Engineering Manager, Kandji

• 7+ years of experience designing, building, and deploying scalable frontend and backend applications leveraging modern languages and frameworks (Python, Django, FastAPI, and React preferred)
• 2+ years of hands-on technical leadership and people management experience, with a focus on building security or compliance-driven software solutions
• Experience driving the design and implementation of large-scale initiatives for SaaS products with a focus on device management, security, or compliance
• Experience working in high-growth startup environments, comfortable balancing tactical and strategic considerations
• Deep understanding of agile methodologies/mindset and experience facilitating agile ceremonies
• Thrives in an environment with a high level of autonomy and responsibility
• Strong communication skills with a customer-focused mindset
• Quality-first mindset with a commitment to engineering excellence
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills

Desirable

• As an Engineering Manager, Device Compliance at Kandji, you will lead the development of innovative solutions that empower IT teams to maintain compliance and security across Apple devices
• You will drive initiatives that enhance device compliance visibility, automate compliance checks, and proactively address security risks.
• Working closely with Product and Design teams, you will shape tools and experiences that redefine how organizations manage device compliance at scale
• We are looking for an engineering manager with a proven track record of empowering teams to ship high-quality, scalable software solutions in device compliance and security management
• Lead a team of talented engineers who are passionate about shipping high-quality code and tackling complex engineering challenges
• Understand and report on progress and pacing of initiatives, ensuring alignment with product goals and organizational objectives
• Create a collaborative work environment that fosters autonomy, inclusivity, innovation, learning, respect, and transparency, while maintaining a high bar for craftsmanship and engineering excellence
• Contribute to and execute on the organization’s vision and standards around security, quality, observability, and clean code
• Share your knowledge with team members by reviewing code, collaborating on design documents, giving technical talks, formal mentorship, and offering real-time feedback
• Collaborate closely with Design and Product teams to ensure that your team has a well-defined roadmap, delivering impactful features and improvements
• Collaborate with other engineering teams to identify and evangelize opportunities to improve engineering productivity, code quality, automated testing, and best practices
• Facilitate the squad’s agile meetings by taking on the Scrum Master role, ensuring smooth and efficient development cycles
• Drive the development of device compliance features, including automated compliance checks and real-time compliance reporting

• Health Coverage - 100% individual and dependent medical + dental + vision coverage
• Flexible Spending Account
• Equity for full-time employees
• New MacBook Pro and software setup
• Exciting opportunities for career growth
• An outstanding, inclusive culture
• 4% 401k company match
• Monthly Uber Eats meal credit
• $1,000 Home Office Equipment Stipend
• $50 monthly Internet reimbursement
• Equipment discounts
• Week long company shutdown, first week of August
• 10 Health and Wellness Days
• 12 weeks of Paid Parental Leave
• 14 Holidays

Total funding: $288.4m

Device and application management is essential for the maintenance of an IT stack, with particular emphasis on frequent updating and compliance. This can be a laborious and repetitive task, so management software exists to automate these processes. However, existing solutions are generally aimed towards IT departments running on Windows.