Full-time · Hybrid

Engineering Manager

This is a high-impact leadership role at a premier cybersecurity scale-up, focusing on protecting the global developer ecosystem from secret leaks and identity vulnerabilities. You will lead a team of elite engineers in a culture that prioritizes AI-driven efficiency and massive scale. It is a rare chance to work at a company endorsed by the creators of GitHub and Docker while solving the industry's most pressing security problems.

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Hiring company

GitGuardian

Paris, Île-de-France, France · Posted 17 April 2026

The role

Overview

This is a high-impact leadership role at a premier cybersecurity scale-up, focusing on protecting the global developer ecosystem from secret leaks and identity vulnerabilities. You will lead a team of elite engineers in a culture that prioritizes AI-driven efficiency and massive scale. It is a rare chance to work at a company endorsed by the creators of GitHub and Docker while solving the industry's most pressing security problems.

The hiring side

About GitGuardian

GitGuardian is a mid-sized employer working in cybersecurity, based in Paris, Île-de-France, France.

Industry

Cybersecurity

Size

Medium

Location

Paris, Île-de-France, France

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What they need

Requirements & Skills

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead and mentor a squad of software engineers to deliver high-quality security products
  • Collaborate with Product Managers to define and execute technical roadmaps
  • Oversee the architecture and scaling of systems processing millions of data points daily
  • Foster a culture of continuous improvement, automation, and technical excellence
  • Manage recruitment and professional development for the engineering team

Essential

  • Proven experience in engineering leadership or management roles
  • Background in building and scaling high-traffic distributed systems
  • Strong understanding of modern cybersecurity principles
  • Ability to manage cross-functional stakeholders and product roadmaps
  • Experience with agile methodologies and team performance optimization

Preferred

  • Experience in a high-growth scale-up environment
  • Familiarity with AI-powered operating models and automation
  • Knowledge of secrets detection or non-human identity security
  • Active participation in the developer or open-source community

Key Skills

People ManagementSystem ArchitectureScalabilityStrategic PlanningMentoringTechnical Roadmap ExecutionMachine Learning Integration

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Perks

Benefits & perks

  • Hybrid work policy
  • Opportunity to work with industry-leading investors and founders
  • Exposure to cutting-edge AI and cybersecurity tech stacks
  • International environment with offices in Paris, New York, and Boston
  • Collaborative culture with a focus on high-scale technical challenges

Next step

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