Cerby
Engineering Manager
Remote (United States), Canada
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 25 days ago
Code ReviewGitCybersecurityAgileStakeholder ManagementOKRsRecruitingPerformance ManagementTest AutomationLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationMentoring
About the role
- The Engineering Manager is responsible for the people, culture, and delivery of the engineering squad.
- You are the primary owner of team performance, career development, hiring, and organizational health-the conditions that allow great engineering to happen.
Responsibilities
- People Leadership & Career Development Manage a squad of engineers through regular 1:1s, structured feedback, and individualized growth plans.
- Own performance management end-to-end: set clear expectations, deliver honest and timely feedback, run performance reviews, and address underperformance proactively.
- Partner with engineers on career pathing-helping ICs grow toward senior, staff, or leadership roles based on their goals and the company's needs.
- Build and maintain psychological safety within the team-an environment where engineers speak up, take ownership, and learn from failure without fear.
- Hiring & Retention Lead engineering hiring for your squad: define role requirements, partner with people, conduct structured interviews, and make hiring decisions.
- Build a compelling candidate experience that reflects Cerby's engineering culture and mission.
- Proactively manage retention risk by understanding what motivates each team member and addressing concerns before they become attrition.
- Delivery & Operational Excellence Own delivery predictability and team velocity: ensure the squad ships consistently against committed OKRs and sprint goals.
- Optimize team rituals-standups, sprint planning, retrospectives-for efficiency, clarity, and continuous improvement.
- Individual business units are taking their technology destiny into their own hands, and we enable that.
Requirements
- Experience with agile development methodologies and a pragmatic approach to process.
Nice to have
- Background in cybersecurity, identity and access management, or related security domains.
- Familiarity with AI-assisted development tooling (e.g., Claude, GitHub Copilot) and how it changes team workflows.
- Track record of scaling engineering teams from early-stage to growth-hiring multiple engineers, shaping org structure.
- Experience with leveling frameworks and compensation benchmarking in competitive engineering talent markets.
- Experience mentoring engineers transitioning into senior or staff roles.
- ensure the squad ships consistently against committed OKRs and sprint goals.
- Communicate team status, risks, and dependencies clearly and proactively to engineering leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.
- Remove organizational blockers-cross-team dependencies, process friction, resource constraints-so engineers can focus on delivery.
Skills
- training, mentorship, stretch projects, and learning programs.
Benefits
- Identify and close skill gaps through targeted development opportunities: training, mentorship, stretch projects, and learning programs.
- Partner with People on leveling, equity, and comp decisions to stay competitive in a tight talent market.
Company info
- At Cerby we believe security is everyone's business.
- We are a mission-critical cybersecurity company that empowers your teams to operate securely and control their apps completely.
This listing is sourced directly from Cerby's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.