Engineering Manager - Infrastructure

Overview

Camunda is a leading enterprise platform enabling agentic orchestration that connects AI agents, people, and systems through sophisticated business processes. It emphasizes governance, auditability, and human oversight to support AI deployment at enterprise scale, serving over 700 organizations including most top US banks. Operating fully remotely on a global scale, Camunda is transforming into an AI-first company, using Agentic AI to automate and optimize intelligent processes across all teams.

The company has earned recognition such as GP Bullhound’s Top 100 Next Unicorn list, 2025 Great Place to Work certification, inclusion in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Business Orchestration and Automation Technologies, and a top ranking in Flexa's 2026 Most Flexible Companies.

Role Summary

The Engineering Manager will lead the CI/CD infrastructure platform as an internal product, focusing on delivering a 'Golden Path' enabling over 150 engineers across 20 teams to achieve top-tier velocity and quality at scale. The role encompasses overseeing a remote team of four infrastructure engineers to advance a zero-toil, AI-driven platform capable of scaling for a significant increase in testing and engineering throughput.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and continually improve the infrastructure platform to meet evolving needs.
• Champion an AI-driven approach to dramatically reduce manual tasks, aiming for zero-touch scalable infrastructure with AI managing dependency handling, incident resolution, cloud cost optimization, and developer support.
• Plan and execute strategies for scaling CI/CD and artifact distribution systems to support a substantial quality surge without increasing engineer toil.
• Lead, mentor, and grow a high-impact infrastructure engineering team in an asynchronous, remote environment, promoting empathy, autonomy, and continuous improvement.

Required Qualifications

• Demonstrable ability or willingness to use the Camunda platform.
• Proven leadership experience with developmental coaching of engineers to senior and advanced levels.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, translating technical requirements into actionable roadmaps and strategies.
• Senior technical expertise in cloud platforms (e.g. GCP, AWS), Kubernetes (any distribution), Infrastructure as Code (e.g. Terraform, ArgoCD), and scaling high-load CI/CD systems (e.g. GitHub Actions with self-hosted runners).
• Backend development experience with proficiency in at least one programming language such as Python.
• Capability to assess complex system architectures and code, with eagerness to contribute hands-on as necessary (e.g. internal workflow automation).
• Experience ensuring team efficiency in fully remote, asynchronous working models.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading teams toward automation-first or AI-native cultures.
• Background in technical product management or a strong product mindset.
• Knowledge of implementing financial operations (FinOps) practices for accountability.

Compensation and Benefits

Camunda provides competitive and transparent salary structures adjusted for location, with substantial ranges for standard and major markets globally:

• USA: $172,600 to $278,300 annually
• Canada: C$183,300 to C$301,500 annually
• UK: £108,400 to £178,300 annually
• Singapore: S$214,400 to S$321,500 annually

Employees outside these regions are employed via a global employer partner with personalized compensation planning. Additionally, equity opportunities are offered through a Virtual Stock Option Plan (VSOP).

Benefits include:

• Fully remote and flexible work arrangements with home-office budget and coworking support.
• Company-sponsored in-person events, such as annual kickoffs and team offsites.
• Comprehensive health and wellbeing programs including locally tailored healthcare, mental health support, and a Live Well Lifestyle Spending Account from 2026 onward.
• Financial security provisions like retirement plans and insurance where applicable.
• Professional development funds up to 1000 (USD/EUR/GBP) per year for self-directed learning opportunities.

Inclusive Culture and Hiring Process

Camunda fosters an inclusive and respectful environment, honoring diversity in all forms and ensuring equal opportunity for all applicants without discrimination. The recruitment process embraces AI tools for application screening and interviews. Candidates should beware of fraudulent contacts and only trust official communication from @camunda.com email addresses.

Additional Information

This is a current opening for a full-time remote Engineering Manager role based in or near County Galway, Ireland, or anywhere globally. Camunda does not work with unsolicited recruitment agencies regarding resumes for this position.