Engineering Manager, Endor Labs
Backend
$170-220k
Office located in Palo Alto, CA
Dependency lifecycle management
Open for applications
Dependency lifecycle management
21-100 employees
Open for applications
$170-220k
Office located in Palo Alto, CA
21-100 employees
Company mission
To deliver the impossible - create secure software supply chains that actually make developers more productive, rather than drowning in useless alerts.
Role
Who you are
- If you are passionate about building and leading high-performing engineering teams at an early-stage company, and the list below matches your background, we would love to talk to you!
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
- 12+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 5 years in engineering management roles
- Strong hands-on technical background with experience in Go distributed systems, and cloud technologies
- Proven track record of building and scaling engineering teams in a fast-paced startup environment
- Experience managing distributed teams and working with multi-geo engineering organizations
- Deep understanding of microservices architecture, API design, and cloud-native development
- Strong background in DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure automation
- Experience with agile methodologies and project management tools
- Excellence in cross-functional collaboration and communication
- Track record of delivering complex technical projects on time and with high quality
- Experience in security products or developer tools is a plus
- Strong understanding of open-source ecosystems and community dynamics
- Ability to balance tactical execution with strategic thinking
- Strong mentorship abilities and track record of growing engineering talent
- Data-driven decision-making approach
- Excellence in stakeholder management and communication
- Proven ability to drive technical excellence while maintaining team velocity
What the job involves
- As an Engineering Manager at Endor Labs, you will lead and grow our backend engineering teams working on our core distributed systems and cloud infrastructure
- Your role will be crucial in scaling our engineering organization and delivering high-quality products that our customers love
- Build and lead high-performing engineering teams focused on Go backend development, fostering a culture of technical excellence and innovation
- Drive technical strategy and architecture decisions while working closely with Product Management to align engineering efforts with business goals
- Mentor and coach engineers, providing regular feedback and creating opportunities for career growth and skill development
- Establish and maintain engineering best practices, including code quality standards, testing protocols, and deployment processes
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure smooth delivery of features and maintain high operational standards
- Participate in technical decision-making and contribute to system architecture and design
- Drive operational excellence through metrics, monitoring, and continuous improvement of development processes
- Actively participate in hiring and growing the engineering team
- Strong sense of ownership and accountability for production systems, ensuring reliability, performance, and security. You lead by example in fostering a culture of operational excellence, monitoring, and incident response
Our take
Endor Labs is a startup specializing in software supply chain security, with a Dependency Lifecycle Management platform designed to bolster the security of open-source software. Its unique approach to identifying critical vulnerabilities and leading indicators of risk within open-source software components aids developers and solution builders in safeguarding against software chain attacks.
Leveraging advanced graph analysis, its innovative DLM platform not only detects vulnerabilities but also identifies the depth of dependencies within applications. A notable feature is DroidGPT, an AI tool integrating OpenAI's ChatGPT to simplify the identification of secure versions of open-source packages.
With a successful Series A funding round under its belt, Endor Labs is poised for growth. This influx of capital will fuel the expansion of its workforce and bolster its technical capabilities and market outreach. As cyber security concerns oom large, Endor Labs remains steadfast in its mission to meet the escalating demand for secure software development. In doing so, it promises to leave a lasting imprint on the industry through its innovative approaches and solutions.
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Apr 2025
$93m
SERIES B
Aug 2023
$70m
SERIES A
Total funding: $188m
Company benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package
- 401(k) plan to help you invest in your future
- Flexible PTO to support work-life balance
- Opportunities for co-working and team meetups to foster collaboration
- A dog-friendly office environment for our pet-loving team members
- Remote work with flexible co-working and team meetup opportunities
- Home office and internet stipend
Company HQ
Downtown North, Palo Alto, CA
Leadership
Varun Badhwar
(CEO)Graduated from the University of Southern California with a BS in Computer Science. Founder and former CEO of RedLock (acquired by Palo Alto Networks). Also co-founded CipherCloud where they served as the VP of Products & Field Operations.
Dimitri Stiliadis
(CTO)Graduated from the University of California with a PhD in Computer Engineering. Founder and former CTO of Aporeto (acquired by Palo Alto Networks). Also co-founded Nuage Networks where they served as the CTO.
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