Engineering Manager, Rapid Response Assignment

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. Manage and grow engineering teams based in the US, UK, and APAC, providing hands-on people leadership, coaching, and career development .

Posted 10/31/2026full-timeRemote • United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates strong leadership in managing engineering teams across multiple regions, with a focus on customer-driven outcomes and technical excellence. Proficient in prioritizing urgent customer needs while maintaining high engineering quality standards and effective communication across teams.

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Team ManagementCybersecurity ExperienceBackend Systems UnderstandingCustomer-Facing EngineeringAsynchronous Communication

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Hard Skills

Software Engineering ManagementBackend SystemsAPIsDistributed SystemsCloud InfrastructureData PipelinesETL SystemsTechnical Problem SolvingIncident ResponsePerformance Management

Soft Skills

Communication SkillsCoachingPrioritizationLeadershipCollaboration

Tools & Technologies

AWSCVENVDKEVExploit Intelligence Datasets

Industry Keywords

CybersecurityVulnerability ManagementThreat IntelligenceCustomer Reliability EngineeringHigh-Growth Environments

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudCyber SecurityDistributed SystemsETL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manage and grow engineering teams based in the US, UK, and APAC, providing hands-on people leadership, coaching, and career development
Set priorities across urgent pre-sales requests, urgent customer issues, customer feature requests, and backend maintenance/integration work
Ensure continuous, follow-the-sun coverage for urgent customer and pre-sales needs across time zones
Partner with Customer Success and Sales leadership to translate customer and deal-critical needs into engineering plans
Partner with Product and other Engineering teams to integrate customer-driven work into the broader platform roadmap
Own the team's engineering quality bar, including code quality, root-cause practices, and long-term fixes
Drive hiring, onboarding, and performance management across all three regional teams
Establish and refine on-call, escalation, and incident response processes
Report on team health, throughput, and customer outcomes to engineering and company leadership
Remove blockers and stay close enough to technical work to make credible calls under pressure

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of experience managing software engineers, ideally across distributed or multi-region teams
Experience in cybersecurity, vulnerability management, or threat intelligence
Prior experience as a senior or staff software engineer, with credibility to engage in technical discussions and unblock your team
Experience managing customer-facing, support, sustaining, or reliability engineering teams
Proven ability to prioritize and sequence competing demands—urgent customer issues, pre-sales asks, and longer-term maintenance work
Experience managing teams across multiple time zones and regions, with strong async communication habits
Solid understanding of backend systems, APIs, distributed systems, and cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred)
A customer-obsessed mindset and a track record of turning technical challenges into strong customer outcomes
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with customers, Sales, Customer Success, and other Engineering teams
Experience working with data pipelines, ETL systems, or high-volume data processing is a plus
Prior experience managing a customer reliability, sustaining, support, or escalation engineering function
Familiarity with CVE, NVD, KEV, or exploit intelligence datasets
Experience supporting pre-sales or deal-critical technical requests
Background in high-growth or startup environments

Benefits

Comp & perks

Generous, flexible time off
Retirement/pension plan contributions (e.g., 401k with match in the US; local pension schemes elsewhere)
Comprehensive healthcare coverage
Generous paid parental leave
Remote-friendly environment with flexibility
Support for home office costs (phone & internet)
Ongoing professional development, coaching, and learning resources
Opportunities for career advancement within a fast-growing team
Specific benefit details vary by country and are confirmed during the offer process.