[Remote] Director of Platform Engineering

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Overstory is a company focused on tackling the climate crisis through innovative technology. They are seeking a Director of Platform Engineering to lead and evolve their core engineering foundations, ensuring that their platform supports rapid product development and growing customer demand.ResponsibilitiesOwn the platform strategy across Platform, MLOps, and SRE, aligning it with company and product goalsGrow senior ICs (and eventually manages) across multiple teams, fostering strong technical leadership and healthy team culturesDefine and evolve our platform vision, including developer experience, internal tooling, CI/CD, infrastructure, observability, and reliability standardsOversee MLOps systems that support model development, training, deployment, monitoring, and governance in productionPartner cross-functionally with Product, ML, Data, Security, and Compliance to ensure the platform meets current and future needsBalance speed and stability, making thoughtful tradeoffs between innovation, cost, reliability, and operational excellenceSet metrics and accountability for platform performance, reliability, and developer productivitySkills10+ years experience leading platform, infrastructure, or reliability teams in a scaling startup environment, including navigating ambiguity, rapid growth, and the transition from early-stage systems to more mature, repeatable platformsStrong understanding of cloud-native infrastructure (GCP strongly preferred), Kubernetes, CI/CD, and modern DevOps practicesExperience supporting machine learning systems in production, including model deployment, monitoring, and lifecycle managementA track record of building reliable, scalable systems used by fast-moving product teamsExcellent people leadership skills — you know how to coach managers, grow talent, and build inclusive, high-performing teamsStrong communication skills and the ability to influence across org boundariesExperience in data- or ML-heavy productsExperience with geospatial data, image processing or mapping technologyBenefitsCompetitive, location-specific compensation and benefits.Flexible, autonomous and collaborative working environment rooted in trust - we build our work days around our lives, not the other way aroundHome office stipend, coworking and ongoing education budgetsA company culture that genuinely embodies each of our core valuesTo be part of truly mission-driven work that reduces wildfires, protects earth’s natural resources and helps solve our climate crisisWe gather once a year in-person for our unforgettable team gathering event.We also offer the option to occasionally meet up for in-person collaboration.Company OverviewOverstory is AI-powered grid resilience software that helps electric utilities prevent wildfires and power outages. It was founded in 2018, and is headquartered in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, NLD, with a workforce of 51-200 employees. Its website is https://www.overstory.com.