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.
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.
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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