VP of Platform Engineering - Boku

Position Summary 

We are looking for an experienced and technology-focused engineering leader for the role of Vice President of Platform Engineering whose mission will be to deliver a reliable, scalable, and secure platform underpinning Boku’s payment system and network of localized payment solutions.  You will partner with product engineering, operations, and IT to ensure the platform meets all the needs of the business and its engineering teams.  The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of working on high scale cloud-based platforms and managing multiple, geographically distributed engineering and infrastructure teams. 

About You 

• People Leader – You care about your engineers and are passionate about growing your teams and building new leaders for Boku. 
• Technical Leader – You are excited to be involved in deeply technical discussion and designs. 
• Growth-minded – You are curious and enthusiastic about expanding your skills. 
• Empathetic – You lead with empathy, willing to seek and listen patiently to the feedback of our developers. 
• Business-minded – You are interested to understand how the business works and how Technology can fit in the context of the business. 

Responsibilities 

• Improving Boku’s cloud-based platform to meet the company’s scaling, reliability, and security needs. 
• Leading the development and execution of the company's long-term platform engineering strategy and roadmap. 
• Handling resource planning and allocation within the platform engineering organization. 
• Managing the company’s platform spend to ensure platform and hosting costs stay within budget. 
• Ensuring the platform meets the needs of the company and the other organizations within the company. 
• Collaborating with leaders from other departments including Product Engineering, Operations, and IT. 
• Providing technical leadership and guidance to the company's engineering teams. 
• Managing multiple distributed teams across different geographical locations. 
• Championing continuous improvement, implementing new tools, and processes to increase organization productivity and efficiency. 

• Recruiting, hiring, motivating, and growing people within the platform engineering organization. 

Qualifications 

• BS in Computer Science or related field with strong demonstrated experience with platform engineering and engineering management. 
• Able to thrive on a high level of autonomy and responsibility. 
• Attention to detail and strong organization skills. 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to document and explain design, best practices, and technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences. 
• Proven track record of success in leading and managing multiple teams. 
• Strong technical expertise in cloud-based infrastructure.  Experience with AWS preferred. 
• Experience with orchestration and containerization technologies such as Kubernetes and Docker. 
• Experience with data storage and transfer technologies such as mysql, Redshift, and Kafka. 
• Experience working on high-volume and low-latency systems preferred. 
• Experience with implementing security controls and practices in cloud-based environments preferred.