Senior Engineering Manager

Who you are

• 10+ years building distributed and scalable backend systems
• 3+ years leading software engineering teams and engineering leads/managers
• Strong experience in Java, Go, Python, or equivalent backend technologies
• Deep expertise with microservices, APIs, cloud-native architectures, Kubernetes, and containerized workloads
• Experience building high-scale distributed systems and event-driven architectures leveraging technologies such as Kafka
• Practical understanding of modern AI systems, including LLMs, AI agents, RAG architectures, model serving, prompt engineering, and agent orchestration frameworks
• Experience partnering with Product Management to define strategy and deliver customer-facing capabilities
• Strong communication skills and the ability to influence technical direction across organizations
• Experience operating services in production with a focus on telemetry, monitoring, and reliability
• Experience leading AI Platform, ML Infrastructure, or Agentic Systems teams
• Hands-on knowledge of vector databases, inference optimization, model evaluation frameworks, and AI observability platforms such as Langfuse
• Security or cybersecurity domain experience
• Experience building enterprise SaaS platforms at scale
• Familiarity with Terraform, cloud automation, and Infrastructure-as-Code What the job involves
• Our Engineering team is driven by a culture that thrives on visionary leadership, autonomy, and ownership, creating a dynamic synergy that drives us forward in the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity
• When you join our team, you become part of the leader in Zero Trust Segmentation
• You'll work with a cutting-edge technology stack that spans operating systems, distributed applications, and immersive UI/visualization tools
• We're shaping the future of cybersecurity
• And together, we will continue to build world-class products—led by people with different perspectives, backgrounds, and a commitment to innovation in a time when the world faces its greatest cybersecurity threats in history
• Lead and grow a team of backend engineers building highly scalable cloud services and AI-powered platform capabilities
• Drive technical strategy and execution for distributed systems, platform APIs, and AI-enabled services
• Partner closely with Product, Security, Infrastructure, and Data Science teams to deliver intelligent platform experiences
• Define architecture for large-scale microservices, event-driven systems, and cloud-native applications
• Help shape Illumio's AI roadmap, including agentic workflows, LLM integrations, RAG architectures, and AI infrastructure
• Establish engineering best practices around reliability, observability, scalability, security, and operational excellence
• Mentor engineering managers and senior engineers while fostering a culture of ownership and innovation
• Drive quarterly planning, staffing strategy, technical roadmaps, and architectural reviews
• Ensure successful delivery of highly available services running across AWS, Azure, and GCP environments Benefits
• Medical, Dental, Vision Coverage
• Health and Dependent Savings Accounts
• Life and Disability Programs
• Paid Parental Leave
• Voluntary Benefit Programs
• Company Sponsored Wellness Program
• Wellness Reimbursement Program
• Retirement Savings
• Equity Opportunities
• Paid time off and Paid Holidays
• Employee Incentive Program