About Nintex:
At Nintex, we are transforming the way people work, everywhere.
As the global standard for process intelligence and automation, we’re trusted by over 10,000 public and private sector organizations across 90 countries. Our customers, from industry giants like Amazon, Coca-Cola, and Microsoft, rely on the Nintex Platform to accelerate their digital transformation journeys by managing, automating, and optimizing business processes quickly and efficiently. We improve their lives through the technology we build.
We are committed to fostering a workplace that supports amazing people in doing their very best work every day. Collaboration is constant, our workplace is fun, the environment is fast-paced, and we value our people’s curiosity, ideas, and enthusiasm. Driven by passion and accountability, we take initiative, measure progress, and deliver results. Our culture fosters innovation and problem-solving, fueled by curiosity and a commitment to thinking big. Together, we move with agility, prioritize customer needs, and build unity through empathy, leaving a positive impact wherever we go.
Working in engineering:
Working at Nintex as an engineer means building more than just software; it’s about making a tangible impact with every line of code. Our engineers are process experts, developing the industry’s most complete process and automation platform to transform the way people work. If you’re interested, curious and want to learn and do more, the sky is the limit here. We take a solutions-oriented and collaborative approach, constantly innovating our business and products.
About the role:
The Engineering Manager for the DevTools team leads a group focused on building internal developer platforms (IDPs), tooling, and services that enable product delivery teams to move quickly, safely, and efficiently. This role is designed for a technical leader who thrives at the intersection of high-scale systems architecture and people development. You will champion our developer portal, treating our internal developers as customers to build seamless, self-service tooling that removes cognitive load and accelerates product delivery. You ensure your team delivers high quality, secure, and reliable software aligned with product and infrastructure roadmaps. You partner closely with Product Management, Platform Engineering, and internal delivery teams to define, build, and operate foundational tooling such as containerized application systems, CI/CD workflows, platform integrations, and shared infrastructure capabilities.
Your contribution will be:
Engineering Leadership:
– Ensure the team produces high-quality, secure, well tested code.
– Provide technical direction for developer platforms and shared tooling.
– Guide design and architecture decisions with clear tradeoffs.
– Promote best practices for scalability, resilience, security, performance, and reliability.
– Oversee service reliability and ensure systems meet SLOs and SLIs.
– Ensure CI/CD pipelines and automation support delivery teams.
Delivery & Execution:
– Run the team using agile principles with meaningful metrics.
– Maintain visibility into risks, technical debt, dependencies.
– Partner with Product Management to shape and prioritize the backlog.
– Ensure timely delivery of features and platform capabilities.
– Participate in incident management and follow-up improvements.
Team Management:
– Coach and develop engineers with growth plans.
– Lead hiring and workforce planning.
– Promote knowledge sharing and continuous improvement.
Technical Expertise:
– IDP Tooling: Experience with ArgoCD, GitOps, and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform/Pulumi). Experience with Backstage or similar internal portals is a significant plus.
– Cloud Native Ecosystem: Understanding of Kubernetes, container security, and service mesh within Azure/AWS environments.
– DevEx Metrics: Familiarity with tracking DORA metrics and Developer Experience (DevEx) signals to measure the platform’s impact on velocity and quality.
To be successful, we think you need:
- 2+ years experience in leading a team
- 6+ years of strong experience and background in software engineering (Javascript, NodeJS, ReactJS, Relational and Non-Relational Databases)
- Strong experience in Kubernetes & Containerization.
What’s in it for you?
Nintex has a hybrid working model, enabling us to build culture, learn, and grow together. We intentionally connect and collaborate, while emphasizing flexibility with a blend of at-home and in-office work. This role is a hybrid role in our local Nintex office.
While our offerings differ from country to country, we offer our entire global workforce an array of exciting perks and benefits, including
- Global Gratitude and Recharge Days
- Flexible, paid time off policy
- Employee wellness programs and counseling resources
- Meaningful peer recognition and awards
- Paid parental leave
- Invention/patenting assistance
- Community impact, paid volunteer time, and opportunities
- Intercultural learning and celebration
- Multiple tools through which to learn and grow, and an incredible global community
View more about our benefits here: https://www.nintex.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Global-Perks-and-Benefits.pdf.
Equity Statement: Preference will be given to People Living with Disability who are members of the designated groups in line with the Employment Equity Plan and Targets of the Company.
