Senior Manager of Software Engineering, Turnitin
$143-238.4k
+ Bonus / Commission
Plagiarism detection software
Open for applications
Plagiarism detection software
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
$143-238.4k
+ Bonus / Commission
501-1000 employees
Company mission
Turnitin's mission is to ensure the integrity of global education and meaningfully improve learning outcomes.
Role
Who you are
- Experience managing remote stakeholders and working with US based peers
- Strong Project Management and planning skills
- Strong Engineering skills (not required to be hands-on, but ability to perform System Design Reviews if needed)
- Proactivity and curiosity
- Get things done attitude
- Experience in similar roles in a high-tech environment
- Fluency in an English
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience
- 10+ years of progressive engineering experience, including 5+ years of engineering leadership in a product-driven organization along with an emphasis on security
- Proven success in leading engineering efforts for desktop applications (e.g., C++)
- Background in obfuscation and relevant tools to build secure software applications
- Deep understanding of security best practices in software development, including secure coding, vulnerability mitigation, and compliance standards
- Demonstrated ability to lead teams through product maintenance, optimization, and legacy system modernization
- Effective communication and stakeholder management across multiple time zones (U.S. and Europe)
- Expertise in Agile methodologies and managing cross-functional delivery teams
- Track record of mentoring, coaching, and building high-performing engineering organizations
- Goal Setting & Vision Execution
- Coaching & Team Building
- Action & Ownership
- Collaboration & Influencing
- Accountability
What the job involves
- This Senior Manager of Software Engineering will lead engineering efforts for a core product within the product portfolio, playing a pivotal role in maintaining and evolving a mature, security-critical desktop used by institutions globally
- This is a senior technical leadership role requiring expertise in security, reverse engineering, desktop software development, and engineering team management
- This position will drive security enhancements, security awareness, product stability, and long-term architectural planning
- Strong technical acumen and leadership skills will be required to ensure reliability, compliance, and scalability. The role also supports broader company OKRs, including security and resilience across the ExamSoft portfolio
- Lead and Empower Security-Focused Engineering Teams. Oversee and mentor a high-performing engineering team responsible for delivering a secure, resilient assessment platform. Drive technical execution with a strong focus on security, privacy, and compliance. Cultivate a culture of proactive risk management, continuous improvement, and operational excellence
- Embed Security into Engineering Practices. Champion secure software development lifecycle (SDLC) principles from design through deployment. Ensure security is integrated into CI/CD pipelines, code reviews, and architecture. Advocate for threat modeling, static and dynamic code analysis, and secure-by-design architecture reviews
- Drive Advanced Security Testing. Lead efforts in white-box, black-box, and grey-box testing, ensuring thorough coverage of the platform’s attack surface. Oversee initiatives in reverse engineering of software components to identify potential vulnerabilities or security gaps, and guide the remediation process
- Guide Security-Critical Desktop and Web Development. Bring technical expertise in secure desktop application development (e.g., C++) and cloud-based backend systems (e.g., AWS). Ensure that the exam delivery platform maintains integrity under adversarial conditions, including offline scenarios and tamper attempts
- Collaborate Cross-Functionally to Mitigate Risk. Partner with Product, Security, QA, and Compliance teams to identify risks early, prioritize security-related initiatives, and align with institutional, regulatory, and industry standards. Translate technical findings into actionable business decisions for leadership and stakeholders
- Establish and Maintain Secure Architecture. Own the evolution of the system architecture with a strong emphasis on scalability, performance, and resilience against tampering and cheating. Continuously assess architectural decisions through the lens of risk reduction and secure isolation of sensitive workflows
- Build Security Talent and Capabilities. Hire and develop engineers with a strong security mindset. Mentor the team in areas such as secure coding practices, exploit prevention, and adversarial thinking. Encourage upskilling through security certifications, training, and internal knowledge sharing
Our take
Turnitin has a global reputation for being one of the best plagiarism detection softwares on the market. It’s well-earned, too. Besides simple paraphrasing plagiarism, its software also employs sophisticated techniques like identifying macro replacement and analysing metadata to weed out essay mill papers.
Academic plagiarism has become increasingly complex over the years, exacerbated in part by the COVID period of online schooling, and in part by a skyrocketing rise in computer literacy and plagiarism tricks. Software like Turnitin is therefore playing an increasingly crucial role in maintaining academic integrity. Additionally, it helps understaffed institutions ease the burden placed on a teaching workforce which are, in some regions, perilously close to collapse.
Turnitin is not without its issues, however. Some institutions lean too heavily on the software, and essay mills have begun using Turnitin software to prove product authenticity. Historically, Turnitin has neatly addressed these problems by releasing new or improved capabilities including Chat GPT screening updates in 2023. If it can continue to demonstrate remarkable competence and proactive development in this regard, Turnitin’s glowing reputation seems assured.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
9% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Disability Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Supplemental Life Insurance
Company HQ
Downtown, Oakland, CA
Leadership
Chris Caren
(CEO)Held a number of senior positions at major corporations, including serving as a GM at Microsoft, and a board member at Avetta, Liaison International, Illuminate Education, and The IRONMAN Group. They are additionally a member of YPO and chairman of Procare Solutions.
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