Director, Platform & Infrastructure

The role

We're looking for a Director of Platform & Infrastructure to lead the platform and infrastructure function supporting our SaaS and Marketplace engineering organizations. This is a hands-on infrastructure leadership role, leading a distributed team of roughly 10 people spanning multiple regions and time zones, including a dedicated SRE-focused group.

Where you’ll work

You must be located in Poland to be considered for this position. While we prefer candidates based in the Warsaw Metropolitan Area, you'll have the flexibility to choose between remote work or working from our office in Warsaw.

What you’ll be doing

• Lead and grow a distributed platform and infrastructure organization, staying hands-on with the team when issues arise.
• Drive infrastructure modernization and cloud migration initiatives, including moving services to managed cloud offerings.
• Own reliability, deployment, and disaster recovery practices across the organization's core environments.
• Set engineering standards for infrastructure automation, CI/CD, and operational resilience.
• Partner with engineering and senior leadership to translate platform strategy into practical roadmaps.

What you’ll need

• Significant experience leading technical or engineering teams.
• Strong hands-on experience with a major cloud provider and modern infrastructure practices.
• A track record leading and developing teams, including through incidents and high-pressure situations.
• Experience working in a product-driven technology company.
• Comfort leading distributed, cross-regional teams.
• A direct, people-first leadership style focused on team growth and hands-on support.

Perks of working for Shiftkey

• A high-growth, friendly, and engaging work environment with opportunities for career development.
• Additional vacation days for better work-life balance.
• Modern office in Warsaw’s Powiśle district with Vistula River views, recreational facilities, and great nearby restaurants.
• Thoughtfully designed private medical package to take care of what matters most.
• Sports card to fuel your active lifestyle.
• Life and accident insurance for peace of mind.

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Our Commitment to Diversity

ShiftKey is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to embracing diverse and individual perspectives shaping our culture and contributing to the solutions that transform the world. We actively work to create an inclusive environment for employees to thrive.

EEO Statement

ShiftKey does not discriminate based on race, religion, color, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by applicable law. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business needs. ShiftKey is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with a mental or physical disability, please contact: [email hidden]