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Engineering Manager

DeltaV Recruitment
San Francisco, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 11/17/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 1/17/2026
About the CompanyOur client is an AI company that is pioneering a new era of autonomous security operations. Their platform builds and deploys intelligent agents capable of automating critical workflows across vulnerability management, detection, and remediation, helping Fortune 500 organizations stay ahead of evolving threats.The team is composed of top engineers and researchers from world-class technology and AI organizations. They're backed by leading investors and trusted by some of the most recognized enterprise security teams in the world.About the RoleWe're seeking a hands-on Engineering Manager to lead a growing team of Forward Deployed Engineers. This is a rare opportunity to blend deep technical work with direct enterprise impact.You'll start by personally designing, deploying, and scaling AI agents for real-world security environments, learning the nuances of each customer's system before building and mentoring a high-performing engineering team. Over time, you'll shape the structure, culture, and strategy of this function from the ground up.ResponsibilitiesStart hands-on: Build and deploy intelligent AI agents in live enterprise environments, gaining first-hand insight into customer systems and challenges.Lead and grow the team: Hire, mentor, and develop top-tier engineers. Foster a culture centered on technical excellence, ownership, and execution speed.Deliver real-world solutions: Oversee end-to-end implementations of AI agents that reason over large datasets, integrate with complex security infrastructures, and execute multi-step workflows.Partner with customers: Collaborate directly with major enterprise security teams to define requirements, design integrations, and iterate rapidly on deployed solutions.Shape the platform: Feed field learnings back into the core product, influencing design, scalability, and functionality in partnership with the product and research teams.Drive operational excellence: Establish best practices for monitoring, deployment, and incident response to ensure enterprise-grade reliability.Stay technical: You'll remain close to the code, reviewing, debugging, and guiding complex engineering efforts as needed.Requirements1 year of engineering management experience, ideally leading customer-facing or embedded engineering teams.5 years of software engineering experience, with a strong background in Tech agnostic, but most of the team uses Python and TypeScript.Experience in Forward Deployed, Solutions Engineering, or Field Engineering roles.Excellent communication skills across technical and non-technical stakeholders.Strong systems-thinking and debugging abilities capable of understanding issues across complex, distributed stacks.Thrive in fast-paced, high-impact startup environments.Prior experience building or integrating with AI/ML, data ingestion, or security systems a strong plus.Why JoinMassive impact: Help define how AI transforms enterprise cybersecurity from the ground up.Elite team: Work alongside top engineers, researchers, and leaders from the AI and cybersecurity frontier.Ownership and growth: Build a high-visibility function with autonomy, influence, and meaningful leadership scope.Competitive compensation: $200K$300K base, top-tier equity, and full benefits.

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