About the role
<div class="content-intro"><p>Finite State partners with product security teams, the guardians of our connected world, to create transparency for their connected devices and supply chains. Our platform handles connected devices and embedded systems across all industries, including those found in enterprises, healthcare, utilities, connected vehicles, manufacturing facilities, critical infrastructure, and government entities.&nbsp;</p> <p>We are a fast-growing series-B company with a fully distributed workforce. Led by a team of seasoned experts, we are a mission-driven team passionate about arming our customers with the actionable insights, critical vulnerability data, and remediation guidance necessary to mitigate product risk and protect the connected attack surface. We are committed to a remote first culture.</p></div><p><strong>Sr. Engineering Manager (AI-Native)</strong></p> <p><em>United States or Canada&nbsp; ·&nbsp; Engineering&nbsp; ·&nbsp; Full-time</em></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Overview</strong></p> <p>We are seeking an Engineering Manager to lead and grow high-performing teams while redefining how modern, AI-native engineering organizations build and ship software.</p> <p>This role is for a leader who has managed teams of 5–15+ engineers and is passionate about building systems where quality is enforced, measured, and continuously improved through automation, observability, and AI-driven workflows.</p> <p>You will be responsible for driving execution, scaling teams, and embedding AI-powered development and testing practices into every stage of the SDLC. Delivering consistently high-quality, production-grade software is a key requirement of this role.</p> <p><strong>What You'll Do</strong></p> <p><strong>Team Leadership &amp; Execution</strong></p> <ul> <li>Lead, mentor, and grow a team (or teams) of 5–15+ engineers</li> <li>Drive delivery of software that meets strict, measurable standards for quality, reliability, and maintainability</li> <li>Establish clear expectations where quality is owned by the team and enforced through systems, not heroics</li> <li>Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and engineering excellence</li> </ul> <p><strong>Customer Impact &amp; Product Excellence</strong></p> <ul> <li>Ensure engineering decisions are grounded in customer outcomes and product impact</li> <li>Partner closely with Product Management to translate customer needs into scalable, high-quality systems</li> <li>Define and track metrics connecting engineering output to customer satisfaction, product adoption, and business outcomes</li> <li>Bal