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Director of Engineering - infrastructure & Operations
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$229k–$290k/yr
Full-time
bachelor degree
Health care, Pharmacy care, Optical care, Dental care, Paid time off, Sick time off
Posted 8d ago
~40 hrs/week
Responsibilities
You will lead and scale a high-performing engineering team responsible for core platform systems, including SRE, operations, and data infrastructure. You will drive multi-quarter platform initiatives to improve system reliability while partnering with product leaders to balance architecture with business needs.
Requirements
The role requires 12+ years of experience in software or infrastructure engineering, with at least 5 years in leadership roles managing managers. Candidates must possess deep expertise in AWS, data platforms, and AI/ML infrastructure, along with a proven track record of maintaining high-reliability systems.
Full job description
Who we are:
Motive empowers the people who run physical operations with tools to make their work safer, more productive, and more profitable. For the first time ever, safety, operations and finance teams can manage their drivers, vehicles, equipment, and fleet related spend in a single system. Combined with industry leading AI, the Motive platform gives you complete visibility and control, and significantly reduces manual workloads by automating and simplifying tasks.
Motive serves nearly 100,000 customers – from Fortune 500 enterprises to small businesses – across a wide range of industries, including transportation and logistics, construction, energy, field service, manufacturing, agriculture, food and beverage, retail, and the public sector.
We are looking for a seasoned engineering leader who will lead the Core Infrastructure and Operations Engineering. You will be responsible for managing and mentoring a multi-functional team across SRE, Operations, Data & AI Platform, and Database Engineering. You will own our cloud platform, run infrastructure as a product, and drive enterprise-grade reliability for mission‑critical systems. As an engineering leader you’ll be be called on to lead during critical moments and operate with executives of the company
What You’ll Do:
Lead and scale a high-performing engineering team responsible for core platform systems used across the company
Define and drive multi-quarter platform initiatives that improve system reliability, and product leverage
Partner closely with product and engineering leaders to evolve the platform as a product, balancing long-term architecture with near-term business needs
Take ambiguous, high-impact problem areas (e.g., system scalability, reliability, platform abstractions) and turn them into clear execution plans
Drive alignment across multiple teams working on complex, interdependent systems including internal platforms, infrastructure as well as cloud governance.
Raise the bar on engineering quality, operational excellence, and execution across the platform organization
What We’re Looking For:
12+ years in software/infrastructure engineering, including 5+ years leading Infra/SRE/ops orgs and managing managers with a strong sense for systems architecture.
Degree in Computer Science or equivalent
Ability to collaborate and work effectively cross functionally with a strong sense of ownership
Deep experience with AWS at scale (VPC, IAM, multi‑account, core services, observability, cost optimization).
High AI fluency – able to evaluate, integrate, and govern LLM/AI platforms (AWS Bedrock, Anthropic/Claude, OpenAI) for engineering and ops.
Experience in interfacing with vendors, partners and cost governance
Experience and strong understanding of databases and data platforms (OLTP and analytics), Data and ML/AI infrastructure.
Proven record running high‑reliability platforms (SLOs, incidents, on‑call, postmortems). Experience driving processes and programs to raise the bar and engineering excellence
Clear communication skills and ability to manage escalations with CEO-level visibility
Track record of running infrastructure as a product (roadmaps, stakeholder comms, adoption).
Nice to have
Background in B2B SaaS or other high‑reliability domains (payments, logistics, safety).
Leadership of global, distributed teams across time zones.
Pay Transparency Your compensation may be based on several factors, including education, work experience, and certifications. For certain roles, total compensation may include restricted stock units. Motive offers benefits including health, pharmacy, optical and dental care benefits, paid time off, sick time off, short term and long term disability coverage, life insurance as well as 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). Learn more about our benefits by visitingMotive Perks & Benefits
The base compensation range for this role is:
$229,000—$285,000 USD
Creating a diverse and inclusive workplace is one of Motive's core values. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives.
The applicant must be authorized to receive and access those commodities and technologies controlled under U.S. Export Administration Regulations. It is Motive's policy to require that employees be authorized to receive access to Motive products and technology.
All job postings are for existing vacancies. Please note; some interviews or new-hire training sessions may be held in person at one of our global offices.
Related keywords
Director of EngineeringPlatform EngineeringInfrastructure as a ProductSREAWSVPCIAMObservabilityCost OptimizationAILLMAWS BedrockAnthropicClaudeOpenAIOLTP
We are Motive, a full service marketing agency designed to do things differently.
Industry
Advertising Services
Company size
11-50 employees
Founded
2019
Headquarters
Surrey, Woking
LinkedIn followers
1,299
At Motive, we deliver impactful solutions that resonate. Founded in early 2019 by a team passionate about marketing, we thrive on collaborating with diverse clients and tackling a variety of fascinating projects. Our concierge model strips away the bulk of a traditional agency, making us both nimble and cost-effective.
Our expert team of marketing, digital, and creative professionals excels in both digital and print realms. We tailor our services to fit your needs—whether you require a comprehensive brand and design transformation, engaging copy, an elegant brochure, or a detailed website audit and refresh. Our expertise allows us to scale our services to meet your demands, ensuring we adapt seamlessly to your project’s scope.
We take pride in the strong relationships we’ve built with our clients, consistently surpassing their expectations with memorable, creative, and intelligent strategies, fully engaging with each unique challenge they present.
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