Operations, Reliability and IT Manager

Sunnyvale, CA or San Diego, CA or Seattle, WA

At RADAR, we're transforming the way the world thinks about physical retail. RADAR has raised over $104M from top investors, retailers, and strategics and works with some of the world's retail brands including American Eagle and Gap. We’re building the future of in-store experience where every product and every person can be precisely located in real time.

Our platform combines RFID and AI to unlock hyper-accurate product visibility and automation m real-time inventory tracking to seamless checkout experiences, our technology empowers some of the world’s largest retailers to streamline operations, reduce loss, and elevate both employee and customer experiences.

We’re a fast-growing, mission-driven startup where bold ideas, collaboration, and impact are at the core of everything we do. Join us as we reshape the physical world with digital precision, starting with retail and expanding far beyond!

Mission-Driven
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We're transforming retail with cutting-edge technology and building something that truly matters.

Collaborative Team
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We thrive on curiosity, shared goals, and solving complex problems together.

High Impact
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You’ll make meaningful contributions from day one and help shape the future of our product and company.

Clear Communication
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We value honesty, humility, and respectful dialogue—everyone’s voice matters.

Balanced Lives
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We work hard, but not at the expense of well-being. We respect time, boundaries, and life outside of work.

Diverse Perspectives
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We believe better ideas come from diverse backgrounds, experiences, and viewpoints.

Empathy-Driven Design
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We build with deep respect for our end users, listening closely to their feedback and needs.

We are seeking an experienced and proactive Operations, Reliability, and IT Manager to lead our hybrid infrastructure, internal IT operations, and site reliability engineering initiatives. This people management position is responsible for leading a team of 5–8 engineers at launch, with the mandate to grow the team to 15 throughout the year.

This role sits at the intersection of SRE, Dev Ops, ML Ops, and internal IT operations. You'll oversee critical infrastructure spanning edge and cloud environments as we work to unify compute across our distributed architecture. As the organization scales, this team will evolve into specialized units focused on engineering reliability and internal operations respectively. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in shaping this evolution.

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of 5–8 engineers, with plans to expand to 15 throughout the year
• Oversee SRE, Dev Ops, and ML Ops practices, ensuring operational excellence across engineering teams
• Manage internal IT operations including help desk, endpoint management, and technical support for a hybrid fleet of Windows, Linux, and Mac machines
• Drive the Control Plane initiative to unify compute across edge and cloud infrastructure
• Own observability strategy, monitoring, incident response, and operational rigor across the engineering organization
• Ensure network reliability, security posture, and compliance through well-documented processes and regular audits
• Act as primary escalation point for technical incidents and crisis response
• Collaborate with engineering, security, and product teams to align operations with organizational priorities
• Define team structure, processes, and leadership framework as the organization scales

• You have 5+ years of leadership experience in SRE, Dev Ops, IT management, or related roles
• You have a proven track record as a people manager, including hiring, developing, and mentoring technical teams
• You have a strong technical background across SRE principles, Dev Ops practices, and internal IT operations
• You have experience managing hybrid infrastructure (Windows, Linux, Mac) and cloud platforms
• You have demonstrated ability to implement observability, monitoring, and incident management best practices
• You are an excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with ability to influence across technical and non-technical audiences
• You have…