Senior Manager, Engineering

Jobgether; Canada; A distancia; CAD 276.000 - 442.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Competitive Salary

Equity participation

Remote-first work environment

Flexible working hours

Generous PTO

Wellness days

Home office stipend

Technology stipend (US$100 net)

Learning & development budget

Paid parental leave

Comprehensive benefits

Visa sponsorship (case-by-case)

Descripción de la vacante

Partner Company in Canada seeks a Senior Manager, Engineering to lead a security platform team that protects credentials in AI-powered development environments. You will set technical direction, drive delivery, and uphold security, reliability, and engineering excellence.

This hands-on leadership role requires collaborating with Product and Security, scaling platform adoption across products, and mentoring senior engineers in a remote-first, globally distributed team.

Formación

• Minimum 5+ years leading high-performing software teams.
• Hands-on engineering experience building secure apps and cloud services.
• Strong security fundamentals including authentication and secrets management.
• Experience designing secure systems protecting credentials across complex environments.
• Ability to guide teams toward scalable, reliable, secure solutions.
• Proven cross-functional collaboration with PM and security teams.

Responsabilidades

• Lead and manage engineers building a shared security and secrets platform.
• Define technical direction and ensure scalable, secure, reliable solutions.
• Oversee platform development including SDKs and cloud services.
• Partner with Product to translate goals into roadmaps and outcomes.
• Collaborate with Security and other teams to enforce security practices.
• Oversee on-call, incidents, and reliability reviews.
• Recruit, mentor, and develop senior ICs; support career growth.
• Communicate progress, risks, and delivery to stakeholders.
• Drive platform adoption across products and AI workflows.

Conocimientos

Team leadership

Hands-on engineering

Security fundamentals

Cloud services

Threat modeling

Architecture design

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Remote leadership

Herramientas

Cloud infrastructure

SDK development

Security platform

Descripción del empleo

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, which manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior Manager, Engineering based in Canada.

As Senior Manager, Engineering, you will lead a talented engineering team responsible for developing and scaling a critical security platform that protects sensitive credentials and secrets within AI-powered development environments. You will define the team's technical direction, oversee delivery, and ensure the highest standards of security, reliability, and engineering excellence. Working at the intersection of developer experience, cloud infrastructure, and enterprise security, you will help build solutions that make autonomous AI workflows safer and more trustworthy. You will collaborate closely with Product, Security, and engineering teams to drive platform adoption across multiple products. This is a hands‑on leadership opportunity where your technical expertise and people management skills will directly shape the future of secure software development. You will join a globally distributed, remote‑first engineering organization that values autonomy, innovation, and collaboration.

Accountabilities

• Engineering Team Leadership: Lead and manage a team of engineers responsible for building and maintaining a shared security and secrets management platform. Provide technical guidance, establish priorities, and create an environment that encourages collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Technical Strategy and Architecture: Own the team's technical direction and contribute to architectural decisions, ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, reliable, and aligned with long‑term product objectives.
• Platform Development: Oversee the development of secure software components, developer-friendly SDKs, and cloud services that enable applications and AI agents to access required credentials without exposing sensitive information.
• Product and Business Alignment: Partner closely with Product Management to translate business objectives and customer needs into technical roadmaps, development priorities, and measurable outcomes.
• Cross‑Functional Collaboration: Work with Security and other engineering teams to establish consistent security practices, facilitate platform adoption, and make the shared secrets platform the preferred solution across products.
• Security and Risk Management: Maintain high security standards by participating in design reviews, developing threat models, and ensuring robust authentication, authorization, secrets management, and isolation mechanisms.
• Operational Excellence: Ensure predictable delivery, system reliability, and operational efficiency. Oversee the team's on‑call rotation, incident response processes, reliability reviews, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Talent Acquisition and Development: Recruit, hire, mentor, and retain high‑performing engineering professionals, particularly senior individual contributors. Support career development, provide regular feedback, and strengthen team performance.
• Stakeholder Communication: Facilitate communication across teams, provide clear project updates, and report on the progress, risks, and delivery of critical initiatives.
• Customer Engagement: Maintain close connections with customers and internal stakeholders to understand adoption challenges, gather feedback, and ensure that security solutions deliver practical value without compromising usability.
• Platform Adoption and Growth: Drive the long‑term development and adoption of the platform across multiple products, ensuring it becomes an essential component of secure development and AI‑powered workflows.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience managing high‑performing software engineering teams, with a demonstrated ability to develop, motivate, and retain technical talent.
• At least 5 years of hands‑on engineering experience building secure software applications and scalable cloud services.
• Strong technical understanding of security fundamentals, including authentication, authorization, secrets and key management, and threat modeling.
• Experience designing and implementing secure systems that protect sensitive credentials and information across complex technical environments.
• Solid understanding of isolation mechanisms, security boundaries, and the challenges associated with running untrusted or semi‑trusted workloads.
• Proven experience developing platforms, SDKs, shared services, or infrastructure products adopted by multiple engineering teams.
• Familiarity with enterprise security requirements, including auditability, access policies, governance, and compliance considerations.
• Strong architectural judgment and the ability to guide engineering teams toward scalable, reliable, and secure technical solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with Product Management, Security, and cross‑functional engineering stakeholders.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts and communicate priorities clearly.
• Strong leadership, coaching, and organizational skills, with the ability to support senior engineers and build effective distributed teams.
• A high degree of autonomy, accountability, and adaptability, particularly within a remote‑first organization operating across multiple time zones.
• A customer‑oriented mindset and the ability to balance strong security principles with practical developer experience and product adoption.

Benefits

• Competitive Salary: Annual base salary ranging from CA$276,050 to CA$441,650 for candidates based in Canada, depending on experience, qualifications, skills, and location.
• Equity Participation: Equity grants for all full‑time employees, providing an opportunity to participate in the organization’s long‑term growth and success.
• Remote‑First Work Environment: Fully remote working arrangements, with offices available in Seattle and Paris for collaboration and team connection.
• Flexible Working Hours: Autonomy to organize your schedule and manage your work while meeting team and business objectives.
• Generous Paid Time Off: Comprehensive PTO allowance to support personal time, rest, and work‑life balance.
• Wellness Days: Dedicated quarterly wellness days and an additional end‑of‑year wellness break.
• Home Office Support: Financial support to create a comfortable, efficient, and productive home working environment.
• Technology Stipend: Monthly technology allowance equivalent to US$100 net to support work‑related needs.
• Learning and Development: Annual professional development budget covering conferences, courses, certifications, and other learning opportunities.
• Paid Parental Leave: Sixteen weeks of paid parental leave after six months of employment.
• Comprehensive Benefits: Medical coverage, retirement benefits, and paid public holidays, with specific provisions varying by country.
• Additional Perks: Exclusive company merchandise and opportunities to connect with a globally distributed engineering community.
• Visa Sponsorship: Visa sponsorship may be considered on a case‑by‑case basis, depending on business requirements.

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