastructure modernization, developer experience, and operational tooling. Requirements 10+ years of experience in Platform Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering, DevOps, SRE, or related technical disciplines, including 5+ years leading engineering or infrastructure organizations. Proven experience designing, operating, and scaling internal engineering platforms and infrastructure services in complex multi-cloud environments. Strong technical expertise across: Multi-cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure) CI/CD and release engineering systems Infrastructure automation and Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Ansible, or similar) Linux systems administration and networking Observability, monitoring, and operational tooling Identity and access management systems Experience building standardized and automated infrastructure platforms across multiple cloud service providers, including establishing consistent operational patterns, tooling, security controls, and deployment workflows. Hands-on operational experience managing and scaling critical infrastructure services including: Keycloak FreeIPA VPN and secure remote access infrastructure NetBox/IPAM DNS, PKI, and internal networking systems Strong understanding of infrastructure lifecycle management, operational processes, system reliability, and engineering scalability. Demonstrated ability to build and mature operational processes that improve reliability, security, scalability, and engineering efficiency across distributed environments. Proven ability to remain technically engaged while leading teams, driving architectural decisions, troubleshooting complex infrastructure challenges, and mentoring engineers. Strong process orientation with experience building repeatable, scalable operational frameworks and engineering standards. Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to align infrastructure strategy with engineering and business priorities. Preferred Qualifications Experience leading Platform Engineering or Internal Developer Platform organizations in high-growth cloud-native or infrastructure-focused companies. Experience with Kubernetes, Terraform, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, or similar cloud-native infrastructure tooling. Familiarity with SRE practices including SLIs/SLOs, incident management, and production operations. Experience implementing AI-assisted automation in infrastructure operations, developer tooling, or CI/CD systems. Proficiency in Python, Go, or scripting languages used for infrastructure automation and operational tooling. Experience managing globally distributed infrastructure and engineering teams. Cloud architecture or infrastructure certifications (AWS/GCP/Azure). SingleStore delivers the cloud-native database with the speed and scale to power the world’s data-intensive applications. With a distributed SQL database that introduces simplicity to your data architecture by unifying transactions and analytics, SingleStore empowers digital leaders to deliver exceptional, real-time data experiences to their customers. SingleStore is venture-backed and headquartered in San Francisco with offices in Sunnyvale, Raleigh, Seattle, Boston, London, Lisbon, Bangalore, Dublin and Kyiv. Consistent with our commitment to diversity & inclusion, we value individuals with the ability to work on diverse teams and with a diverse range of people. To all recruitment agencies: SingleStore does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to SingleStore employees. SingleStore is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes and will not pay fees to any third-party agency or company that does not have a signed agreement with the Company. SingleStore values individuals for their unique skills and experiences, and we’re proud to offer roles in a variety of locations across the United States. Salary is based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as skills, experience, and geographic location, and is just one part of our total compensation and benefits package. Certain roles are also eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases and annual bonuses. SingleStore’s base salary range for this role, if based in Boston, Chicago, New York, Austin, Phoenix, Las Vegas, Seattle, Washington, or Dallas is: $150,000 - $175,000 USD per year For candidates residing in California, please see our California Recruitment Privacy Notice. For candidates residing in the EEA, UK, and Switzerland, please see our EEA, UK, and Swiss Recruitment Privacy Notice.