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VP of Engineering – Platform & Operations

il • Posted 3 days ago
Onsite Full Time Business Engineering & Management

  • Lead Wonder's Platform & Operations Engineering organization, reporting to the CTO
  • Own platform technical strategy and execution across cloud infrastructure, developer tools, frontend platform, care technology, merchant operations systems, and logistics and dispatch
  • Own the multi-cloud platform across Azure, GCP, and AWS, including consolidation, simplification, and modernization
  • Lead container orchestration and foundational systems including AKS, Kafka, Redis, networking, and reliability engineering
  • Drive observability and SRE capabilities across all brands and workloads
  • Own cloud and software cost management and infrastructure cost optimization
  • Own the courier/driver marketplace platform, ETA systems, and fulfillment orchestration
  • Ensure logistics infrastructure supports real-time dispatch at operational scale across Wonder and Grubhub delivery surfaces
  • Build and run AI-first engineering tooling and capabilities
  • Own CI/CD, developer experience toolchain, and internal platform tooling
  • Build and operate the developer platform that enables engineering velocity across Wonder Group
  • Drive measurable improvements in developer productivity
  • Own shared frontend components and design systems across Wonder, Blue Apron, and Grubhub
  • Own CX operations technology, post-purchase automation, care tooling, and AI-first chat and voice automation
  • Own merchant platform, POS integrations, Grubhub for Restaurants, reporting, and Salesforce customer lifecycle management
  • Recruit senior infrastructure and platform engineers and build a high-trust, high-output organization
  • Prepare infrastructure and platforms for IPO-level operational maturity and audit readiness

Requirements

  • 15+ years of engineering experience
  • 4+ years leading infrastructure or platform engineering organizations at Senior Director level
  • Track record of owning high-availability production platforms at scale
  • Deep experience with Azure, GCP, and AWS in production environments
  • Strong expertise in Kubernetes/AKS, Kafka, observability stacks, and SRE practices
  • Experience leading logistics or real-time dispatch platform engineering is a strong advantage
  • Track record of improving developer productivity and building internal developer platforms
  • Ability to recruit senior infrastructure and platform engineers and build a high-trust, high-output organization
  • Comfortable operating across engineering cultures in a fast-moving, acquisition-heavy environment
  • Experience preparing infrastructure and platforms for IPO-level operational maturity and audit readiness
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a relevant STEM discipline—or equivalent practical experience leading complex engineering organizations at scale
  • Wonder does not sponsor applicants for employment visa status for this role

Core Competencies

Demonstrates extensive expertise in leading platform and infrastructure engineering, with a focus on multi-cloud environments, developer productivity, and operational maturity. Proven ability to drive technical strategy, optimize costs, and build high-performing teams in fast-paced settings.

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