At Instabase, we're passionate about democratizing access to cutting-edge AI innovation to enable any organization to solve previously unsolvable unstructured data problems in their industry. With customers representing some of the largest and most complex organizations in the world, and investors like Greylock, Andreessen Horowitz, and Index Ventures, our market opportunity is near infinite.
Instabase offers a consumption-based pricing model where customers can pay only for what they use, aligning directly with the value our products deliver. It empowers our clients to explore our AI Hub platform features extensively, enabling them to uncover crucial business insights. This customer-centric model allows Instabase to glean insights from diverse use cases and behaviors, ensuring we deliver top-tier solutions that provide unmatched advantages for everyday business operations.
With offices in San Francisco, New York, London and Bengaluru, Instabase is a truly global company. We are people-first, and we've built a fearlessly experimental, endlessly curious, customer obsessed team who work together and help organizations around the world turn their unstructured data into insights instantly.
Engineering Manager, Infrastructure
As an Engineering Manager at Instabase, you will lead teams responsible for ensuring the reliability, scalability, performance of our infrastructure. This role demands a balance of technical expertise and leadership capabilities to guide the team in maintaining robust systems, resolving complex challenges, and driving impactful projects. You’ll work closely with cross-functional teams to design, implement, and maintain solutions that empower Instabase’s growth.
What You’ll Do:
- Team Leadership: Manage managers and ICs, leading a team of 10-15 people. Provide mentorship, career development, and technical guidance to ensure the team’s success.
- Ownership: Take ownership of the reliability, scalability, and performance of Instabase’s systems and infrastructure, including both our SaaS and enterprise products.
- Operational Excellence: Establish best practices for deployment, incident management, monitoring, and automation to minimize downtime and improve system performance.
- Strategic Direction: Define and execute the roadmap, aligning with Instabase’s product and business goals. Identify opportunities to enhance reliability and efficiency across the organization.
- Recruitment and Retention: Attract, hire, and retain top engineering talent. Foster a collaborative and inclusive team culture that embodies Instabase’s values.
- Technical Leadership: Maintain a strong understanding of technical details to support the team in solving complex issues and making informed decisions.
- Collaboration: Partner with engineering, product, and customer teams to ensure our platform meets the needs of our customers and scales effectively.
About You:
- Proven Leadership: 5+ years of people management experience in infrastructure or SRE engineering discipline. Demonstrated ability to build and lead high-performing teams.
- Startup Experience: Hands-on experience building infrastructure in an early-stage startup environment, with a proven ability to navigate ambiguity and drive results in fast-paced settings.
- Technical Expertise: Strong foundation in distributed systems, cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure), and container orchestration technologies (e.g., Kubernetes).
- SaaS Experience: Experience in managing and scaling SaaS platforms in production environments, ensuring high availability and performance.
- Communication Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication abilities to effectively collaborate with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
Compensation: The base salary range for this role is $237,500 to $255,000 + bonus, equity, and benefits. The actual pay may vary based on factors such as location, experience, and skills.
US Benefits:
- Flexible PTO: Because life is better when you actually live it!
- Instabreak Fridays: Enjoy 6 company-wide Friday breaks scheduled throughout the year, giving you long weekends to relax and recharge!
- Comprehensive Coverage: Top-notch medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- 401(k) with Matching: We’ve got your back for a secure future.
- Parental Leave & Fertility Benefits: Supporting you in growing your family, your way.
- Therapy Sessions Covered: Mental health matters— 10 free sessions through Samata Health.
- Wellness Stipend: For gym memberships, fitness tech, or whatever keeps you thriving.
- Lunch on Us: Enjoy a lunch credit when you're in the office.
Instabase is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status. Research shows that in order to apply for a job, women feel they need to meet 100% of the criteria while men usually apply after meeting about 60%. Regardless of how you identify, if you believe you can do the job and are a good match, we encourage you to apply.
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Instabase San Francisco, California, USA Office
San Francisco, CA, United States
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