Veza, Inc.
Engineering Manager New Redwood City, CA - Hybrid
Veza, Inc., Redwood City, California, United States, 94061
We are looking for a passionate and experienced Engineering Manager to lead and inspire our talented engineering team. You will be responsible for defining the technical vision and roadmap, overseeing the development and delivery of high-quality software products, and fostering a culture of innovation and excellence within the engineering organization. You'll work alongside builders who have helped shape the success of companies such as Google, Okta, AWS and more. This is a key leadership role within the Engineering organization.
Responsibilities
Serve as the leader for engineering deliverables
Provide strong technical leadership, with the ability to dive deep into architecture, code, and debugging when needed. Comfortable rolling up sleeves to contribute hands‑on – reviewing designs, solving complex issues, or guiding the team through technical challenges.
Create detailed engineering execution plans, cadence and processes for engineering team members to use and abide by.
Propose and oversee resources, dependencies and timelines for engineering projects.
Execute on engineering processes and plan, iterate on processes based on team feedback, ensuring customer deliverables are on time.
Drive the team to strive for the best quality for completed projects.
Drive the Engineering team to have end‑to‑end ownership of their deliverables, including development, testing, deployment and support.
Cultivate a high‑pace and resilient engineering culture for continuous innovations.
Cross‑team collaboration.
Work with product managers to note down product requirements and customers’ use cases, and collaborate on prioritization and adjustments of deliverables.
Clear engineering communications on key fronts – priority, engineering achievements, alignment with leadership team.
Communicate and collaborate with other managers and stakeholders.
Hiring and retaining talent, from process to onboarding and growth.
Answer questions and address issues brought forth by the engineering team members.
Mentor and challenge team members for better productivity.
Build plans for engineering resources to deliver product roadmap items.
Qualifications
Experience:
Minimum of 10+ years in software engineering, with 3+ years in a leadership role. Must have experience building enterprise SaaS products and managing a fully distributed team.
Solid understanding of software engineering fundamentals and modern delivery processes.
Experience delivering and maintaining SaaS products that handle large data volumes.
Knowledge of Agile development (Scrum, JIRA, product backlog, MVP).
Excellent interpersonal and technical communication skills.
Detail‑oriented, self‑motivated and capable of following through on projects.
Relentlessly high standards and a bias for action.
Inclusive, collaborative, and respectful of diverse perspectives.
Project management and organizational competencies to keep projects and teams on track.
Hands‑on “can‑do” attitude and low ego.
Education:
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
Other / Nice‑to‑Have Skills:
Security or Identity Governance & Administration experience, startup scaling experience, research and development initiative leadership, presentation skills.
Compensation $184,800 - $240,000 USD (base salary; variable compensation and equity are also included).
How We Work We’re driven to build a strong company culture and value the following:
Ownership Mindset
Act with Integrity
Guardians of our Customers
Opinionated Humility
Build Trust, Earn Trust
Equal Opportunity Statement Veza is proud to be an equal‑opportunity employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, veteran status, or other protected characteristics. If a candidate with a disability requires an accommodation during the recruitment process, please email
recruiting@veza.com .
About Veza Veza is the identity security company. Our solution secures access across SaaS apps, on‑prem apps, data systems, and cloud infrastructure by ingesting and organizing permissions metadata in the Veza Authorization Graph. Global enterprises such as Blackstone, Wynn Resorts, and Expedia trust Veza to visualize access permissions, monitor activity, automate access reviews, and remediate privilege violations. Founded in 2020, Veza is headquartered in Redwood City, California.
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Responsibilities
Serve as the leader for engineering deliverables
Provide strong technical leadership, with the ability to dive deep into architecture, code, and debugging when needed. Comfortable rolling up sleeves to contribute hands‑on – reviewing designs, solving complex issues, or guiding the team through technical challenges.
Create detailed engineering execution plans, cadence and processes for engineering team members to use and abide by.
Propose and oversee resources, dependencies and timelines for engineering projects.
Execute on engineering processes and plan, iterate on processes based on team feedback, ensuring customer deliverables are on time.
Drive the team to strive for the best quality for completed projects.
Drive the Engineering team to have end‑to‑end ownership of their deliverables, including development, testing, deployment and support.
Cultivate a high‑pace and resilient engineering culture for continuous innovations.
Cross‑team collaboration.
Work with product managers to note down product requirements and customers’ use cases, and collaborate on prioritization and adjustments of deliverables.
Clear engineering communications on key fronts – priority, engineering achievements, alignment with leadership team.
Communicate and collaborate with other managers and stakeholders.
Hiring and retaining talent, from process to onboarding and growth.
Answer questions and address issues brought forth by the engineering team members.
Mentor and challenge team members for better productivity.
Build plans for engineering resources to deliver product roadmap items.
Qualifications
Experience:
Minimum of 10+ years in software engineering, with 3+ years in a leadership role. Must have experience building enterprise SaaS products and managing a fully distributed team.
Solid understanding of software engineering fundamentals and modern delivery processes.
Experience delivering and maintaining SaaS products that handle large data volumes.
Knowledge of Agile development (Scrum, JIRA, product backlog, MVP).
Excellent interpersonal and technical communication skills.
Detail‑oriented, self‑motivated and capable of following through on projects.
Relentlessly high standards and a bias for action.
Inclusive, collaborative, and respectful of diverse perspectives.
Project management and organizational competencies to keep projects and teams on track.
Hands‑on “can‑do” attitude and low ego.
Education:
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
Other / Nice‑to‑Have Skills:
Security or Identity Governance & Administration experience, startup scaling experience, research and development initiative leadership, presentation skills.
Compensation $184,800 - $240,000 USD (base salary; variable compensation and equity are also included).
How We Work We’re driven to build a strong company culture and value the following:
Ownership Mindset
Act with Integrity
Guardians of our Customers
Opinionated Humility
Build Trust, Earn Trust
Equal Opportunity Statement Veza is proud to be an equal‑opportunity employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, veteran status, or other protected characteristics. If a candidate with a disability requires an accommodation during the recruitment process, please email
recruiting@veza.com .
About Veza Veza is the identity security company. Our solution secures access across SaaS apps, on‑prem apps, data systems, and cloud infrastructure by ingesting and organizing permissions metadata in the Veza Authorization Graph. Global enterprises such as Blackstone, Wynn Resorts, and Expedia trust Veza to visualize access permissions, monitor activity, automate access reviews, and remediate privilege violations. Founded in 2020, Veza is headquartered in Redwood City, California.
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