VP of Engineering, Platform & Operations

full time · VP

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$345,000 – $404,500

Listed on Blue Apron’s own careers site. You apply with them directly — we never stand between you and the employer.

What this role is

Lead Wonder's platform and infrastructure engineering organization spanning cloud services, developer tools, logistics systems, and merchant operations across Wonder, Grubhub, and Blue Apron. This role suits an experienced engineering leader with deep infrastructure expertise who can drive technical strategy and consolidation while managing operational scale and building high-performing teams.

Our summary, not Blue Apron’s wording. The full posting is on their site.

Skills this role names

What they ask for

Required

15+ years of engineering experience
4+ years leading infrastructure or platform engineering at Senior Director level
Production experience with multi-cloud infrastructure (Azure, GCP, AWS)
Expertise with container orchestration (Kubernetes/AKS), Kafka, observability stacks, and SRE practices
Track record owning high-availability production platforms at scale
Ability to recruit and build senior infrastructure and platform engineering teams
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or relevant STEM discipline or equivalent practical experience
Located in or willing to work from New York office 3+ days per week
No visa sponsorship required

Nice to have

Experience leading logistics or real-time dispatch platform engineering
Track record of improving developer productivity and building internal developer platforms
Experience operating across engineering cultures in acquisition-heavy environments
Experience preparing infrastructure for IPO-level operational maturity and audit readiness