runZero is looking for a hands-on Engineering Manager to join and lead the team responsible for our platform. This is a player-coach role reporting directly to the CEO, blending direct technical contribution with team leadership, development guidance, and support for team growth.
What You'll Do
- Oversee planning, prioritization, and execution of engineering work across backend, frontend, APIs, and platform components.
- Mentor and grow a team of engineers through coaching, regular 1:1s, and career development planning.
- Lead by example by contributing directly to platform development (Go), database design (PostgreSQL), user experience (Vue.js), infrastructure (AWS), and architectural decisions.
- Partner closely with internal teams to produce excellent customer outcomes through well-scoped engineering work and clear delivery plans.
- Drive high engineering standards for quality, performance, and security through code reviews, technical guidance, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Ensure reliable, predictable delivery of features and platform enhancements.
- Coordinate the triage and remediation of bugs reported by customers and field teams.
- Respond to and coordinate remediation for urgent issues across infrastructure, databases, and product, with a focus on customer value.
What We're Looking For
- 3+ years of people management experience.
- Strong proficiency in Go and experience working with large, complex Go codebases.
- Experience developing modern backend services, REST APIs, data models, and performant system architectures.
- Familiarity with PostgreSQL, SQL optimization, and relational data design.
- Experience with cloud environments (AWS preferred), Linux, Git, CI/CD workflows, and modern software development practices.
- Hands-on leadership style with a proactive, problem-solving mindset and strong work ethic.
Nice to Have
- Experience in exposure management, asset inventory, vulnerability scanning, fingerprinting, or network discovery.
- Experience with single-page application development and Vue.js.
Technical Stack
- Go
- PostgreSQL
- Vue.js
- AWS
- Linux
- Git
- CI/CD
Team & Environment
This role reports directly to the CEO.
Benefits & Compensation
- Base salary range: $170,000 - $225,000 + equity, which is provided to all employees.
- 100% company-paid premium platinum-level medical, vision, dental, life, and short-term disability coverage for employee and dependents.
- 401k with 4% company match.
- Unlimited PTO, 11 official company holidays, and a recharge week at the end of the year.
- 12 weeks of paid parental leave.
- Culture of collaboration with a diverse, inclusive, and vibrant environment.
Work Mode
This is a fully remote position for candidates in the United States and the United Kingdom.
runZero is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, national origin, veteran status, marital status, ancestry, nationality or any other basis covered by applicable law.
