Platform Engineering Lead
$166k - $176k USD
EMARKETER is a subsidiary of Axel Springer SE, a family-owned transatlantic media company headquartered in Berlin and New York. Axel Springer's guiding principles – first articulated as The Essentials by founder Axel Springer in the aftermath of World War II – remain a cornerstone of the company’s foundation today. Learn more about Axel Springer.
We’re hiring a Platform Engineering Lead to join our Product & Tech team at EMARKETER.
The Role and Team:
The Platform Engineering Lead is a hands-on technical leader responsible for shaping the reliability, scalability, and developer experience of EMARKETER’s platform infrastructure. This role combines engineering leadership with deep technical expertise to ensure our systems enable developers to build and ship products efficiently and securely. You will lead platform initiatives across infrastructure automation, observability, and cloud reliability while mentoring engineers and partnering with teams across the organization.
This is a hybrid role based out of our New York City office, with regular in-office expectations.
Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship, now or in the future. Candidates must be within commuting distance of our New York City office. Relocation assistance is not available.
The Ideal Candidate Is:
- A Player-Coach Leader: Comfortable mentoring engineers while remaining deeply involved in hands-on infrastructure and platform engineering work.
- A Platform Architect: Experienced designing scalable, reliable infrastructure and modern developer platforms that support high-performing engineering teams.
- Operationally Focused: Passionate about reliability, automation, and observability, and committed to improving system health and operational excellence.
- A Cross-Functional Collaborator: Works effectively with engineering, product, and leadership teams to align platform strategy with company goals.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and mentor a small Platform Engineering team, supporting career development and technical growth.
- Define and execute the platform engineering roadmap to improve reliability, scalability, and developer productivity.
- Partner with engineering leadership to establish standards for infrastructure, system design, and operational excellence.
- Design and implement Infrastructure-as-Code solutions and CI/CD pipelines that enable secure, repeatable deployments.
- Drive improvements to observability through metrics, logging, and tracing systems.
- Champion Site Reliability Engineering practices including SLOs, incident response, and continuous improvement.
- Lead platform-level incident response processes, root cause analysis, and operational improvements.
Desired Skills & Experience:
- 6+ years of experience in Platform Engineering, DevOps, or Infrastructure Engineering, with experience designing and operating cloud-based infrastructure.
- Experience mentoring or leading engineers in a collaborative engineering organization.
- Strong experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
- Experience building or managing containerized infrastructure using Docker and Kubernetes.
- Expertise implementing Infrastructure-as-Code solutions using tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or Pulumi.
- Experience with observability tools such as Datadog, Grafana, or Prometheus.
- Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams.
Salary & Benefits:
- Base salary: $166,000-$176,000 (dependent on skills, experience, and competencies)
- Unlimited PTO, 10 paid holidays, and 16 weeks of parental leave
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance plans
- Matched and vested 401k plan
- Access to resources for financial planning guidance, family planning services, mental health reach-out, and Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
- Additional benefits include commuter benefits, phone reimbursement, gym membership discounts, and more
Salary for the role is commensurate with experience and depends on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience.
US pay range
$166,000—$176,000 USD
About EMARKETER
EMARKETER is the world's leading research company focused on digital transformation. We hire people who are passionate about providing business leaders with actionable data and insights in the areas of digital marketing and advertising, media, retail and ecommerce, financial services, healthcare, and more. Our clients, who rely on our content to make informed decisions, include top global brands within Fortune 1000 companies, as well as smaller firms striving to compete in a digital age.
At EMARKETER, we pride ourselves on an inclusive work environment and continuously strive for diversity of thought, identity, and experience while encouraging growth and providing support to team members throughout the organization. EMARKETER is committed to corporate transparency through regular business updates and an always-open line of communication.
What We Value
Our people are the foundation of our success. Guided by our values, we:
- Serve Our Clients: We prioritize their needs to deliver excellence in our products and services.
- Work as One Team: We collaborate with trust, accountability, and transparency.
- Innovate and Adapt: We foster curiosity, resilience, and fearless exploration of new ideas.
- Celebrate Diversity and Inclusion: We embrace a diverse, inclusive environment where all voices are valued and respected.
If this sounds like a great job for you, please apply online and tell us a bit about why you're a good fit for the role.
Please note that for all positions at EMARKETER, there is an exercise component specific to the role to reduce selection bias in our recruiting process and test how you apply knowledge.
Please note that for all positions at EMARKETER, there is an exercise component specific to the role to reduce selection bias in our recruiting process and test how you apply knowledge.