Engineering Project Manager

Socket.dev; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Socket.dev is seeking an Engineering Project Manager to drive complex, global initiatives within the Wallet Services PMO. You will partner with engineering, security, privacy, and compliance teams to scope, plan, and launch features that enhance identity capabilities for customers.

You’ll translate technical metrics for leadership, triage issues, manage risks, and keep programs on schedule in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of cross-functional project management in a technical software environment.
• Strong knowledge of data governance and data privacy standards.
• Experience with security, privacy, legal, or compliance in Identity space.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity, triage bugs, and drive decisions with minimal supervision.
• Analytical, problem-solving and facilitation skills with technical fluency.
• Proven track record coordinating cross-functional work streams and roadmaps.
• Excellent stakeholder communication across technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience with bug fixes and risk ownership to final closure.
• BS in CS/Engineering or related field, or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage projects and support roadmap execution for the Identity program.
• Partner with engineering, security, privacy, legal, and external partners.
• Drive scoping, planning, execution and launch of key initiatives.
• Ensure teams stay aligned and deliver projects on time.

Skills

Cross-functional PM

Data governance

Data privacy

Security/compliance

Bug triage

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Technical collaboration

Education

BS in CS/Engineering or related field

Tools

GitHub

AI-assisted development tools

Job description

The Wallet Services PMO is looking for a driven, detail-oriented Engineering Project Manager to help execute complex, global, cross-functional initiatives. This is a fast-paced environment where individual drive, innovation, and team collaboration are keys to success. If you possess unshakeable integrity, a passion for learning, and are as comfortable presenting critical status updates to leadership as you are triaging bugs with an engineer, we’d love to hear from you!

Description

In this role, you will manage projects and support the roadmap execution for the Identity program, focusing on building capabilities and platforms that deliver amazing new customer features. You will partner directly with engineering teams, internal cross-functional groups across Apple, and external partners. Under the guidance of PMO leadership, you will help drive the scoping, planning and execution, and launch of key initiatives, ensuring teams stay aligned and projects are delivered on time.

Minimum Qualifications

• 7+ years of cross functional project management experience in a technical software development environment.
• Strong knowledge of data governance best practices and data privacy standards.
• Direct experience managing initiatives within security, privacy, legal, or compliance frameworks, specifically related to the Identity and Authentication space.
• Demonstrated ability to navigate technical ambiguity, triage development bugs, and drive cross-functional decision-making under minimal supervision.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and facilitation skills coupled with deep technical fluency and sharp business insight.
• Proven track record coordinating cross-functional work streams and building technical roadmaps involving client-side, server-side, and design teams.
• Proven stakeholder management and communication across technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience with bug fixes, driving frequent follow-ups and owning technical risks through to final closure.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to present technical metrics and program health to stakeholders at all levels, including external partners and executive leadership.
• Proven ability to proactively identify risks, drive decision-making, triage bugs, and unblock development in a fast paced environment.
• BS in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalentprofessional experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proven experience leading large-scale data platform modernization or complex system migration programs.
• Deep understanding of client-server architecture, including runtime lifecycles, performance constraints, and end-to-end data flow.
• Familiarity with modern engineering workflows, including standard bug-tracking systems, GitHub, and AI-assisted development tools