Job description
LTK’s mission is to empower the world’s premium lifestyle Creators to achieve maximum economic success. We have a huge opportunity ahead of us and we’re looking for team members who want to create, innovate and disrupt an industry.
We empower our team members to drive innovation, create value, and continue to spearhead the creation of this industry — a game changer when it comes to career growth.
Position Title: Engineering Manager, Platform
About the role
We are looking for an experienced engineering leader to join us in leading and growing our Platform Engineering team at LTK. As a Platform Engineering Manager, you will lead a team of platform engineers and work closely with cross-functional teams to optimize the performance, reliability, security and scalability of our platform, making sure every component is running at its peak.
How you will make an impact
- Drive the vision and strategy for our Platform Engineering solutions
- Take an active role in hiring, goal setting, performance management, Promotions, and driving retention strategies across your team
- Empower, challenge, and coach a team of senior engineers to grow their impact as individual technical leaders by providing them with context and continuous feedback
- Effectively prioritize and manage our engineering roadmaps in alignment with our product roadmap
- Build and maintain strong cross-functional relationships across Platform Engineering partners and customers throughout engineering
- Define, document and build golden paths for teams to build services in a scalable, secure way
- Work with teams across the company to gather requirements, support and drive projects forward
- Partner with Senior Management to identify appropriate metrics for monitoring team’s performance
What you will bring to LTK
- 2+ years of management experience, leading/standing up a Platform Engineering Function
- 5+ years demonstrated experience shipping commercial products and services, preferably in Go.
- Cloud infrastructure experience (AWS preferred)
- Experience writing code in two out of three languages: Go, Python, Typescript, or C++
- Experience building and operating services on Kubernetes
- Experience building developer platforms/frameworks (Backstage.io, Cortex, Humanitec, score.dev, etc) for companies past the start-up stage.
- Experience Building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, system monitors, and log aggregation services
- A mindset focused on seizing opportunities and moving with urgency
- Dedication to fierce prioritization and operational excellence
- Adaptability to a dynamic, fast-moving environment
- A growth mindset and openness to feedback
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What we offer
- The opportunity to be part of the leading global company in creator commerce
- A remote-first, productivity-first environment
- Competitive compensation and benefits package to meet the needs of you and your family
- 401(k) with LTK company matching
- Medical Insurance, Vision Insurance, Dental Insurance
- Paid Maternity Leave and Paid Paternity Leave
- Summer Fridays and Flexible PTO
About LTK
Founded in 2011, LTK is the global technology platform purpose-built to empower lifestyle creators to monetize their content. The full-service platform connects brands, creators, and shoppers with a world-class shopping app and trusted tools and technology that make content instantly shoppable. Today, premium lifestyle creators in 160+ countries drive more than $5 billion+ in annual retail sales through their LTK Shop profiles. More than 40 million consumers turn to LTK Shops in the LTK shopping platform each month to find inspiration and instantly shop the styles recommended by their favorite creators. More than 8,000 retailers and 1M brands partner with LTK to gain access to its global creator network for content that converts against performance-driven, cross-channel KPIs. LTK is headquartered in Dallas, TX, and currently operates on five continents.
Our mission
To empower the world’s premium lifestyle Creators to achieve maximum economic success.
Our values
- Here to win
- Commit to the journey
- Work well
Commitment to diversity
LTK believes diversity, equity, and inclusion are fundamental obligations that strengthen our team. We employ a diverse, multi-disciplinary team to build a meaningful company and culture.
For US-Based Roles: We are not offering new sponsorships opportunities at this time for persons requiring employment visas, such as an H-1B; authorization to work in the U.S. is a precondition of employment.
Any unsolicited resumes/candidate profiles submitted through our website or to personal email accounts of employees of LTK are considered the property of LTK and are not subject to payment of agency fees.
LTK is an Equal Opportunity Employer.#LI-Remote
