Senior Engineering Manager, Cloud Foundations

Senior Engineering Manager, Cloud Foundations In today’s digital world, finding genuine relationships is tougher than ever. At Hinge, we’re on a mission to inspire intimate connection to create a less lonely world. We’re obsessed with understanding our users’ behaviors to help them find love, and our success is defined by one simple metric– setting up great dates. With tens of millions of users across the globe, we’ve become the most trusted way to find a relationship, for all. Overview Cloud Foundations is the bedrock of Hinge's engineering: the AWS infrastructure, networking, IaC, and Kubernetes systems that every product team builds on. When this team does its job well, the rest of engineering ships faster and operates more reliably by default. We’re looking for a Senior Engineering Manager to lead the 5-person Cloud Foundations team and serve as the key leader in the Platform group — owning both the team\'s outcomes and Hinge’s broader infrastructure strategy. As a member of the Platform leadership team, you\'ll treat infrastructure as a product—understanding internal customer needs and the business, shaping a roadmap that balances reliability, velocity, and cost, investing in engineers, and staying close enough to the details to be credible in design reviews and on-call rotations. Responsibilities Cloud Foundations team leadership – roadmap, strategy, and execution. Driving measurable outcomes quarter to quarter. Shape Hinge's platform-level infrastructure strategy, partnering with other leads on cross-pillar dependencies and tradeoffs. Lead cloud infrastructure initiatives focused on reliability, scalability, security, and cost management. Build tools and automation that make our systems more consistent, observable, and self-service. Partner with product engineering teams to improve developer velocity and experience. Contribute to code reviews, architecture discussions, and platform documentation. Mentor engineers and foster a culture of technical excellence, accountability, inclusion, and autonomy grounded in clarity and trust. What We\'re Looking For 8+ years in software engineering, including 4+ years in management. Deep technical background in cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred) and distributed systems, basic comfort with developer platforms. Proven success leading reliability, automation, and cost-efficiency efforts at scale. Comfort operating at both team-level (hands-on technical leadership, direct people management) and platform-level (cross-team strategy, cross-pillar partnership). Strong communication and collaboration skills; thrives in cross-functional environments. Passion for developer experience and building tools that make engineers more productive. Nice to Have Experience operating Kubernetes at scale. Background in modern IaC Familiarity with cost management at scale. Prior strategic / architect / staff-engineer-shape role bridging team execution and broader platform strategy. Salary Range $219,000.00 - $263,000.00 per year salary. Factors such as scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate\'s work experience, education/training, job-related skills, internal peer equity, as well as market and business considerations may influence base pay offered. This salary range is reflective of a position based in New York City. This salary will be subject to a geographic adjustment (according to a specific city and state), if an authorization is granted to work outside of the location listed in this posting. Benefits & Perks The Hinge value I resonate most with is... Empathy . When your personal values and your company\'s values align-- you know it\'s the right place to work. 401(k) Matching — We match 100% of the first 10% of pre-tax 401(k) contributions you make, up to a maximum of $10,000 per year. Professional Growth — Get a $3,000 annual Learning & Development stipend after three months. Free Udemy access for employees starting on day one. Parental Leave & Planning — 100% paid parental leave (20 paid weeks for both birth and non-birth parents). Fertility Support — Up to $15,000 to assist with fertility expenses, including basic treatments and fertility preservation. Date Stipend — $100 monthly stipend for epic dates; HingeX is free for employees and loved ones. ERGs — Eight Employee Resource Groups supporting diverse communities. Workspace & Culture Hybrid roles are based in NYC and require three days per week in the Meatpacking District office. Our office is designed to be a space people genuinely enjoy spending time in—with plants, good food, snacks, and dog-friendly policies. Relationships are at the core of everything we do. We strive to embody our core values—Authenticity, Courage, and Empathy—to build great relationships and deliver impact. Interview Process & Making an Offer The skills interview, narrative interview, and culture interview help us understand your experience and fit. We aim to move quickly to an offer if appropriate and will be transparent if we aren\'t making an offer. We are growing, with over 320 team members across departments. #J-18808-Ljbffr Hinge