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Sr Engineering Manager, Cloud Infrastructure

PayJoy · San Francisco, CA · Hybrid

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About PayJoy

Looking for a phone or a cash loan? PayJoy gives you credit with few requirements and in minutes. No late fees charged. Backed by Greylock and USV.

About the role

Define and execute the long-term strategy and architecture for cloud infrastructure, developer platforms, CI/CD systems, and shared engineering services that improve developer productivity and platform reliability. Drive delivery of large-scale infrastructure initiatives while balancing reliability, scalability, security, operational excellence, customer impact, and cost optimization.

What they're looking for

  • 12+ years of software engineering, infrastructure engineering, platform engineering, or related technical experience
  • 4+ years of engineering management experience
  • Proven experience building, operating, and scaling highly available cloud-native platforms, distributed systems, or developer infrastructure
  • Hands-on experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and modern cloud architecture patterns
  • Strong background in DevOps practices, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD systems, automation, and platform engineering
  • Experience designing reliable, scalable, secure, and cost-efficient cloud infrastructure for production environments
More about this role

About PayJoy

PayJoy, a Public Benefit Corporation, is a mission-first credit provider dedicated to helping under-served customers in emerging markets to achieve financial stability and success. Our patented technology for secured credit provides an on-ramp for new customers to enter the credit system. Through PayJoy’s point-of-sale financing and card offerings, customers gain access to a modern quality of life. PayJoy’s credit also allows our customers to seize opportunities as micro-entrepreneurs, and acts as insurance for tough times. Through our cutting-edge machine learning, data science, and anti-fraud AI, we have served over 18 million customers as of 2025 while achieving solid profitability for sustainable growth.

This role

The Senior Engineering Manager, Cloud Infrastructure leads the engineering team responsible for the company’s cloud infrastructure, developer platform, and foundational engineering services. This role sets the technical and organizational direction for secure, reliable, scalable, and cost-efficient platforms that enable product engineering teams to deliver software quickly and safely. The role partners closely with Engineering, Product, Security,...

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