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Orkes

Engineering Manager

Salary$250k – $300k
LocationSanta Clara, CA, USA , Cupertino, CA
Work modeon-site
Typefull-time
DepartmentEngineering
EquityIncluded
Company size11+ people
First seen4mo ago
Last seen4h ago
Benefits
Location: Santa Clara, CA (5 days/week in office)
Comp: ~$250K–$300K base + equity
Who We Are
Building the Backbone of Distributed Applications.
At Orkes, we are reimagining how developers build reliable, scalable, event-driven applications without wrangling complex infrastructure.
Born from Netflix’s battle-tested open-source project, OSS Conductor, our platform is now powering billions of mission critical workflows across fintech, e-commerce, logistics, healthcare, and more.
Our platform powers billions of mission critical workflows across industries like fintech, e-commerce, logistics, and healthcare helping companies run the core operations of their business with confidence. These are the workflows behind every transaction, every delivery, every patient check-in, quietly orchestrating our digital world.
We’re solving some of the hardest infrastructure problems: how do you make distributed systems reliable, observable, and scalable – without every team having to reinvent the wheel? We absorb the complexity of distributed systems, letting teams build with confidence.
About the role
We’re hiring a strong engineering leader to own the Cloud & Platform engineering function at Orkes.
This is a high-impact, highly operational role; you’ll lead engineers while staying deeply hands-on in architecture, systems, and production challenges. The primary goal is to drive velocity of engineers on the team.
We are open to:
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A hands-on Tech Lead ready to step into management
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OR a Manager who still codes and operates at a high technical level
What You’ll Own
Cloud & Platform Engineering
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Lead systems responsible for cloud infrastructure, deployments, and platform capabilities
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Support customer environments and production systems at scale
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Drive improvements in reliability, performance, and scalability
Team Leadership (Player-Coach)
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Lead and mentor engineers while contributing technically
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Review architecture, code, and system design
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Potential to grow and manage a larger team over time
Execution in a Startup Environment
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Handle frequent context switching across priorities
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Support high-profile customers and urgent production needs
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Drive velocity while maintaining engineering quality
What We’re Looking For
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Strong background in distributed systems / cloud infrastructure
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Proven experience as a hands-on engineer (recently)
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Experience leading engineers (formal or informal)
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Ability to operate in high-context-switch, fast-moving environments
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Startup experience or large-company experience with understanding of scale
What Won’t Work
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Managers who have been out of hands-on engineering for too long
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Pure people managers without deep technical credibility
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Engineers who struggle with fast pace or shifting priorities
Ideal Profile
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Former senior/staff engineer stepping into leadership
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OR current EM who still codes and leads technically
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Someone who has seen both startup and structured scale
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