Senior Manager, Engineering

Role Overview

As a Senior Manager, Engineering at Snyk, you will drive processes to enable the team to achieve goals, solve challenges effectively, and deliver predictably. You will be responsible for driving processes across the group and facilitating team collaboration and coach direct reports to grow their skills and career.

What You Will Do

You will drive the creation of a long-term strategic roadmap for the team and its partners, socialize it with the team and stakeholders, create a plan for execution and make progress on the roadmap. You will also influence the group strategy and drive cross-team execution, facilitate the smooth running of the team's agile ceremonies, and drive the team's successful delivery of the sprint, quarterly plan, and long-term goals.

Why It Might Be a Fit

You will be instrumental in evolving our core technology to power the next generation of developer security tools, including our AI-powered remediation capabilities. You will also have the opportunity to grow leaders in the team, build trust with direct reports, and serve as a role model and advisor to Engineers and Engineering Managers.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience in software engineering, with significant experience managing a high-performing engineering team.
• Proficient with team tech stack and advanced system design.
• Able to contribute to coding, as needed, and conduct code reviews.
• Deep understanding of the team product and how it aligns with business needs.
• Experienced in coaching direct reports through productive feedback, building on strengths and addressing areas of development.
• Confident in challenging engineers to be innovative and creatively problem solve.
• Able to lead by example for individual contributors in the team, demonstrate how to execute responsibilities and be successful in their role, with patience and understanding.
• Program management of large, cross-functional effort
• Significant influence across R&D - e.g., leading a guild that has created a substantial change
• Demonstrated impact over time delivering complex/cross-functional initiatives
• Grow the future leaders within the team
• Strong cross-team collaboration, organizational and communication skills.
• Advocate for agile ways of working

Benefits

• hybrid work arrangement