Senior Engineering Manager, DocV

Why Socure?

At Socure, we’re on a mission—to verify 100% of good identities in real time and eliminate identity fraud from the internet.

Using predictive analytics and advanced machine learning trained on billions of signals to power RiskOS™, Socure has created the most accurate identity verification and fraud prevention platform in the world. Trusted by thousands of leading organizations—from top banks and fintechs to government agencies—we solve real, high‑impact problems e join us!

Socure’s Document Verification (DocV) product plays a critical role in establishing trust in digital transactions by ensuring that identity documents are authentic and accurate. We are seeking an exceptional Senior Engineering Manager to lead our DocV product engineering team in driving this mission forward. As the leader of this team, you will have a pivotal impact on the business guiding technical direction, shaping product strategy, and delivering innovative solutions— all while fostering the growth of a high‑performing engineering group.

This role calls for an empathetic, hands‑on leader with a strong technical background, excellent problem‑solving skills, and a passion for mentoring engineers to reach their full potential.

• Team Leadership: Lead and manage a team of 7–10 engineers (backend, frontend, and mobile), cultivating a collaborative, high‑performance culture and ensuring clear accountability and growth for each team member.
• Technical Direction & Architecture: Drive the technical strategy and architectural decisions for the DocV product, ensuring solutions are built with modern technologies, scalable cloud infrastructure, and best practices in AI/ML and software design. Provide technical guidance across the stack (from backend services and machine learning models to client‑side mobile/web components) to guarantee robustness and scalability.
• Cross‑Functional
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Partner closely with cross‑functional teams— including Product Management, Data Science/Machine Learning, Infrastructure, Security, and other engineering groups—to conceptualize and deliver new features and improvements in an agile environment. Facilitate effective communication and alignment between the DocV engineering team and stakeholders across the company.
• Product Roadmap & Execution: Collaborate with product and engineering leaders to define the Document Verification roadmap that aligns with business goals, and drive the execution of that roadmap. Take ownership of delivering key results and high‑impact outcomes on schedule, ensuring that team efforts meet product objectives and business KPIs.
• Mentorship and Talent Development: Mentor and coach junior and senior engineers, providing regular feedback and professional development opportunities. Foster a culture of continuous learning, innovation, and excellence, helping team members advance their skills and careers.
• Quality, Performance & Compliance: Set and uphold high standards for code quality, security, and performance. Oversee code reviews and enforcement of engineering best practices (CI/CD, testing, documentation) to ensure that our product is reliable, fast, and secure. Work with compliance and security teams to ensure DocV features meet data privacy and regulatory requirements.
• Innovation and Improvement: Encourage the team to explore new technologies and approaches (especially in AI, machine learning, and computer vision) to continuously improve the Document Verification product. Champion a mindset of ownership and proactive improvement, keeping Socure at the forefront of the industry.

• Experience: 8+ years of software development experience building and delivering complex, user‑friendly applications. This should include at least 3+ years in a technical leadership role (Tech Lead or Engineering Manager) managing engineering teams (ideally teams of similar size, e.g. 5–10 engineers) and driving projects to completion.
• Full‑Stack Leadership: Proven experience leading full‑stack engineering teams spanning backend services, data/ML pipelines, web frontends, and mobile applications. You have a track record of delivering products that…