Manager, Software Engineering (Cyber Collection)

About the role

We are seeking a dynamic Software Engineering Manager to lead our Cyber Research Unit (CRU). In this role, you will build and manage a cross-functional team dedicated to collecting and exploiting cyber intelligence data to support multiple product lines.

What You’ll Do

• Team Building: Develop and lead a strong cross-functional team focused on cyber intelligence data collection and exploitation.
• Product Development: Oversee the end-to-end lifecycle of cyber data products, from ideation to prototype to production.
• Application Development: Design and build scalable, reliable data-intensive applications for collecting and warehousing cyber intelligence.
• Cybersecurity Practices: Implement cybersecurity best practices to operationalize data collection while managing attribution and internet fingerprints.
• Process Improvement: Identify opportunities for automation and enhancement of data collection applications from various online sources.
• Collaboration: Work closely with engineers and cybersecurity specialists, leveraging your communication skills to ensure effective teamwork.

What we look for

• 5+ years of proven experience in engineering leadership roles, either as a tech lead or engineering manager.
• Strong technical expertise in building ETL pipelines and designing APIs.
• Solid understanding of cybersecurity fundamentals and operational security.
• High ethical standards for handling sensitive data, ensuring adherence to data privacy rules and compliance standards.
• Willingness to travel up to 15%.
• Excellent communication skills, teamwork abilities, and project ownership.
• U.S. Citizenship (required to access U.S.-only data systems).
• Experience in data scraping or a strong desire to learn.
• Background in offensive or defensive cybersecurity teams.
• Proficiency with PostgreSQL and OpenSearch/Elasticsearch.
• Familiarity with Temporal.io or similar technologies.

What we offer

We’re proud to offer competitive benefits that support our employees. Some key highlights of our benefits package include:

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• 100% remote first culture. You can work from anywhere in the US and all full time employees have WeWork access
• Unlimited PTO including competitive vacation and holiday schedules
• Lifestyle stipends - Monthly mental health, wellness & fitness stipend, in-home office setup stipend and family planning assistance
• Salary top-up during military reserve duty
• Fully paid parental leave
• Child and pet care reimbursement during travel