Engineering Manager, Application Security

In this role, you can expect to

• Lead and manage a team of AppSec Researchers / Engineers, providing feedback, guidance, support, and mentorship to help individuals grow in autonomy and contribute to the squad's success.
• Foster a safe culture of feedback, continuous improvement, and collaboration, encouraging team members to share their ideas and concerns openly.
• Align feedback with other teams to ensure things operate smoothly between them.
• Develop and communicate a clear vision for the squad that aligns with the company strategy, and ensure that the team's work and focus align with this vision.
• Be responsible that the squad defines clear goals aligned with the team, department, and company.
• Be accountable that the squad tracks sprints and progress.
• Be accountable that processes and ceremonies align with company expectations to deliver the best product successfully.
• Ensure the right level of collaboration happens with the squad stakeholders (Product Managers, developer squads, Developer Advocates, management, etc.).Hire world-class AppSec Engineers for the team. Participate in constructing the hiring process for the team and ensure we can recruit enough to reach our goals.
• Be accountable for the onboarding of new team members.
• Model the behaviors and values that the company holds dear, including humility and servant leadership.

The technical skills you demonstrate

• Relevant experience in the AppSec domain, including knowing the most common types of vulnerabilities and how to locate vulnerabilities in the code.
• Having a developer mindset: experience with coding lifecycle, ability to produce secure code, to do code reviews, and jump into an unknown codebase, language, and framework.
• Good knowledge of at least one programming language along with its development environment to understand end-users context and expectations.
• Experience with Agile methodologies.

The leadership skills you demonstrate

• At least 3 years of experience in a leadership or management role, with a proven track record of delivering results and building high-performing teams.
• A growth mindset and a passion for helping individuals and teams reach their full potential.
• Strong decision-making skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks and resources effectively.
• Capability to make concrete progress in the face of ambiguity and imperfect knowledge.

The soft skills you demonstrate

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to start with the Why instead of the What or How. Ability to deliver effective feedback.
• Good listening skills.
• High level of self-direction and still accepting help and feedback from team members and peers.
• Ability for self-reflection and improvement.