Bitwarden

Engineering Manager (Autofill & Desktop Native)

United States

Sponsorship not specified$180k-$200kDetected 25 days ago

JavaScriptTypeScriptRustGitRESTAgilePerformance ManagementLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationProblem SolvingMentoringAdaptability

About the role

Bitwarden makes it easy for all users to extend robust security across their devices with password management, secrets management, and passwordless and passkey innovations.
The company is headquartered in Santa Barbara, California with team members located across the globe.
These are high-visibility, high-complexity areas.

Hire, develop, and retain a strong team of engineers across browser autofill and desktop native domains
Monitor in-flight work to identify blocked items, proactively drive resolution, and provide contextual updates outside of the team to the rest of the organization
Own escalation and triage for production issues, community-reported bugs, and enterprise customer escalations related to autofill behavior and desktop integrations
Maintain a healthy, sprint-ready backlog by prioritizing bugs and tech debt alongside feature work and ensuring all items are well-defined with accurate descriptions, technical breakdowns, and designs prior to refinement
Serve as the primary liaison between your engineers teams and Design, Product, Architecture, and other engineering teams, fielding cross-functional questions and maintaining alignment on priorities
Collaborate with stakeholders across the organization to synthesize requests into prioritized, actionable work
Continuously identify friction points in team processes and develop solutions to improve efficiency, quality, and developer experience
Create an inclusive environment where teamwork and collaboration are valued
Conduct regular 1:1s, develop individualized performance goals and growth plans, and identify stretch opportunities to support each engineer's career progression

Proficiency with Git and modern software delivery practices
Autofill must work reliably across an enormous variety of websites built with wildly different markup and form patterns, while maintaining the strict security boundaries required when handling sensitive credential data.

Ability to inspire and provide vision direction
Proven experience leading engineering teams, with hands-on involvement in front-end platform initiatives
Propensity towards leadership and mentoring
Ability to form good relationships with other leaders in the company
A strong sense of empathy and the ability to advocate for others
Collaborative and adaptable mindset
Openness and authenticity combined with excellent communication skills
Strength in evaluating the success of Bitwarden in reaching its goals and ensuring each strategic goal is measurable
Excellent problem-solving skills - you might not know all the answers, but you know how to find and communicate the solution
Interpersonal
Analytical
Technical fluency:

This is an all-remote team and we are looking for someone located in the U.S. We do not offer visa sponsorship at this time.

This listing is sourced directly from Bitwarden's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.