Director of Platform Engineering

LeapXpert: Innovating the Future of Business Communication

At LeapXpert, we're revolutionizing business communication by seamlessly integrating the familiarity of consumer messaging apps with enterprise-grade security and compliance.

As pioneers in responsible business communications, we empower employees and clients to connect through their preferred messaging platforms while upholding the highest standards of governance and security.

Our mission is to transform workplace communication globally.

We've been recognized as a Visionary in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Digital Communications Governance and Archiving Solutions, raised a $20 million Series B funding round - bringing our total funding to $60 million, and earned the trust of top-tier institutions worldwide, who rely on our platform daily to streamline client communications.

This is just the beginning - we're growing rapidly, and we're seeking passionate, talented individuals to join our team.

This is your opportunity to work on impactful projects using cutting-edge technologies alongside driven innovators from around the world.

Apply now to be part of something revolutionary!

Why join us

• Innovative Culture: Work at the cutting edge of business communication technology, with a product that's changing the way Fortune 500 companies communicate.
• Impactful Work: Your contributions will directly impact how millions of professionals connect and collaborate worldwide.
• Global Team: Be part of a diverse, mission-driven team that values collaboration, innovation, and growth.
• Growth Opportunities: With our rapid expansion, there are plenty of opportunities for professional growth and development.
• Award-Winning Product: Join a company with a track record of success and recognition, including accolades like being named a Gartner Cool Vendor.

About the role

• Title: Director of Platform Engineering
• Function: Engineering
• Report to: Head of Engineering
• Location: APAC/ EMEA

As the Director of Platform Engineering at LeapXpert, you will own the strategy, delivery, and continuous improvement of our cloud infrastructure powering a globally distributed SaaS platform. You will lead a globally distributed team across APAC, EMEA, and US time zones, spanning DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering, Database Operations, and Incident Management.

You will drive operational excellence through modern practices including GitOps, Infrastructure as Code, and Policy as Code. Security and reliability are foundational to this role - you will embed security-first thinking into every layer of our infrastructure while building systems designed for resilience and high availability. This role requires a hands-on leader with an unwavering commitment to engineering excellence, who can balance strategic vision with deep technical expertise in a fast-paced, globally distributed environment.

This position is ideal for someone with proven experience operating large-scale cloud infrastructure for SaaS products and a passion for building high-performing platform teams.

What you'll do

Infrastructure Strategy & Operations

• Define and execute the platform engineering strategy across cloud infrastructure, ensuring alignment with business objectives and compliance requirements.
• Oversee cloud infrastructure operations across a multi-cloud environment (Azure, AWS, GCP).
• Lead infrastructure evolution initiatives to improve availability, reduce costs, and enhance platform scalability.
• Drive infrastructure cost optimization through continuous analysis, rightsizing, and efficient resource utilization.

Engineering Practices & Tooling

• Champion modern engineering practices including GitOps, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), and Policy as Code across the organization.
• Oversee Kubernetes platform operations, ensuring robust container orchestration and deployment pipelines.
• Lead DevOps initiatives encompassing CI/CD pipelines, developer experience, and engineering tooling.
• Implement and maintain observability frameworks to ensure comprehensive monitoring, logging, and alerting.

Reliability & Incident Management

• Establish and lead incident management processes, serving as a key coordination point between product development, security, and operations teams.
• Drive resilience testing and chaos engineering practices to proactively identify and address system vulnerabilities.
• Define and track SLIs, SLOs, and error budgets to maintain platform reliability and inform engineering priorities.
• Lead post-incident reviews and ensure continuous improvement through actionable follow-ups.

Change Management & Release Coordination

• Implement rigorous change management processes to minimize risk and ensure stable production environments.
• Partner with product development teams to plan and coordinate rollouts, balancing velocity with reliability.
• Establish and maintain release management standards and deployment strategies (blue-green, canary, feature flags).

Team Leadership & Vendor Management

• Lead and mentor a globally distributed team across DevOps, SRE, Database Operations, and Incident Management functions.
• Manage relationships with cloud providers and service vendors, including coordination of incident reviews and service quality meetings.
• Build a culture of operational excellence, continuous learning, and knowledge sharing across time zones.

Compliance & Security Collaboration

• Ensure infrastructure operations maintain compliance with SOC2 and ISO 27001 standards.
• Support FedRAMP readiness initiatives in collaboration with security and compliance teams.
• Partner with the security organization to implement infrastructure security controls and audit requirements.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in infrastructure, DevOps, or platform engineering roles, with at least 5 years in a leadership position within a SaaS or high-growth technology environment.
• Proven experience operating and optimizing cloud infrastructure at scale, with hands-on expertise managing cloud spend exceeding $1M annually.
• Strong technical expertise in multi-cloud environments (Azure, AWS, GCP) and container orchestration platforms (Kubernetes).
• Deep experience with Infrastructure as Code, GitOps workflows, and Policy as Code frameworks.
• Demonstrated success leading infrastructure migrations, platform modernization, and large-scale technical projects.
• Proven track record driving incident management programs, including on-call processes, escalation procedures, and post-incident reviews.
• Strong experience implementing and managing change management processes in production SaaS environments.
• Excellent communication skills with demonstrated ability to lead globally distributed teams across multiple time zones.
• Working knowledge of compliance frameworks (SOC2, ISO 27001) and their infrastructure implications.

Preferred Skills and Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with chaos engineering and resilience testing methodologies (e.g., Chaos Monkey, Gremlin, Litmus).
• Experience supporting FedRAMP authorization or operating in regulated environments.
• Strong attention to detail with a systematic approach to operational processes and documentation.
• Experience with observability platforms and SRE practices (SLIs, SLOs, error budgets).
• Cloud certifications (Azure Solutions Architect, AWS Solutions Architect, CKA/CKAD).
• Background in vendor management and contract negotiations with cloud providers and service partners.
• Experience scaling platform teams in high-growth environments.

Our Values

• Curiosity: We're curious and future-focused.
• One Team: We're one team, in many colors.
• CustomerDriven: We're obsessed with the customer.
• Integrity: We don't compromise on the integrity.
• Excellence: We exemplify excellence.

What you'll get

• Competitive regional compensation and equity package
• Flexible PTO and remote-friendly work culture
• Regional benefits (country-specific medical, wellness support)
• Global exposure with a fast-growing international tech company
• A team that values impact, transparency, and growth

Apply now to secure the future of communication with LeapXpert!

LeapXpert values diversity and inclusion as critical components of our culture and success. We believe a diverse team with various backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives fosters creativity, innovation, and mutual respect. We are committed to creating a welcoming and supportive environment where everyone can thrive regardless of ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, religion, or ability. We actively seek to recruit and retain talent from diverse communities and encourage all qualified candidates to apply. Please submit your resume for consideration.