Engineering Manager - Scale Secure SaaS for Defense

Second Front Systems; Annapolis (MD); Remote; USD 210,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401(k)

Equity

Remote work

Professional development

Parental leave

Referral Bonus

Job summary

Second Front Systems is seeking an ambitious Engineering Manager to lead a distributed team building our Game Warden platform for U.S. government-scale deployments. You will shape engineering strategy, mentor engineers, and collaborate with Product, Platform, and Security to advance scalable, secure SaaS solutions.

This role prefers candidates in approved hubs (DC/Maryland/Virginia) or remote with hub proximity. The team values initiative, collaboration, and impact as we scale toward Series D.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• 2+ years leading distributed engineering teams.
• Experience in high-growth or startup environments.
• Strong cloud, CI/CD, and modern software practices.
• U.S. citizenship; ability to obtain security clearance preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a distributed team of engineers, fostering excellence and collaboration.
• Drive execution across initiatives that improve scalability, reliability, and performance.
• Partner with Product, Platform, and Security to define roadmaps and milestones.
• Provide architectural guidance and ensure compliance with best practices.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate strategy into actionable plans.
• Recruit, onboard, and develop engineering talent aligned with our mission and culture.
• Contribute to evolving engineering processes and delivery frameworks as we scale.

Skills

Software engineering

Distributed teams leadership

Cloud infrastructure

CI/CD pipelines

Strategic thinking

Security clearance eligible

Tools

GoLang

Typescript

React

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Git/Gitlab

Job description

Second Front Systems is seeking an ambitious Engineering Manager to lead a distributed team building our Game Warden platform for U.S. government-scale deployments. You will shape engineering strategy, mentor engineers, and collaborate with Product, Platform, and Security to advance scalable, secure SaaS solutions.

This role prefers candidates in approved hubs (DC/Maryland/Virginia) or remote with hub proximity. The team values initiative, collaboration, and impact as we scale toward Series D.