Technical Manager, Developer Experience at voleon

Voleon is a technology company that applies state-of-the-art AI and machine learning techniques to real-world problems in finance. For nearly two decades, we have led our industry and worked at the frontier of applying AI/ML to investment management. We have become a multibillion-dollar asset manager, and we have ambitious goals for the future.   Your colleagues will include internationally recognized experts in artificial intelligence and machine learning research as well as highly experienced finance and technology professionals. The people who shape our company come from other backgrounds, including concert music performances, humanitarian aid, opera singing, sports writing, and BMX racing. You will be part of a team that loves to succeed together. In addition to our enriching and collegial working environment, we offer highly competitive compensation and benefits packages, technology talks by our experts, a beautiful modern office, daily catered lunches, and more. Responsibilities • Effectively manage and grow a team of platform and infrastructure engineers • Attract, hire, and retain top engineering talent • Develop ambitious yet achievable goals for your team and reliably deliver against your roadmap • Work closely with engineering leadership and stakeholder teams to define the roadmap and long-term vision for the company’s developer platform • Mentor and grow individual contributors to continuously raise the technical bar of the team • Build and operate the systems that power the software development lifecycle, including build systems, CI/CD infrastructure, testing frameworks, and deployment automation • Improve engineering productivity by reducing friction in the build, test, and deployment process • Ensure the development platform is highly reliable, observable, and scalable as the organization grows • Partner with infrastructure, operations, and engineering teams to ensure development systems integrate seamlessly with production environments • Drive continuous improvement of developer tooling, development workflows, and platform capabilities across the organization Requirements • Computer Science degree or equivalent practical experience • 2+ years of engineering management experience • 5+ years of professional software engineering experience • Demonstrated experience managing engineering teams and mentoring senior engineers • Proven ability to attract, hire, and retain exceptional engineering talent • Strong programming experience in one or more modern languages such as Python, Go, C++, or similar • Experience building or operating large-scale developer platforms, build systems, CI/CD infrastructure, or internal engineering tooling • Experience operating critical systems with high reliability and availability requirements • Knowledge of best practices for scalable system design, reliability engineering, and operational excellence • Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle, including build systems, testing infrastructure, and deployment automation • Ability to dive deep into technical details while maintaining a strategic view of platform architecture • Strong communication and collaboration skills across engineering and research organizations Preferred Qualifications • Experience with large monorepos, Bazel or similar build systems • Experience improving developer productivity at scale • Experience with CI/CD systems, developer tooling, or internal platform engineering Compensation The base salary range for this position is $225,000 to $310,000 in the location(s) of this posting. Individual salaries are determined through a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and geography. Base salary does not include other forms of total compensation such as bonus compensation and other benefits. Our benefits package includes medical, dental and vision coverage, life and AD&D insurance, 20 days of paid time off, 9 sick days, and a 401(k) plan with a company match. “Friends of Voleon” Candidate Referral Program If you have a great candidate in mind for this role and would like to have the potential to earn $15,000 if your referred candidate is successfully hired and employed by The Voleon Group, please use this form to submit your referral. For more details regarding eligibility, terms and conditions please make sure to review the Voleon Referral Bonus Program. Equal Opportunity Employer The Voleon Group is an Equal Opportunity employer. Applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, sex, gender, marital status, sexual orientation and identity, genetic information, veteran status, citizenship, or any other factors prohibited by local, state, or federal law. #LI-MB1