runZero is a company that focuses on innovative approaches to vulnerability management. They are seeking a hands-on Engineering Manager to lead a team of engineers in building and enhancing their platform, while also contributing to technical work and supporting team members' growth.
Responsibilities:
- Oversee planning, prioritization, and execution of engineering work across backend, frontend, APIs, and platform components
- 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
- Mentor and grow a team of engineers through coaching, regular 1:1s, and career development planning
Requirements:
- 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
- Experience in exposure management, asset inventory, vulnerability scanning, fingerprinting, or network discovery is a strong plus, but not required
- Experience with single-page application development and Vue.js in particular is a benefit, but not a requirement