Senior Engineering Manager, DevOps

Our Engineering team ensures Code and Theory delivers scalable, high-performance, web applications that delight users. We always strive to balance the demanding nature of working on cutting-edge technologies with the real-world demands of high-performance web applications. Working in collaboration with our multi-disciplinary engineering, design, and quality assurance teams, you will build software that solves real-world problems for incredible clients.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• Building and setting up new development tools, build pipelines and infrastructure
• Understanding the needs of technical stakeholders and developing solutions for them
• Working on ways to automate and improve development and release processes
• Understanding risk profiles and ensuring that systems are safe and secure against cybersecurity threats
• Monitoring the processes during the entire SDLC for their adherence and updating or creating new methods for improvement and minimizing wastage
• Mentoring and guiding the team members
• Be a hands-on leader and coach to engineering teams in successfully delivering scalable, maintainable, and secure features to our customers; serving as a role model for code quality, process, and improvements
• Conduct technical audits to present software architecture recommendations in the format of a Technical Approach Document that outlines the software and hosting architecture, software “bill of materials,” development strategy, and technical best practices
• Collaborate with Design, Engineering, Product, and Growth teams; to define, design and ship new features
• Collaborate with project leadership to control the project’s scope, ensure proper development workflow, and the project is successfully delivered on time and on budget
• Understand and define client requirements, and create strategic relationships with technical stakeholders at client organizations
• Work with the quality assurance department to set up the right testing activities (manual, automation, security, load/performance, accessibility, etc)
• Develop, and maintain reusable web software components/libraries for internal use to maximize development efficiency
• Build and manage a diverse and geographically dispersed team, while fostering a collaborative and inclusive environment
• Ensure team completes assigned tasks in a timely manner within project constraints
• Cultivate a collaborative working environment and a culture of technical ownership

WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

• 8 years minimum experience in software programming, and systems design specializing in DevOps 
• Extensive experience with provisioning and managing cloud infrastructure on AWS, GCP, and/or Azure
• Experience with IaC tools like Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, and Ansible
• Experience with git and managed git platforms like GitHub, Bitbucket, and Azure DevOps
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines in GitHub Actions, Bitbucket Pipelines, and Jenkins
• Experience with application containerization and orchestration tooling like docker and Kubernetes
• Experience with setting up and administering Linux-based systems
• Experience with designing and implementing serverless architectures using AWS Lambda, GCP Cloud Functions, and Azure Functions
• Experience with edge cloud platforms and CDNs like Fastly and AWS CloudFront
• Experience with developer platforms like Vercel, Netlify, and WP Engine
• Experience with security platforms like Snyk and SonarQube
• Experience with observability platforms such as New Relic, Datadog, and AWS CloudWatch
• Experience with configuring web servers, proxies, and load balancers like NGINX and Traefik
• Experience with implementing cost optimization strategies for managing cloud infrastructure spend
• Experience with secrets management tools like AWS Secrets Manager and HashiCorp Vault
• Deep understanding of networking principles, cloud architectures, and web application design
• Deep understanding of security best practices and experience implementing DevSecOps principles
• Understanding of application development/deployment principles such as feature flags, blue-green deployments, and canary releases
• Strong communication skills when collaborating with team members, discussing complex technical topics with others, and authoring architecture diagrams, documentation and PR descriptions
• Possess a strong foundation in building scalable, reliable, and high-performance systems
• Self-motivated and focused on achieving excellence as a team

ABOUT US

Born in 2001, Code and Theory is a digital-first creative agency that sits at the center of creativity and technology. We pride ourselves on not only solving consumer and business problems, but also helping to establish new capabilities for our clients. With a global client roster of Fortune 100s and start-ups alike, we crave the hardest problems to solve. With a remote-first approach to our people, we have teams distributed across North America, South America, Europe, and Asia. The Code and Theory global network of agencies is growing and includes Kettle, Instrument, Left Field Labs, Mediacurrent, Rhythm, and TrueLogic.

Striving never to be pigeonholed, we work across every major category: from tech to CPG, financial services to travel & hospitality, government and education to media and publishing. We value the collaboration with our client partners, including but not limited to Adidas, Amazon, Con Edison, Diageo, EY, J.P. Morgan Chase, Lenovo, Marriott, Mars, Microsoft, Thomson Reuters, and TikTok.

The Code and Theory network is comprised of nearly 2,000 people with 50% engineers and 50% creative talent. We’re always on the lookout for smart, driven, and forward-thinking people to join our team.

The target range of base compensation for this role is $175k-$190k. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and location.