Senior Manager, Engineering

Every day, the world gets more digital thanks to tens of millions of developers building the future faster than ever. But with exponential growth comes exponential risk, as outnumbered security teams struggle to secure mountains of code. This is where Snyk (pronounced “sneak”) comes in. Snyk is a developer security platform that makes it easy for development teams to find, prioritize, and fix security vulnerabilities in code, dependencies, containers, and cloud infrastructure — and do it all right from the start. Snyk is on a mission to make the world a more secure place by empowering developers to develop fast and stay secure.

Joining Snyk means embracing our core values: One Team, Care Deeply, Customer Centric, and Forward Thinking. As a member of our team, you’ll have the opportunity to thrive in a dynamic environment where fostering collaboration, leading with empathy, driving business impact, and inspiring trust are at the heart of everything we do.

Our Opportunity

As a Senior Manager, Engineering at Snyk you will be a member of the wider Engineering Team and will drive processes to enable the team to achieve goals, solve challenges effectively, and deliver predictably. Within this role you will track, predict, and course-correct project status, drive communication of progression, possible issues, and team capacity. You will be responsible for driving processes across the group and facilitating team collaboration and coach direct reports to grow their skills and career.

You’ll Spend Your Time:

• Drive the creation of a long-term strategic roadmap for the team and its partners, socialize it with the team and stakeholders, create a plan for execution and make progress on the roadmap.
• Influence the group strategy and drive cross-team execution. 
• Facilitate the smooth running of the team’s agile ceremonies 
• Drive the team’s successful delivery of the sprint, quarterly plan, and long term goals. Track plan progression and identify gaps and future requirements. Communicate status and course correction suggestions.
• Establish clear goals and KPIs for individuals and the team, provide ongoing coaching, and implement processes to enable forward movement of the team.
• Build a knowledge-sharing environment where teammates proactively help each other.
• Hands on coding as needed, including code review.
• Coach direct reports through productive feedback, building on strengths and addressing areas of development.
• See the broader picture and approach topics with a high-level mindset.
• Serve as role model and advisor to Engineers and Engineering Managers.
• Grow leaders in the team 
• Build trust with direct reports, amongst the team, and between teams across the division.

 

What You’ll Need:

• Proficient with team tech stack and advanced system design.
• Able to contribute to coding, as needed, and conduct code reviews.
• Deep understanding of the team product and how it aligns with business needs.
• Experienced in coaching direct reports through productive feedback, building on strengths and addressing areas of development. 
• Confident in challenging engineers to be innovative and creatively problem solve.
• Able to lead by example for individual contributors in the team, demonstrate how to execute responsibilities and be successful in their role, with patience and understanding. Coach other managers in the organization
• Program management of large, cross-functional effort
• Significant influence across R&D - e.g., leading a guild that has created a substantial change
• Demonstrated impact over time delivering complex/cross-functional initiatives
• Grow the future leaders within the team
• Strong cross-team collaboration, organizational and communication skills.
• Advocate for agile ways of working

We’d be Lucky if You:

• Ability to plan ahead and visualize the bigger picture and wider team long-term goals. See the broader picture and approach topics with a high-level mindset.

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We care deeply about the warm, inclusive environment we’ve created and we value diversity – we welcome applications from those typically underrepresented in tech. If you like the sound of this role but are not totally sure whether you’re the right person, do apply anyway!

About Snyk

Snyk is committed to creating an inclusive and engaging environment where our employees can thrive as we rally behind our common mission to make the digital world a safer place. From Snyk employee resource groups, to global benefits that help our employees prioritize their health, wellness, financial security, and a work/life blend, we aim to support our employees along their entire journeys here at Snyk.

Benefits & Programs

Prioritize health, wellness, financial security, and life balance with programs tailored to your location and role.

• Flexible working hours, work-from home allowances, in-office perks, and time off for learning and self development
• Generous vacation and wellness time off, country-specific holidays, and 100% paid parental leave for all caregivers
• Health benefits, employee assistance plans, and annual wellness allowance
• Country-specific life insurance, disability benefits, and retirement/pension programs, plus mobile phone and education allowances