Fora
Engineering Manager, Platform
New York City · Part-time
Sponsorship not specified$210k-$235kDetected 28 days ago
PostgreSQLAWSCloud PlatformsKubernetesTerraformCI/CDDevOpsRabbitMQProject ManagementLeadershipCommunicationMentoringOrganizational Skills
About the role
- Oversee relationships with contractors and embedded vendor resources, ensuring work is well-scoped, integrated effectively, and held to Fora's engineering standards.
- Contribute to recruiting by evaluating engineering candidates effectively and representing Fora positively throughout the process.
- Our platform spans cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, observability systems, security, and the core tooling that lets every engineering team at Fora move fast and ship with confidence.
Responsibilities
- Lead and grow a cross-functional platform team, managing day-to-day execution, setting clear priorities, and maintaining sustainable, high-quality engineering practices.
- Stay hands-on with architecture and technical decisions, providing meaningful guidance on infrastructure design, platform scalability, and engineering standards across the team's scope.
- Own the roadmap for foundational platform capabilities including CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure, observability, secrets management, and database reliability.
- Partner with engineering teams across Fora to establish SLOs, support reliability targets, and ensure platform systems meet the demands of a growing product organization.
- Coach and develop engineers through regular feedback, mentorship, and career development, with a commitment to building a motivated and high-performing team.
- Collaborate with security-focused engineering efforts to ensure the platform reflects strong security and compliance practices, including network segmentation, secrets management, and access controls.
- Foster a collaborative and inclusive team environment that reflects Fora's commitment to building diverse, high-performing engineering teams.
- We're forging our own path
Requirements
- 4+ years of experience in engineering management with a proven track record of successful delivery and team growth.
- 8+ years of experience in software or infrastructure engineering, with meaningful depth in platform, DevOps, or infrastructure domains.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate complex infrastructure and platform concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Proven recruiting experience, including the ability to evaluate engineering candidates and represent the company well.
- Experience with high-traffic B2B2C platforms or marketplace architectures.
- Familiarity with Kubernetes, Terraform, PostgreSQL administration, and message queue systems such as RabbitMQ or Celery.
Nice to have
- Solid understanding of cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred), container orchestration, CI/CD systems, observability tooling, and database reliability at scale.
- Strongly Preferred
Compensation
- Compensation for this role varies based on experience, with an indicative range of $210k-$235k + equity. Additional benefits include:
Benefits
- Unlimited vacation
- Health Insurance (including an option completely covered by Fora HQ)
- Dental & Vision Insurance
- Commuter Benefits
- Supplemental Life Insurance
Company info
- to help the next generation of travel entrepreneurs turn their love for travel into a fulfilling career, whether full-time or part-time.
- We believe that everyone, from seasoned professionals to first-time advisors, can build something both profitable and personal.
- Founded in 2021 by seasoned entrepreneurs, Fora has grown steadily since, expanding to a team of 200+ full-time employees based in downtown New York City.
- In 2026, we announced our $60 million Series D investment round, led by Forerunner and Tactile Ventures, with continued participation from existing investors Thrive Capital, Insight Partners, and Heartcore Capital.
- We've also been recognized as a LinkedIn Top Startup 2024, Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies 2025 and 2023, and we were most recently recognized as one of the TIME100 Most Influential Companies 2026.
- We're building the first truly unified platform for all travel needs-leveraging the best of human expertise and technology to transform how people plan and book travel.
- Engineering Manager, Platform
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