Enigneering Manager, Security
StartupSoft connects top Ukrainian engineers with world-class startups from Silicon Valley and EU. Our developers work directly on the product as an integral part of the startup team.
About project
The world’s first Active Insurance provider designed to help prevent digital risk before it strikes. Founded in 2017, combines broad insurance coverage with a digital risk assessment and continuous security monitoring to help organizations protect themselves in today’s hyper-connected world.
Opportunities to make an impact with bold thinking are real – and happening daily.
You’ll have the opportunity to work on complex problems in a highly innovative environment, collaborate with cross-functional teams and contribute to the design, development, and deployment of machine learning algorithms. Your work will directly impact the growth and vision of Coalition, as you help us transform raw data into unique ML applications, pushing the boundaries of AI technology.
Qualifications and skills
- 7+ years overall software engineering experience with 3+ years experience managing a team of at least 5 people
- Effective in leading and mentoring staff with various technical backgrounds and expertise
- Strong collaborator, with a track record of understanding customer/stakeholder needs and building to solve them
- Understanding of software development processes with the experience to apply the best type of engineering methodology to fit a situation or team dynamic
- Experience building high volume distributed systems in a cloud environment
- Proven track record of successfully delivering software and managing projects across multiple teams
- Sufficient level of technical background to objectively evaluate complex project risks and issues
- Strong analytical, planning, and organizational skills with an ability to manage competing priorities
- Ability to have meticulous attention to requirements while also maintaining awareness of the overall business objectives
- Experience building API-first CRUD applications using Python, React, SQL
- Expert knowledge of at least one area of computer science/engineering
- Excellent oral and written communications skills at all levels
Nice to have
- Prior experience with insurance or security technologies
- In-depth knowledge of AWS infrastructure, CI/CD, and the Atlassian tool suite
- Experience working in the InfoSec, Tech and Cybersecurity markets
- Experience working with data at scale, data science/analytics, and data collection techniques
- Familiar with building service oriented architectures and distributed systems
Responsibilities
- Build the next gen of backend service and data infra to protect enterprise insurance and security customers
- Lead and coordinate engineering activities to successfully deliver product features on time while designing for quality and scalability
- Provide technical expertise and software engineering guidance to automate processes and improve team efficiency
- Provide management and mentorship to engineers in order to seek out identification of skill gaps and growth needs
- Balance managing technical debt with new feature development and business priorities
- Ensure full software lifecycle instrumentation from requirement ideation to software development to deployment
- Collaborate with Product and Business staff to balance resources and project schedules
- Maintain transparent communication across all levels of the organization
- Actively participate in all phases of growing the engineering organization through recruiting, team building, etc.
Why StartupSoft?
- Work with top entrepreneurs and startups from Silicon Valley and EU
- Become an integral part of the core team — be more than someone who just writes code
- Potential to receive equity in high-growth startups
- Contribute to well-funded products with potential to impact millions
- Beautiful offices in the best locations with high-end amenities
- Tight-knit team with an inclusive and transparent culture
- Only the latest, modern technologies with no legacy code and management bureaucracy
- Above average salary, benefits & medical insurance
