Engineering Manager, Platform Team

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$/yr - $/yr

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About Security Scorecard: Security Scorecard is the global leader in cybersecurity ratings, with over 12 million companies continuously rated, operating in 64 countries. Founded in 2013 by security and risk experts Dr. Alex Yampolskiy and Sam Kassoumeh and funded by world‑class investors, Security Scorecard’s patented rating technology is used by over 25,000 organizations for self‑monitoring, third‑party risk management, board reporting, and cyber insurance underwriting;

making all organizations more resilient by allowing them to easily find and fix cybersecurity risks across their digital footprint. Headquartered in New York City, our culture has been recognized by Inc Magazine as a "Best Workplace," by Crain’s NY as a "Best Places to Work in NYC," and as one of the 10 hottest SaaS startups in New York for two years in a row.

Most recently, Security Scorecard was named to Fast Company’s annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2023 and to the Achievers 50 Most Engaged Workplaces in 2023 award recognizing “forward‑thinking employers for their unwavering commitment to employee engagement.” Security Scorecard is proud to be funded by world‑class investors including Silver Lake Waterman, Moody’s, Sequoia Capital, GV and Riverwood Capital.

About the Role: We are looking for an experienced Engineering Manager for our Platform team — a strategic, hands‑on leader who will own the foundational systems that power our products. You'll lead a highly skilled team of backend, infrastructure, and full‑stack engineers focused on building scalable services, improving developer velocity, and enabling teams to deliver great customer experiences. The role is based in Austin, TX and requires you to work in our Austin office (currently close to UT Austin) 3 days per week.

This role is both people and technology‑focused: you’ll coach and grow engineers, while also guiding complex technical initiatives around micro‑services architecture, distributed systems, infrastructure, and automation.

• Lead, grow, and coach a highly competent engineering team
• Create a culture of accountability, ownership, and continuous learning
• Develop individualized growth plans; care deeply about career development
• Lead by example and be a role model of our values:
• Own process and outcomes, Be curious, Be a leader

• Own the quality, architecture, and pace of delivery for the team
• Lead the design and development of scalable microservices and platform systems using technologies such as AWS, Node.js, and React
• Drive adoption of modern infrastructure: CI/CD, containerization, observability, and cloud services
• Lead architectural and code reviews across the platform organization
• Translate business and R&D initiatives into actionable technical requirements, choosing appropriate technologies and driving implementation
• Build systems that scale: distributed, real‑time data pipelines for low‑latency decisioning
• Focus on automation & tooling to reduce toil and improve engineering efficiency
• Collaborate with product managers, architects, and stakeholders across teams to align priorities
• Maximize the team’s impact by ensuring clarity, focus, and execution
• Advocate for platform capabilities that unlock product and engineering velocity

• 12+ years of experience in software engineering, with a focus on backend systems and platform services
• 5+ years of experience leading high‑performing engineering teams
• Expertise in a modern programming language such as Node.js
• Strong systems design background with deep experience in performance, scalability, and reliability
• Hands‑on experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred), distributed systems, observability, and Dev Ops practices
• Strong fundamentals in computer science (algorithms, data structures, operating systems, networking)
• Proven success in mentoring engineers & delivering complex projects at scale
• Excellent problem‑solving skills and the ability to balance tradeoffs
• Strong communication skills — both verbal and written — and the ability to influence across…