Remote Engineering Manager for VPN & Acquired Products

Current Mobile; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first company culture

Competitive compensation package

Equity participation

Job summary

Mode.Inc is seeking a hands-on Engineering Manager to lead the Lumos VPN product and future acquisitions. You will guide live products through transition, stabilization, and growth while shaping architecture and delivery for a fast-moving, product-led organization.

In this role you will collaborate with Product Management, Corporate Development, and Operations to execute strategic roadmaps, build onboarding playbooks, and mentor engineers in a high-growth, remote-friendly environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience with 2+ years in people management or tech lead roles.
• Experience with native mobile (Android/Kotlin, iOS/Swift) and backend services.
• Led technical acquisitions, migrations, or takeover of live products.
• Proficient in AI coding agents and safe/productive workflows.

Responsibilities

• Lead onboarding of acquired products from due diligence through transition and steady-state ownership.
• Define and execute transition plans with acquisition teams and stakeholders.
• Build and improve a repeatable engineering acquisition playbook.
• Hire, coach, and grow engineers; establish ownership and delivery cadence.
• Partner with Product, Corporate Development, and Operations on strategic roadmaps.

Skills

Software leadership

Mobile platforms

Go/Python/Node.js

AWS & DevOps

Security & compliance

Acquisition integration

AI tooling proficiency

Communication & mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Tools

Go

Python

Node.js

PostgreSQL

AWS

Terraform

Docker

Job description

Mode.Inc is seeking a hands-on Engineering Manager to lead the Lumos VPN product and future acquisitions. You will guide live products through transition, stabilization, and growth while shaping architecture and delivery for a fast-moving, product-led organization.

In this role you will collaborate with Product Management, Corporate Development, and Operations to execute strategic roadmaps, build onboarding playbooks, and mentor engineers in a high-growth, remote-friendly environment.