Device Engineering Manager

Dragos, Inc.

. Lead and mentor a team of device engineers and reverse engineers, driving technical growth and professional development through regular 1:1s and continuous career coaching.

Posted 11/4/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSeniorLead💰 $220,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates strong leadership in engineering management, with a focus on mentoring device and reverse engineers while driving technical strategy and automation. Possesses extensive experience in software development for network-connected devices and a solid understanding of cybersecurity principles.

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Engineering Management ExperienceAgile MethodologiesNode.js DevelopmentReverse Engineering ExpertiseCybersecurity Experience

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Hard Skills

Node.jsTypeScriptGoPythonRelational DatabasesDockerUnix/Linux DebuggingProtocol AnalysisFirmware AnalysisNetwork Protocols

Soft Skills

MentoringCollaborationCoachingProblem-SolvingCommunication

Tools & Technologies

AI-Assisted Development ToolsAutomated Testing FrameworksIncident Response ToolsDebugging ToolsProduction Support Systems

Industry Keywords

IoTOT/ICSCybersecurityDevice SecurityEmbedded Systems

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cyber SecurityDockerIoTJavaScriptLinuxNode.jsPythonTCP/IPTypeScriptUnixGo

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead and mentor a team of device engineers and reverse engineers, driving technical growth and professional development through regular 1:1s and continuous career coaching.
Drive hiring and team growth to scale with roadmap demands.
Own the technical strategy for device coverage, prioritizing devices and protocols for reverse engineering investment.
Set standards for reverse engineering output, including protocol and device documentation, fingerprints, profiles, and automated tests.
Champion automation of repeatable work, including device-model and profile authoring, firmware and vulnerability data collection, and capture-based test replay.
Champion adoption of AI-assisted development tools and workflows.
Collaborate with product management and tech leads to define scope, sequence device support, and resolve blockers.
Work across security research, threat research, and customer-facing teams to translate field needs into engineering outcomes.
Own production support for fielded deployments, including customer-operated and on-prem environments, and participate in incident response.
Foster device engineering and reverse engineering skill communities across the organization.
Maintain core technical competency by reading code, reviewing designs, and debugging production issues directly.

Requirements

What you’ll need

7+ years of engineering management experience.
Management experience with Agile and working in cross-functional Product Teams.
Strong technical background in software that interacts with network-connected devices across embedded, IoT, and OT/ICS endpoints.
Prior experience as an engineer with some combination of Node.js, TypeScript, Go, Python, relational databases, Docker, and Unix/Linux systems-level debugging.
Direct experience leading or working closely with reverse engineers on protocol or firmware analysis.
Solid understanding of network transport and application layer protocols (TCP/IP, TLS, HTTP, common auth schemes, and common embedded and industrial protocols).
Experience shipping software onto customer-managed or on-prem infrastructure.
Hands-on daily use of AI-assisted development tools, and judgment about when not to trust them.
Comfortable reading code and debugging production issues directly.
Cybersecurity, OT/ICS, or xIoT device security experience is strongly preferred.
All new hires must pass a background check as a condition of employment.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive Equity Package
Comprehensive Benefits Plan