Experience writing production code in Golang or Swift Experience building and operating highly available, distributed, and fault-tolerant systems Solid understanding of operating systems concepts including multi-threading, memory management, networking and storage, performance and scale Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and containerization Working knowledge of securing APIs, including input validation, authentication, and authorization mechanisms for RESTful and gRPC APIs Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to collaborate across teams BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent experiencePrior experience managing engineers, including hiring and performance feedback Knowledge of policy-based authorization mechanisms and engines, including Open Policy Agent/Rego or Zanzibar Knowledge of authentication mechanisms, including OAuth, JWT, and other identity management protocols Familiarity with incident response processes and the ability to respond to security incidents effectively Knowledge of cryptographic algorithms and protocols for securing data, including TLS/SSL, digital signatures, hashing, and encryption Hands-on experience with systems-level work, including configuring and troubleshooting system initialization processes. Lead, mentor, and develop a team of software engineers through regular 1:1s, feedback, goal setting, and career growth conversations Participate in hiring, interviewing, and onboarding of new team members Contribute to performance reviews and calibration, with guidance from your manager Plan and track team work: break down roadmap goals, prioritize, estimate, and remove blockers to keep delivery on track Partner with senior engineers on design and code reviews, ensuring solutions are scalable, reliable, and secure Support operational excellence for production services, including on-call health, incident response, and post-incident reviews Work with customer teams to drive adoption of minimum security requirements, and track and report progress Communicate status, risks, and trade-offs clearly to your manager, stakeholders, and partner teams Foster an inclusive, collaborative team culture with strong engineering practices Stay technical enough to understand team designs and trade-offs, with limited hands-on coding as the team requires* 1+ years of experience leading people or teams, mentor, or project lead, with a strong interest in management as a career.