Director of Engineering, Yubico
$275-320k
Office located in Santa Clara, CA
Secure two-factor authentication products
Be an early applicant
Secure two-factor authentication products
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
$275-320k
Office located in Santa Clara, CA
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To protect all internet citizens, making secure login easy and available to everyone.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
- 12+ years of progressively broadening engineering experience, with a strong track record of success in the software development and delivery of complex, enterprise-class software
- 5+ years in significant leadership roles, including proven experience managing distributed engineering teams and large-scale application development for Windows desktop and Google Cloud deployments
- Strong business and technical acumen with a strong understanding of development processes and project planning and execution management
- Demonstrates a "high organizational IQ", successfully navigating and managing highly technical, geographically distributed teams
- Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills to convey complex technical information effectively to a wide variety of stakeholders and audiences at all levels
Desirable
- Experience with firmware development, embedded systems, Windows/Linux operating systems, and the unique challenges developers face on these platforms
- Experience working with cryptographic systems such as Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) or critical management systems such as Hardware Security Modules (HSMs)
- Good understanding of industrial and manufacturing automation designs and implementations
- Excellent analytical and problem solving skills with hands-on approach to software development and guiding the team to solving complex technical challenges
What the job involves
- Yubico is looking for an experienced Director of Engineering to lead and scale our distributed Production & Fulfillment Systems software development team. This team works closely with our hardware, solutions engineering, and production teams to build enterprise-grade, secured, reliable, integrated software to produce YubiKey devices at scale
- In this leadership role, you will be responsible for defining the engineering vision and championing the development of next-generation production systems to drive higher levels of automation efficiency and scale
- You will collaborate effectively with cross functional Engineering, Product Management, Supply Chain/Production, and Operations teams to execute complex, high-impact solutions across a global engineering workforce
- Strategic Leadership & Technical Oversight: Define and execute the engineering vision for production systems, ensuring alignment with overarching business goals. Provide architectural guidance and oversee the delivery of scalable and maintainable existing and new enterprise-class software solutions
- Team Management & Mentorship: Lead, scale, and mentor geographically distributed teams of software development engineers and managers at all levels. Nurture an inclusive environment and foster a high-performance culture across multiple locations
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate deeply and broadly with cross-functional teams spanning production hardware, product management, supply chain, and business leadership to align engineering efforts with customer needs and company objectives
- Process Optimization & Engineering Excellence: Continuously improve our ability to deliver quality solutions by driving the adoption of best practices for Agile, DevOps, CI/CD, and automation. Demonstrate a proven ability to continue raising the quality bar in Engineering Excellence
- Budget & Resource Management: Optimize team resources, prepare realistic estimates, and manage broad development portfolios consistently on schedule and on budget, balancing cost-efficiency with talent retention and innovation
- Technology Evaluation: Stay ahead of industry trends and emerging technologies to evaluate and drive innovation in industrial and manufacturing automation
Our take
With cybersecurity breaches a costly and devastating threat to businesses and governments across the board, robust security solutions are an increasingly high priority. But passwords, the most common form of digital protection, are ill-equipped for preventing phishing attacks and other forms of cybercrime. Yubico is a leading provider of hardware authentication security keys that add a layer of protection by verifying that a website or tool is being accessed from a specific device.
Yubico's hardware keys are some of the most popular on the market, offering a competitive solution to multi-factor authentication. Through its products, customers can secure the identities of their employees and users, and reduce both support costs and the number of support calls made.
With the global multi-factor authentication market forecast to keep rising from now into 2027, the company's leading global position is likely to see it net more clients. This is atop its already impressive list which includes Google, Microsoft, and the UK Government, with the opportunity to find great success off the back of its 2024 IPO and as the space evolves.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Jul 2020
$32.6m
LATE VC
Aug 2019
$25m
LATE VC
Total funding: $89.6m
Company benefits
- Retirement plan - We offer pension plans with employer contributions
- Wellness benefit - monthly reimbursements for wellness expenses in the US and Sweden
- Equity in the company - stock options or equivalent programs for our team so they can have a solid stake in Yubico’s success
- Learning & development - professional development stipend and mentorship program
- Global events - historically we’ve hosted an all-team event in a new location every year where we plan for upcoming quarters, set goals, and most importantly, host fun events to encourage team building outside of the workplace
- Parental leave - paid parental leave so you can take care of your new family
Company HQ
Vasastan, Stockholm, Stockholm County
Leadership
Stina Ehrensvärd
(Co-Founder & Board Member)Having studied at the Royal College of Art in Stockholm, Stina co-founded Cypak in 2001, where they served as VP of Marketing for 6 years. They then co-founded Yubico as CEO in May 2007.
Jakob Ehrensvärd
(Co-Founder & CIO)Jakob started their career as a SVT Software Developer before spending 9 years as CEO of Systemkonsult. They left their role as CTO of Cypak in 2008, having founded Yubico with Stina.
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