Engineering Manager, Infrastructure Engineering at whatnot

This role is designed for a seasoned engineering leader with over 10 years of experience who views reliability primarily as a **Software Engineering** challenge rather than an operations task. You should have a strong background in large-scale distributed systems and at least 5 years of experience managing teams. The ideal candidate isn't just looking to "run" infrastructure; they want to build the internal platforms, frameworks, and traffic control systems that empower other developers to ship safely. The compensation is highly competitive for the Polish market (up to **PLN 820,000/year**) and offers the flexibility of a fully remote setup within Poland. Beyond leading the Reliability team, this position offers significant growth potential: you may eventually step into a broader **Site Lead** role for the company’s entire Polish presence as they scale their European operations. **You might be a good fit if you:** * View SRE as a discipline focused on building developer-facing tools and libraries. * Have deep expertise in SLO design, traffic control (rate limiting, circuit breaking), and load testing. * Are comfortable managing high-level technical strategy while remaining "hands-on" enough to course-correct architectural decisions. * Want to help shape the engineering culture of a fast-growing, remote-first unicorn.