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StackAdapt is seeking an Engineering Manager I to lead their EngOps Applications team. This role focuses on managing a team of engineers, ensuring system reliability, and overseeing infrastructure operations critical to production systems. The ideal candidate has a strong background in Infrastructure, DevOps, or SRE, with experience in AWS, Kubernetes, and Terraform. Success is measured by team delivery, incident response improvements, and supporting engineer growth. StackAdapt offers a highly competitive salary and comprehensive benefits.
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Dear Hiring Manager,
I am writing to express my strong interest in the Engineering Manager I, Applications position at StackAdapt. With over eight years of experience in leading engineering teams and a deep background in infrastructure and site reliability, I am confident in my ability to drive the success of your EngOps team.
In my previous role, I successfully managed a team of engineers focused on maintaining high-availability systems on AWS, leveraging Kubernetes and Terraform to ensure operational excellence. I prioritize clear communication, incident response improvements, and fostering a supportive team culture that prevents burnout.
StackAdapt's commitment to innovation and its AI-powered platform align with my passion for building resilient systems that scale. I look forward to contributing to your team and helping to elevate your infrastructure capabilities.
Sincerely,
[Your Name]
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I use a combination of urgency and impact to prioritize, ensuring critical systems are addressed first. During incidents, I delegate based on team members' strengths and experience, while maintaining clear communication about roles and expectations. After incidents, I lead post-mortems to identify improvements.
In a previous role, we experienced a database outage affecting multiple services. I immediately assembled the team, clearly assigned tasks for diagnostics and mitigation, and communicated updates to stakeholders. We resolved the issue within two hours and later implemented automated failover processes.
I emphasize sustainable on-call rotations, automate repetitive tasks, and encourage a blameless culture for incident reviews. Regular one-on-ones help me gauge workload and morale, and I advocate for time dedicated to improvement work.
I assess the risk and impact of changes, implementing guardrails like feature flags and gradual rollouts. I work with product teams to align on acceptable service levels and ensure we have monitoring and rollback plans in place.
I have used Terraform to manage AWS infrastructure as code, reducing provisioning time and errors. With Kubernetes, I have orchestrated microservices, implemented auto-scaling, and improved deployment frequency while maintaining stability.
StackAdapt is the leading technology company that empowers marketers to reach, engage, and convert audiences with precision. With 465 billion automated optimizations per second, the AI-powered StackAdapt Marketing Platform seamlessly connects brand and performance marketing to drive measurable results across the entire customer journey. The most forward-thinking marketers choose StackAdapt to orchestrate high-impact campaigns across programmatic advertising and marketing channels.
Hiring an Engineering Manager to lead our EngOps Applications team. This role is accountable for team delivery, operational health, and execution of infrastructure work supporting critical production systems.
A strong technical background is required to guide decisions and support the team, but success comes from prioritization, clarity, and people leadership, not individual contribution.
What you will do:
- Lead, coach, and support a team of engineers
- Own planning and delivery, ensuring priorities are clear and commitments are met
- Be accountable for system reliability, incident response practices, and follow-up
- Provide technical oversight by reviewing designs and guiding trade-offs
- Ensure documentation, runbooks, and operational standards are maintained
- Act as the primary point of accountability when working with partner teams
What we’re looking for:
- Experience managing engineers in a people leadership role
- Background in Infrastructure, DevOps, or Site Reliability Engineering
- Experience operating production systems in AWS
- Strong understanding of Linux, Kubernetes, and containerized systems
- Experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform required)
- Comfortable leading teams through incidents and operational challenges
What success looks like:
- The team delivers reliably with clear ownership and priorities
- Incidents lead to measurable improvements over time
- Engineers are supported, growing, and not burning out
- Infrastructure work enables the broader organization effectively
StackAdapter’s Enjoy:
- Highly competitive salary
- Retirement/ 401K/ Pension Savings globally
- Competitive Paid time off packages including birthday’s off!
- Access to a comprehensive mental health care program
- Health benefits from day one of employment
- Work from home reimbursements
- Optional global WeWork membership for those who want a change from their home office and hubs in London and Toronto
- Robust training and onboarding program
- Coverage and support of personal development initiatives (conferences, courses, books etc)
- Access to StackAdapt programmatic courses and certifications to support continuous learning
- An awesome parental leave program
- A friendly, welcoming, and supportive culture
- Our social and team events!
Please note: Benefits and perks may vary depending on your country of employment and the nature of your engagement. In locations where StackAdapt does not have a legal entity, employment and benefits are administered in accordance with local regulations and partner policies.
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