Engineering Manager

Engineering Manager

Virtru is a leading data protection provider backed by some of the foremost venture capital firms in Silicon Valley and the Mid-Atlantic region, including Iconiq Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, Foundry Capital, and Tiger Global. Today, more than ever, data demands respect, and that's why Virtru is committed to changing the rules for data privacy. At Virtru, we equip our customers to take granular control of their data everywhere it's shared through end-to-end encryption for Google, Microsoft, and other data sharing platforms.

Our market‑leading portfolio of data encryption and privacy enhancing applications are remarkably easy to use, fast to implement, affordable for all, and built on the Trusted Data Format (TDF) open standard.

At Virtru, our motto is "Respect the people. Respect the data." Respecting data to us means keeping it secure and protected at all times across its entire lifecycle. We firmly believe that when you respect data, you're demonstrating respect for the people who own that data. Working at Virtru, you'll be inspired by colleagues who are passionate about the work they do.

We are dedicated to creating an atmosphere that sparks creativity, connection, and professional growth while empowering each other to do our best work. We're building something special  hope you consider joining our team and helping us create a brighter future for data privacy.

$190,000-$240,000 / year

As an Engineering Manager, you will be reporting to the VP of Engineering. We are looking for a candidate who is dedicated to the high‑quality production of Virtru's digital privacy products. As an Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for both the team's technical success—including their contributions to the open‑source OpenTDF project—and the professional growth paths for your engineers.

The ideal candidate will have a natural passion for digital privacy, software development, and solving complex problems. You thrive on tackling engineering challenges related to data security, scalability, and distributed systems. Self‑motivation is essential, as the role requires continual improvement in our software development process. We're looking for an expert who can collaboratively make tough technical decisions, especially when engineering solutions for complex enterprise and federal deployments, including on‑premise and air‑gapped environments.

• A passion for mentoring and developing engineers along their personal development path.
• Proven expertise in software architecture and design patterns, particularly in building and managing highly available, scalable backend services.
• Strong understanding of Agile development principles and a passion for failing fast and constantly iterating.
• At least 3 years of experience managing a cross‑functional engineering team of 5 or more.
• At least 5 years as a hands‑on Software Engineer in a language like Go, Java, or C++.
• Willingness to pitch in where needed and obsessively unblock engineers.
• A hands‑on leadership style: you stay close to the code and technology, actively participating in design discussions, architectural decisions, and code reviews to guide your team.

• Deep, hands‑on development experience with Go (GoLang) is highly preferred. Experience with Java or JavaScript is a strong plus.
• Experience deploying and managing solutions in an on‑premise or air‑gapped environment using Dev Ops practices.
• Experience with cloud platforms like AWS (EC2, SQS, S3, Elasti Cache) or GCP.
• Experience contributing to or managing a team involved in an open‑source project.
• Experience using No
  
  SQL and/or relational data stores.
• Professional background in data security, cryptography, or identity management.

• Thinking outside of the box to respectfully challenge your teammates and managers in the pursuit of excellence.
• Strong sense of urgency with an action‑oriented mindset.
• Able to collaborate and adapt to shifting priorities as business needs evolve.
• Comfortable with asynchronous communication…