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Senior Software Engineering Manager, Software Platform

Muon Space · San Jose, CA

Posted about 3 months ago · $210,000 - $234,000

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
82 days
Muon Space's roles stay open a median of 78 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
Yes
88% of Muon Space's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Muon Space
high
113 stale, 2 reposted of 115 open
Hiring momentum
131 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-10-24

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Muon Space's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Muon Space.

About this role

The Senior Software Engineering Manager will lead the Software Platform team at Muon, focusing on building and operating essential infrastructure such as CI/CD, Kubernetes, and AWS. This role involves mentoring a team of engineers, managing hiring and performance, and ensuring the reliability and scalability of production systems. The manager will also define technical roadmaps, promote engineering best practices, and foster a culture of ownership and continuous improvement within the team.

Our read on this posting4.0out of 5
benefits
5/5
freshness
1/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
5/5
pay transparency
5/5

Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Muon Space as an employer.

What you need

  • BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field OR equivalent industry experience
  • 5+ years of software engineering experience
  • 3+ years managing software engineering teams building and operating production systems
  • Direct experience managing a platform, infrastructure, DevOps, or SRE team
  • Strong technical background in distributed systems, backend services, or platform development
  • Hands-on depth in Kubernetes, Terraform, and AWS

Nice to have

  • Hands-on experience with Bazel or another large-scale monorepo build system
  • Experience leading data engineering or data platform work
  • Familiarity with Cloudflare, Artifactory, IAM/Okta, InfluxDB, or Grafana-based observability stacks
  • Experience scaling a platform team through a period of rapid organizational growth
  • Experience partnering closely with information security teams on platform-level controls

What you get

  • Salary range of $240,000 - $265,000
  • Competitive equity grant
  • Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401k retirement plan
  • Short & long term disability and life insurance
  • Three weeks paid vacation for new employees

Worth weighing

  • Hybrid position requiring on-site work three days a week
  • No specific mention of remote work flexibility
  • Position involves managing a team during a period of rapid scaling
  • Requires access to export controlled information, limiting applicant eligibility

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Listed by Muon Space on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-24. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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