Engineering Manager, Product Engineering

TRM Labs; United States; Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

TRM Labs is seeking an Engineering Manager, Product Engineering to lead a multidisciplinary pod of frontend, backend, and full-stack engineers shipping high-visibility product features. You will partner with Product and Design to translate complex requirements into scalable experiences, mentor engineers, and drive delivery with quality, observability, and fast iteration.

This role operates in a fast-paced environment at the intersection of AI, security, and crime-fighting, requiring ownership

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• 5+ years of software engineering experience and 2–5+ years of people management experience.
• Proven success leading multidisciplinary engineering teams (frontend + backend).
• Strong product engineering background with experience shipping user-facing workflows or product surfaces.
• Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous problem spaces and move quickly with incomplete information.
• Technical grounding that allows you to evaluate designs, review code, and guide architectural decisions.
• Excellent communication skills and strong cross-functional partnership instincts.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a pod of engineers across frontend, backend, and full-stack disciplines.
• Own execution of key product initiatives end-to-end, from scoping through delivery and iteration.
• Partner closely with Product and Design on roadmap planning, tradeoffs, and prioritization.
• Drive predictable delivery while maintaining high standards for quality, reliability, and maintainability.
• Provide technical leadership through design reviews, architectural discussions, and unblocking engineers.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with other engineering teams to ensure smooth integrations and shared ownership.
• Establish strong engineering fundamentals: clear documentation, observability, testing, and operational rigor.
• Foster a culture of ownership, velocity, and clear communication.

Skills

Software engineering

People management

Cross-functional collaboration

Architectural review

Code reviews

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Job description

Build a Safer World.

TRM Labs provides AI-powered intelligence solutions that help public and private sector agencies investigate and disrupt crime. TRM’s platforms enable investigators to trace illicit activity, build cases, and construct operating pictures of threat networks. Leading agencies and businesses worldwide rely on TRM to make the world safer and more secure.

The Product Engineering team at TRM builds the core customer-facing experiences that power our platform. As an Engineering Manager, Product Engineering, you will lead a multidisciplinary pod of frontend, backend, and full-stack engineers responsible for shipping highly visible, workflow-heavy product features used by customers every day.

This role blends people leadership, technical judgment, and execution ownership. You’ll partner closely with Product and Design to translate complex requirements into intuitive, scalable product experiences—moving quickly from idea to impact in a fast-paced environment.

The impact you’ll have here:

• Lead and develop a pod of engineers across frontend, backend, and full-stack disciplines.

• Own execution of key product initiatives end-to-end, from scoping through delivery and iteration.

• Partner closely with Product and Design on roadmap planning, tradeoffs, and prioritization.

• Drive predictable delivery while maintaining high standards for quality, reliability, and maintainability.

• Provide technical leadership through design reviews, architectural discussions, and unblocking engineers.

• Collaborate cross-functionally with other engineering teams to ensure smooth integrations and shared ownership.

• Establish strong engineering fundamentals: clear documentation, observability, testing, and operational rigor.

• Foster a culture of ownership, velocity, and clear communication.

What we’re looking for:

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science or a related field.

• 5+ years of software engineering experience and 2–5+ years of people management experience.

• Proven success leading multidisciplinary engineering teams (frontend + backend).

• Strong product engineering background with experience shipping user-facing workflows or product surfaces.

• Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous problem spaces and move quickly with incomplete information.

• Technical grounding that allows you to evaluate designs, review code, and guide architectural decisions.

• Excellent communication skills and strong cross-functional partnership instincts.

Nice to Have:

• Experience scaling or evolving product engineering pods.

• Background in B2B or enterprise software.

• Experience with data-rich, workflow-heavy, or real-time products.

• Familiarity with event-driven systems or complex integrations.

Life at TRM

We are building a safer world. That promise shows up in how we work every day.

TRM moves quickly. We are a high velocity, high ownership team that expects clarity, follow-through, and impact. People who thrive here are energized by hard problems, experimentation, and continuous feedback. If something takes months elsewhere, it will ship here in days.

Our work sits at the intersection of AI, national security, and fighting crime. The problems are complex, the stakes are real, and the environment evolves quickly. The pace and intensity of the work reflect the importance of the mission. As a result, the way we operate requires a high level of ownership, adaptability, collaboration, and creative problem-solving.

At TRM, you should expect:

• Priorities and targets to change quickly as we experiment and iterate

• Work that often requires operating with a high degree of ambiguity

• A high level of personal ownership and accountability

• Close collaboration across teams and functions

• Frequent, high-touch communication

• Creative problem solving and out-of-the-box thinking

• A pace that rewards urgency, adaptability, and outcomes

This environment is energizing for people who enjoy building, solving hard problems, and making progress in situations that are not always fully defined. It also requires comfort navigating ambiguity, adjusting course as new information emerges, and maintaining focus and positivity in a fast-moving and intense environment.

We also recognize that this style of operating is not for everyone. If you are primarily optimizing for predictability or a consistently balanced workload, we encourage you to use the interview process to pressure test whether this environment is truly the right fit. We want teammates who thrive here, not just survive here.

At the same time, many people find this work deeply rewarding. If you are excited by meaningful problems, motivated by ambitious goals, and energized by working alongside mission-driven colleagues, there is a good chance you will find TRM to be an exceptional place to grow and contribute. Learn more: Interviewing at TRM: How We Hire and What Success Looks Like

AI Fluency at TRM

AI fluency is a baseline expectation at TRM.

We believe AI meaningfully changes how top performers operate. We expect every team member to use AI to accelerate and reimagine their craft, not just automate surface tasks.

At TRM, AI fluency means you are among the top 10 percent of operators in your function in how you apply AI to:

• Accelerate repeatable workflows

• Structure and solve problems

• Improve output quality

• Increase speed and leverage

You will be evaluated on applied AI fluency during the interview process.

Leadership Principles

We hire and grow against three leadership principles. They’re the standards for how we operate, treat each other, and make decisions.

• Impact-Oriented Trailblazer: We put customers first and move with speed, focus, and adaptability. We treat every plan like an experiment – test, ship, measure, and iterate quickly.

• Master Craftsperson: We care deeply about our craft. We balance speed with high standards, own outcomes end‑to‑end, and invest in getting better everyday.

• Inspiring Colleague: We add clarity and energy, not noise. We bring humility, candor, and a one‑team mindset — giving and receiving feedback to make the team stronger.

Join our Mission

At TRM we care deeply about our craft. We are looking for individuals who want their work to matter, who experiment with speed and rigor, and who take pride in building a safer world for billions of people. If you’re excited by TRM’s mission but don’t check every box, we encourage you to apply — we hire for slope, judgment, and the will to learn fast.

TRM is a Series C company with $220M in total funding, backed by Blockchain Capital, Goldman Sachs, Bessemer, Y Combinator, Thoma Bravo, and others. Headquartered in San Francisco, TRM operates as a distributed-first company with hubs in Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Washington D.C., London, and Singapore.