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DevOps & InfrastructureDallas, TXFull-Time

Head of Platform Engineering

Build the internal developer platform that makes every TAL Corp engineer dramatically more productive.

About This Role

Platform Engineering builds for the internal customer. The Head of Platform Engineering owns the internal developer experience from local development to production deployment.

Responsibilities
  • Define the internal developer platform vision and multi-year roadmap
  • Lead a platform engineering team of 6–12 engineers
  • Build and drive adoption of golden paths — opinionated ways to build services
  • Own the service catalogue, internal docs, and developer portal
  • Drive platform adoption metrics and developer satisfaction scores
  • Partner with DevOps, Security, and Architecture on platform standards
Requirements
  • BS/MS in Computer Science
  • 10+ years engineering with 4+ years in platform or infrastructure leadership
  • Experience building internal developer platforms or PaaS systems
  • Strong understanding of developer experience (DX) principles
  • Ability to balance standardisation with developer autonomy
Nice to Have
  • Experience with Backstage, Port, or similar IDP tooling
  • Background in developer tools or cloud platforms
  • Prior platform engineering leadership at a scaled engineering org

TAL Corp is an equal opportunity employer. We believe the best team reflects the full diversity of humanity — because we are building for all of it.

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