Engineering Manager, Platform/Delivery (Remote)

What we do

At runZero, we're a team of dreamers and creative thinkers who aren't afraid to shake up the status quo. Fixing what’s broken with legacy vulnerability management and overcoming persistent, decades-old problems requires a new approach.

Our platform provides a single source of truth for exposure management across the total attack surface. Without requiring agents, authentication, or appliances, runZero delivers  the most complete and accurate visibility into every asset and exposure across  internal, external, IT, OT, IoT, mobile, and cloud environments — including uncovering  unknown and unmanageable devices and broad classes of exposures that evade traditional tools. 

Founded by HD Moore (creator of Metasploit), runZero is trusted by more than 500 companies and 30,000 users worldwide to find and mitigate risks faster, meet compliance requirements, and improve overall security. See for yourself with a free trial!

Role

We’re looking for a hands-on Engineering Manager to join and lead a team of engineers responsible for building and enhancing the runZero platform. This role reports directly to our CEO and is a player-coach role where you will guide development efforts, support team career growth, and frequently contribute to complex technical work. 

Success in this position requires strong technical leadership, experience in project dependency mapping, excellent communication skills, an eye for detail, and a commitment to fostering a supportive engineering culture rooted in ownership and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Oversee planning, prioritization, and execution of engineering work across backend, frontend, APIs, and platform components
• Mentor and grow a team of engineers through coaching, regular 1:1s, and career development planning
• Lead by example by contributing directly to platform development (Go), database design (PostgreSQL), user experience (Vue.js), infrastructure (AWS), and architectural decisions
• Partner closely with internal teams to produce excellent customer outcomes through well-scoped engineering work and clear delivery plans
• Drive high engineering standards for quality, performance, and security through code reviews, technical guidance, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure reliable, predictable delivery of features and platform enhancements.
• Coordinate the triage and remediation of bugs reported by customers and field teams
• Respond to and coordinate remediation for urgent issues across infrastructure, databases, and product, with a focus on customer value

Requirements

• 3+ years of people management experience  
• Strong proficiency in Go and experience working with large, complex Go codebases
• Experience developing modern backend services, REST APIs, data models, and performant system architectures
• Familiarity with PostgreSQL, SQL optimization, and relational data design
• Experience with cloud environments (AWS preferred), Linux, Git, CI/CD workflows, and modern software development practices
• Hands-on leadership style with a proactive, problem-solving mindset and strong work ethic
• Experience in exposure management, asset inventory, vulnerability scanning, fingerprinting, or network discovery is a strong plus, but not required
• Experience with single-page application development and Vue.js in particular is a benefit, but not a requirement

Salary

runZero values transparency in the hiring process. According to our market data, we expect this role to fall within a salary range of $170,000-$225,000, based on specific skills and experience. We know that the talent market is always in flux, so please let us know if you believe we have advertised this role in the wrong salary band. We also provide equity to all employees.

Interview process 

We value your time and see the interview process as a critical two-way street, allowing us to assess your skills, strengths, and cultural fit while simultaneously providing you with a clear understanding of our company, our ways of working, and the expectations specific to the role you’re seeking. To this end, our interview process incorporates a combination of:

• Initial one-on-one interviews with a recruiter and manager  
• Panel interviews with the team
• Candidate challenge - a role-specific challenge designed for you to showcase your strengths and allow us to assess your skills in a hands-on exercise 
• A final interview, conducted either remotely or in-person if we haven't yet met face-to-face in previous rounds

How we take care of you 

• 🏡 Fully remote: runZero is a 100% remote company! While we aim to gather annually for kick-offs, our