Senior Engineering Manager, Containers

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Define and implement the long-term technical strategy and roadmap.

• Uphold operational excellence, ensure high availability, and maintain robust software engineering practices.

• Propel continuous enhancement in system resilience, operational metrics, and platform performance.

• Integrate security best practices throughout the software development lifecycle.

• Oversee the secure integration of AI technologies and agentic workflows.

• Advocate for security architecture, threat modeling, vulnerability management, and secure coding practices.

• Recruit, mentor, and develop a high-performing engineering team.

• Create career advancement paths and promote an inclusive culture.

• Empower engineers to take ownership of quality, platform health, and technical innovation.

• Collaborate with Product Management and executive leadership on feature delivery, technical debt, stability, and security trade-offs.

• Engage with executive stakeholders, enterprise customers, and cross-functional teams.

• Convert customer usage patterns and operational feedback into engineering priorities and platform guardrails.

• Keep abreast of industry trends and innovations in containerization and cloud security.

• Foster the adoption of modern tools and methodologies.

⛳️ Requirements

• A bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline is required.

• A degree in software engineering, computer engineering, or information technology may also be appropriate.

• A minimum of 7–10 years of experience in software engineering.

• Proven experience in leading or managing engineering teams within commercial software ecosystems.

• Strong technical expertise in distributed systems, cloud-native infrastructure, secure SDLC practices, and operational metrics in enterprise production settings.

• Proven success in attracting, hiring, and developing engineering talent.

• Experience in setting technical vision and establishing standards for operational excellence.

• Experience in guiding engineering teams through complex deliverables.

• Excellent communication abilities, including clearly and concisely presenting technical information.

• Capability to collaborate with stakeholders and work effectively in a team environment.

• Experience in coaching, mentoring, and managing engineering managers or team leads is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Professional development and training.

• Attendance at conferences and working groups.

• Company outings, happy hours, hackathons, and tech talks.

• Competitive compensation package alongside a strong benefits plan.

• Opportunity to collaborate with passionate, talented colleagues and Fortune 500 and Global 2000 customers.

• Involvement in open-source innovation.

• A young-company environment that values openness, collaboration, risk-taking, and continuous growth.