Engineering Manager, Chainguard

• Proven success managing engineering teams with a genuine, sustained passion for team leadership and mentoring. You view your primary mission as enabling others to shine and achieve their best work. You foster an environment of high ownership and empowerment
• Software engineering experience, including significant backend/API work and a solid background in Golang (preferred)
• Superb organizational skills and project management capabilities, with a demonstrated ability to drive technical vision and operational rigor
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, especially in remote, async-first settings
• Experience working with multiple time zones and remote/distributed teams
• Ability to thrive in ambiguity and a high-intensity environment if us
• If your experience is close but doesn’t fulfill all requirements, please apply. We’re building the best team in technology and are focused on hiring “Chainguardians'' with unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences

Desirable

• We’re looking for an Engineering Manager to lead both the Integrations and Customer Platform teams
• In this role, you will provide the technical and product direction that connects advisory feeds, scanners, marketplaces, and platform APIs into a coherent, reliable experience for our customers and partners
• This is a high-visibility leadership role pivotal in ensuring our platform scales as the company grows rapidly
• Support diverse engineering teams, providing regular coaching, feedback, and clear growth paths for Senior and Staff engineers
• Oversee day-to-day operations, including removing blockers, managing cross-team dependencies, and handling escalations or alerts
• Partner with stakeholders to make platform usage data actionable, informing roadmap priorities and demonstrating impact on customer outcomes
• Help build strong technical relationships with CSPs, ISVs, and CNAPPs, acting as a technical advisor in joint solution designs and certifications