Engineering Manager – Cloud Infrastructure

Role: Engineering Manager – Cloud Infrastructure

Function: Cloud Infrastructure / Engineering Management

Location: India

Type: Full-time

Compensation: Not specified

Industry: Information Technology & Services / AI / Physical Infrastructure / Real-Time Payments

About Compan

yThe company is a Santa Monica-based AI firm redefining physical infrastructure. Its computer vision and deep learning platform powers checkout-free, recognition-based payments at 4,500+ locations across North America

.It is the largest parking operator on the continent, with operations spanning parking, gas stations, car washes, and retail. Backed by $4.1B in Series D funding, the company runs a team of 20,000 people

.It operates at the intersection of AI, physical infrastructure, and real-time payments — with ambitions well beyond parking

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Position Overvi

ewThis role leads the Central Cloud Infrastructure (CCI) team in India — a three-engineer group that governs cloud usage, manages foundational AWS infrastructure, develops shared tooling, and enforces PCI and SOC2 compliance across the organization. The manager bridges tactical execution and long-term cloud strategy, ensuring the platform scales reliably as the company expands into new physical venue categories. This is a hands-on leadership role requiring both architectural depth and cross-functional coordination across a globally distributed engineering organizatio

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Role & Responsibilit

• iesDirectly manage, mentor, and drive the technical and career growth of three cloud infrastructure engineers based in In
• diaOwn and evolve the CCI team's strategy, roadmap, and scope — including prioritization across workstreams based on technical dependencies and business urge
• ncyLead infrastructure modernization efforts, including migration of legacy systems into a unified, cloud-native AWS architect
• ureServe as the cloud stakeholder with a long-term view on performance, cost efficiency, security posture, and platform hea
• lthMaintain PCI and SOC2 compliance across cloud environments; architect and own disaster recovery pl
• ansAct as the connective layer between CCI and other engineering teams — broadcasting team goals, surfacing dependencies, and enabling shared tooling re
• useParticipate in on-call rotation for high-urgency infrastructure incidents; leverage AI tooling to automate and accelerate engineering workfl

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Must Have Crit

• eria5–8 years of engineering experience, with 1–2+ years managing cloud infrastructure, DevOps, or SRE t
• eamsHands-on background as a senior or lead engineer prior to moving into management — able to architect, troubleshoot, and review infrastructure dire
• ctlyProduction-grade experience with AWS (EC2, EKS, Lambda, S3, VPC), Terraform, and Kubernetes/EKS at s
• caleWorking knowledge of Helm, containerization, Kafka, SQL databases, cloud networking, and Python scrip
• tingDemonstrated experience managing PCI DSS and SOC2 compliance requirements in cloud environm
• entsTrack record of leading infrastructure modernization — integrating legacy systems into cloud-native architect
• uresBS/MS/PhD in Computer Science or a related engineering discip

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Nice to

• HaveExperience with Atmos (Terraform component framework) in multi-account AWS environ
• mentsPrior engineering leadership in high-growth, Series B–D startups or scal
• e-upsExposure to real-time data pipelines or event-driven architectures at high throu

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What We

• OfferLeadership role with direct impact on the company's core cloud platform — infrastructure that processes millions of vehicle transactions
• dailyOpportunity to build and scale a high-performing India-based infrastructure team within a $4.1B-funded, Series D c
• ompanyVisibility into cross-functional engineering strategy with a reporting line to Senior Manager, Central Cloud Infrastructur
• e (US)Access to cutting-edge AI and computer vision infrastructure at a company redefining physical-world auto