Platforms Engineering Manager

Who You Are:

You are a people manager with a background in DevOps who can ensure a small team of engineers can execute at a high level of technical excellence and stability. You are eager to work closely with other engineering teams to understand what will make developing software easier, and use that knowledge to craft a bigger-picture platforms strategy. You are committed to giving timely feedback to engineers of all levels and provide technical mentorship via PR reviews, pair programming, and other avenues. You have a strong DevOps skill set and continue to hone your engineering skills by spending a portion of your time coding. You exemplify Storyblocks values and are committed to building a diverse and psychologically safe team.

This is a remote position that can be based anywhere in the US.

What You Will Do:

• Collaborate with engineering leaders to create a platform strategy and roadmap focused on security and development speed.
• Mentor and guide your team with regular code reviews, pair programming, one-on-one sessions, career and growth planning, and performance reviews.
• Drive technical initiatives through hands-on work on platform tasks.

What You Bring to the Table:

Required

• 2+ years of experience managing engineering team(s)
• 6+ years of experience working as an SRE, DevOps, or equivalent role
• 6+ years of experience working with cloud hosted applications (e.g. AWS, GCP)
• 2+ Experience managing and scaling infrastructure using K8s, Terraform, and Helm
• Experience with security best practices
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines ( e.g. ArgoCD, Circle CI, CodePipeline)
• Growth mindset staying up-to-date on modern infrastructure technology and best-practices

Preferred

• You are familiar with GitOps workflows and best practices
• Experience with observability and application monitoring tools (e.g. Datadog, ELK)
• You have some knowledge of PHP, NodeJS, Python, or Scala

What We Bring to the Table:

• Competitive and fair compensation: We believe in fair pay--equal pay for equal work. For each title, we consistently apply competitive salary bands based on market data and benchmarks which are reviewed twice a year. What you’ve been paid before, fear of conflict, or willingness to negotiate does not play a part in determining your pay.
• The annual base salary range for this position is $197,000 - $221,000. Placement within the range is determined by a variety of factors, including but not limited to: knowledge, skills, years & depth of experience, and equity with internal team members.
• 401(k) retirement plan: We offer both a Traditional and Roth 401(k) with a company match.
• Company-paid medical: Our medical, dental and vision premiums are covered 100% for you and your dependents. 
• Paid parental leave: Welcoming new family members is exciting, but it can also be challenging. We offer twelve weeks paid leave for primary caregivers and four weeks for secondary caregivers. We have a dedicated private space available to breast/chest feeding employees.
• Unlimited vacation: At Storyblocks we take vacation seriously. That means take the time off when you need it. Don’t worry about tracking hours or accounting for partial days. Typically, employees take about three or four weeks each year. Plus, two company-wide week breaks in July and December as well as numerous Fridays off throughout the year to take advantage of 3-day weekends.
• Workplace benefits and perks: Whether you work in our offices in Arlington, VA or anywhere else across the US, we have you covered. Fully stocked office kitchen? Check. Home office stipend for hybrid and remote workers? Check. Commuter stipend for office workers? Check. Company and team events? Check.
• Flexible work options: Much of our workflow is online, and for in office meetings, we have dedicated video-conferencing setups. As long as you deliver results, you are welcome to get your work done during unusual times when desired.
• Company-sponsored mentorship and growth: We encourage attending meetups and are happy to host them as well. We also have a leadership coach, on staff, available to all employees to enhance your professional development.
• Employee perks: We help employees maintain work-life balance and honor their contributions to the organization by offering resources such as a financial wellness program, a subscription service that offers unlimited deliveries from thousands of eligible restaurants with $0 delivery, and a recognition and rewards program that celebrates their accomplishments.

Who We Are:

Storyblocks is a different kind of content company delivering a fresh approach to meet the creative needs of a new generation of storytellers. Built on the belief that all stories deserve a chance to be told, Storyblocks provides video, audio, images and easy to use creative tools through its unique subscription model. By offering unlimited downloads and continually adding fresh content, Storyblocks challenges the paradigm that your ambitious vision requires deep pockets. We are committed to empowering storytellers by removing creative barriers and democratizing video creation. 

Driven by a set of six company core values, our culture is shaped by a love for data, empowered communication, community, telling authentic stories, an embrace of ownership, and everyone emptying the dishwasher (both literally and figuratively).

Headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, Storyblocks has been recognized as one of Washington D.C.'s Top Workplaces by The Washington Post, among the Best Places to Work by the Washington Business Journal, and by the Washingtonian as one of DC’s 50 Great Places to Work.

We encourage you to apply even if your experience is not a 100% match with the position. We are looking for someone with relevant skills and experience, not a checklist that exactly matches the job description. We want to help you grow and in return, you help us grow into a stronger, more inclusive organization. 

Storyblocks does not discriminate in employment matters on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, military service eligibility, veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or any other protected class. We support workplace diversity.