Engineering Manager: Lead Security Hardware & Software

Futurex; Bulverde (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan with employer match

Paid time off

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

Futurex in the United States is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a team of software and firmware engineers building world‑class HSM and Key Management products. You will be the direct people manager responsible for day‑to‑day performance, growth, and delivery while staying hands‑on enough to unblock the team.

You will own sprint planning, coordinate with product and program management, hire and onboard engineers, escalate risks early, and foster a culture of ownership, quality, and

Qualifications

• 3+ years managing software or firmware engineers, ideally in a regulated, security‑sensitive, or hardware‑adjacent industry.
• Strong track record of hitting delivery timelines and managing performance/accountability issues directly and fairly.
• Comfortable reading technical work (code reviews, architecture docs) even if not actively coding.
• Excellent communication skills — comfortable delivering hard feedback and escalating risk early.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of software/firmware engineers and own 1:1s, performance reviews, PTO/attendance, and career development.
• Ensure day‑to‑day accountability: team shows up, communicates blockers early, and delivers on commitments.
• Own sprint/project planning in partnership with product/program management; keep timelines realistic and on track.
• Identify and resolve delivery risks before they become missed deadlines.
• Partner with senior engineers on technical direction without necessarily writing production code yourself.
• Hire, onboard, and ramp new engineers on the team.
• Escalate resourcing, scope, or cross‑team dependency issues to leadership proactively.
• Foster a culture of ownership, quality, and accountability.
• Experience managing distributed/remote engineering teams.
• Background in cryptography, PKI, HSMs, or payments/security industries.

Skills

People management

Delivery management

Communication skills

Agile/Scrum

Technical reading of code/docs

Security/HSM/cryptography

Education

CS degree or equivalent

Job description

Futurex in the United States is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a team of software and firmware engineers building world‑class HSM and Key Management products. You will be the direct people manager responsible for day‑to‑day performance, growth, and delivery while staying hands‑on enough to unblock the team.

You will own sprint planning, coordinate with product and program management, hire and onboard engineers, escalate risks early, and foster a culture of ownership, quality, and