Virtru
Respect the people. Respect the data. Virtru equips you to protect your data anywhere and everywhere it's shared.
Engineering Manager
Location
District of Columbia + 1 moreAll locations: District of Columbia, Washington
Posted
156 days ago
Salary
$190K - $240K / year
Bachelor Degree5 yrs expEnglishDistributed SystemsJavaGo
Job Description
• As an Engineering Manager, you will be reporting to the VP of Engineering.
• We are looking for a candidate who is dedicated to the high-quality production of Virtru's digital privacy products.
• As an Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for both the team’s technical success—including their contributions to the open-source OpenTDF project—and the professional growth paths for your engineers.
• The ideal candidate will have a natural passion for digital privacy, software development, and solving complex problems.
• You thrive on tackling engineering challenges related to data security, scalability, and distributed systems.
• Self-motivation is essential, as the role requires continual improvement in our software development process.
• We’re looking for an expert who can collaboratively make tough technical decisions, especially when engineering solutions for complex enterprise and federal deployments, including on-premise and air-gapped environments
Job Requirements
- A passion for mentoring and developing engineers along their personal development path.
- Proven expertise in software architecture and design patterns, particularly in building and managing highly available, scalable backend services.
- Strong understanding of Agile development principles and a passion for failing fast and constantly iterating.
- At least 3 years of experience managing a cross-functional engineering team of 5 or more.
- At least 5 years as a hands-on Software Engineer in a language like Go, Java, or C++.
- Willingness to pitch in where needed and obsessively unblock engineers.
- A hands-on leadership style: you stay close to the code and technology, actively participating in design discussions, architectural decisions, and code reviews to guide your team.
Benefits
- A Flexible PTO policy — we strongly encourage you to take time off (in addition to 14 holidays) to ensure that you are getting the proper time needed to unplug and recharge.
- A $1,500 annual Learning & Development Stipend focused on providing you the resources to continually learn and professionally grow.
- Frequent company-sponsored team celebrations that provide ample opportunities to connect with teammates and be social!
- Access to an Employee Assistance Program
- Access to Headspace, a mental health app tailored to your specific needs.
- A flat 3% contribution to your retirement account
- A high degree of flexibility — Have an appointment, errand, or family emergency to take care of? Hop to it! We give you the time and space to take care of you and your own first.
- Competitive compensation
- Generous parental, medical, and bereavement policies
- 401K contribution and stock options
- Full medical, dental, and vision benefits
- New Hire Swag and IT Welcome boxes
- Structured semi-annual 360° performance reviews