Blackpoint Cyber is hiring a
Engineering Manager, Remote - Worldwide

Summary

The job is for an Engineering Manager at Blackpoint Cyber, a fast-growing cybersecurity company. The role involves leading the team responsible for developing critical security offerings, with a focus on cloud security and cybersecurity best practices.

Requirements

• 10+ years of software development experience, with at least 1+ years of people management
• Proven experience as an Engineering Manager with a strong technical background in distributed systems, cloud technologies, and modern JavaScript/Typescript frameworks
• Expertise in key technologies: Kafka, Redis (Elasticache, BullMQ), Elasticsearch, Postgres, Typescript, Node.js, Nest.js, React, Apollo GraphQL, Kubernetes, AWS Lambda, and Prometheus/Grafana
• Experience driving compliance-focused solutions, ensuring product scalability, security, and cloud readiness
• Strong understanding of complex business systems with a demonstrated ability to learn and adopt new technologies as needed
• Proven leadership in managing remote teams, driving long-term success in a distributed environment
• Ability to influence and lead high-impact initiatives, with a forward-thinking approach to defining and executing the team's mission, vision, and strategies
• Excellent leadership and collaboration skills, with a proven track record of managing cross-functional teams and partnering across departments
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into business outcomes, paired with solid business intuition
• Passion for quality and a 'Get Stuff Done' attitude, while maintaining a deep sense of responsibility to both the team and customers
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of engineers, fostering a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement
• Ensure the engineering team's efforts are aligned with product goals, delivering features, improvements, and bug fixes on time and with high quality
• Oversee the architecture and design of distributed systems, leveraging technologies like Kafka, Redis (Elasticache, BullMQ), Elasticsearch, Postgres, and Kubernetes to ensure system scalability, security, and reliability
• Provide hands-on technical guidance in Node.js, Nest.js, Typescript, and React for developing backend and frontend services
• Champion cloud-native technologies such as AWS Lambda and ensure proper monitoring and alerting with Prometheus/Grafana to maintain performance and system health
• Build strong relationships with cross-functional teams, including Product, Engineering, and key stakeholders, to ensure solutions meet business and compliance requirements
• Foster a collaborative and high-performance engineering culture, recruiting top talent, and providing career development opportunities to ensure the continuous delivery of high-quality products
• Collaborate with external vendors to address technical challenges, performance issues, and new feature development. Manage contracts and negotiations to ensure optimal outcomes

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Comprehensive benefits (Health, Vision, Dental, and Life Insurance)
• Robust 401k plan
• Discretionary Time Off