Engineering Manager - BackendPalo Alto, Ca

Engineering Manager - Backend

Endor Labs is building the Application Security platform for the software development revolution. Modern software is complex and dependency-rich, making it increasingly difficult to pinpoint the risks that truly matter. Endor Labs solves this challenge by building a call graph of your entire software estateenabling teams to clearly identify, prioritize, and fix critical risks faster.

Endor Labs secures code whether it was written by humans or AI, and whether it's 40-year old C++ code or cutting edge Bazel Monorepos. Endor Labs was founded by serial entrepreneurs Varun Badhwar and Dimitri Stiliadis, and is backed by leading VC firms such as Dell Technology Capital, Lightspeed, and Sierra Ventures.

What You'll Do

As an Engineering Manager at Endor Labs, you will lead and grow our backend engineering teams working on our core distributed systems and cloud infrastructure. Your role will be crucial in scaling our engineering organization and delivering high-quality products that our customers love.

• Build and lead high-performing engineering teams focused on Go backend development, fostering a culture of technical excellence and innovation
• Drive technical strategy and architecture decisions while working closely with Product Management to align engineering efforts with business goals
• Mentor and coach engineers, providing regular feedback and creating opportunities for career growth and skill development
• Establish and maintain engineering best practices, including code quality standards, testing protocols, and deployment processes
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure smooth delivery of features and maintain high operational standards
• Participate in technical decision-making and contribute to system architecture and design
• Drive operational excellence through metrics, monitoring, and continuous improvement of development processes
• Actively participate in hiring and growing the engineering team
• Strong sense of ownership and accountability for production systems, ensuring reliability, performance, and security. You lead by example in fostering a culture of operational excellence, monitoring, and incident response.

What We're Looking For

If you are passionate about building and leading high-performing engineering teams at an early-stage company, and the list below matches your background, we would love to talk to you!

Leadership qualities we value :

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Compensation :

For candidates who receive an offer for this position, the compensation range is expected to be between $170,000 - $220,000.