Engineering Manager, VTS
Infrastructure & Security
$170-210k
4 days a week in office
Commercial real estate technology solution
Open for applications
Commercial real estate technology solution
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
$170-210k
4 days a week in office
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To unify owners, operators, brokers, and tenants to capitalize on opportunities revealed in every square foot of their properties.
Role
Who you are
- Proven experience leading a high-performing team of infrastructure and security engineers in a cloud-native environment, fostering their professional and technical growth
- Deep expertise in modern cloud architecture (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and its native security controls (e.g., IAM, VPC), along with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform), container (Kubernetes), and CI/CD pipelines; complemented by strong experience in Application Security, including vulnerability management and integrating SAST/DAST/SCA tools into the SDLC
- Demonstrated success in driving complex infrastructure and security initiatives (such as achieving compliance certifications, maturing incident response, or large-scale migrations) from conception to completion
- A strong track record of managing Cloud and Security budgets, including vendor contracts and controlling tool costs
- Proven ability to partner with engineering leaders and product managers to champion security best practices across the organization
- Experience in developing and executing a comprehensive and unified technical roadmap for both infrastructure and security, focused on enhancing scalability and reliability while maturing the organization's overall security posture
- You are a strategic and visionary leader who connects infrastructure and security initiatives directly to business outcomes and revenue growth
- You are an inspirational mentor passionate about cultivating talent, fostering a collaborative and inclusive team culture, and empowering engineers to do their best work
- You are a pragmatic problem-solver with a data-driven mindset, skilled at identifying high-impact opportunities and making sound decisions under pressure
- You are an excellent communicator and collaborator who can effectively articulate a technical vision to both engineering teams and executive leadership
- You are financially astute, with a strong sense of ownership over the budget and a focus on driving cost-efficiency without sacrificing performance, reliability or security
What the job involves
- We’re seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to own the strategy and execution for two of our core Engineering teams: Platform Infrastructure and Security Engineering
- This role will drive key initiatives in automation and scalability while building a robust security program that spans Application Security and Cloud Security
- Your leadership will ensure our systems and applications are reliable, secure, and ready for future growth
- You’ll be leading talented, results-oriented teams through the next phase of our business while championing modern best practices in DevOps, SRE, and security, as well as coaching your engineers to success
- Lead, mentor, and empower a talented team of Infrastructure and Security Engineers, fostering their professional and technical growth through coaching and career development plans
- Develop and execute a long-term technical strategy and roadmap for the company's infrastructure and security posture, ensuring a secure-by-design approach that aligns with business goals and product needs
- Define, track, and report on quarterly Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) for both teams, ensuring alignment with broader company objectives and communicating progress to leadership
- Proactively identify opportunities to leverage AI to drive business value, revenue growth and enhance existing internal processes
- Oversee the infrastructure budget, meticulously tracking cloud costs and vendor expenses to ensure operations remain within financial forecasts
- Ensure the team is aligned on team goals, on track with commitments, and consistently delivering high-quality, reliable and secure services
- Stay on top of industry trends and emerging technologies to guide the evolution of our infrastructure stack and security programs
- Promote a healthy and inclusive team culture that is collaborative, innovative, and psychologically safe, as well as organize team-building activities to strengthen team cohesion
- Act as a technical and strategic guide for both teams, helping to unblock complex challenges and facilitate engineering decisions
- Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders (e.g., Product, Customer Success) to define requirements and deliver comprehensive solutions
Our take
Commercial real estate is a difficult business sector to plan for, especially for the largest firms managing huge portfolios of prime office space. Marketing, leasing, data analytics and retention efforts have traditionally required an array of different solutions, often poorly integrated with one another (if at all), and decision-making is often stymied by inaccurate reporting and inflexible, clunky tools.
VTS, a leading player in the commercial real estate tech sector, seeks to change this by unifying every real estate asset and function in a single platform. Combining marketing, asset management and reporting functions into a single interface, it also delivers data insights for decision makers to inform their investment and asset strategies.
VTS's user base has grown to over 45,000 commercial real estate firms including Blackstone, Brookfield Properties, and LaSalle Investment Management, and about 60% of the US's top quality office space is managed through its platform. Having raised a significant amount of funding it is investing heavily in research and development, sourcing strategic acquisitions and hiring additional talent.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-5% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)
Sep 2022
$125m
SERIES E
May 2019
$90m
SERIES D
Total funding: $304.6m
Company benefits
- Parental Leave: 16 weeks 100% paid parental leave for the primary caregiver and 6 weeks 100% paid leave for the secondary.
- Wellness: Dedicated monthly wellness events to promote physical and mental well-being.
- Exec coaching & mentorship: Extensive leadership coaching and mentorship offered through the year.
- Own a piece of VTS: Be an owner of the company you’re building with our equity packages.
- Never stop learning: VTS regularly hosts informal education sessions and provides an allowance for external courses.
Company HQ
Midtown South, New York, NY
Leadership
Nick Romito
(Co-Founder & CEO)Started his career in commercial real estate over a decade ago as a tenant rep and landlord broker at New York City’s Murray Hill Properties. Then went on to AM Properties before becoming the founder and CEO of Titan Advisors in 2009. Founded VTS in 2010.
Ryan Masiello
(Co-Founder)Started his career at Cushman & Wakefield, before getting recruited by JLL to help lead the firm’s business development efforts in New York, eventually becoming Senior Vice President.
Niall Smart
(Co-Founder & CTO)Previously co-founder and CTO at Hightower, and earlier was co-founder of Echodio, a Y-Combinator backed digital media startup that was acquired by RealNetworks in 2009.
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