Director of Platform Engineering

Overstory is a company that uses AI and satellite imagery to help prevent wildfires and power outages by pinpointing and prioritizing vegetation risks. They are looking for a Director of Platform Engineering to own and evolve their core engineering foundations, leading their SRE, MLOps, and Platform teams. The role requires a strong technical vision, leadership skills, and experience in building reliable, scalable systems. The company offers flexible working hours, a remote working budget, an educational budget, time to develop new skills, equity, and a competitive salary. They are a remote-first company with team members working from 11 different countries, and they value diversity, inclusion, and trust.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience leading platform, infrastructure, or reliability teams in a scaling startup environment
• Strong understanding of cloud-native infrastructure (GCP strongly preferred), Kubernetes, CI/CD, and modern DevOps practices
• Experience supporting machine learning systems in production, including model deployment, monitoring, and lifecycle management
• A track record of building reliable, scalable systems used by fast-moving product teams
• Excellent people leadership skills, including coaching managers, growing talent, and building inclusive, high-performing teams
• Strong communication skills and the ability to influence across org boundaries

Benefits

• Flexible working environment with a lot of autonomy
• Remote working budget
• Educational budget
• Time to develop new skills
• Equity
• Competitive salary