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Senior Manager, Engineering

Verygoodsecurity
Location
San Francisco Bay Area
Posted
24 days ago
Department
Engineering
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • 5+ years of experience managing, leading, or architecting high-throughput engineering teams within enterprise or high-growth SaaS environments
  • Deep familiarity with modern Agile, DevOps, and SRE practices, specifically adapted for AI-native workflows
  • Proven expertise managing distributed Java microservices
  • Strong command of REST APIs, event-driven architectures (Kafka/SQS), relational/NoSQL databases, and high-performance data platforms
  • Direct experience delivering containerized applications (Kubernetes, Docker) in public cloud environments (AWS)
  • Solid understanding of operating within regulated environments (PCI-DSS, SOC2, ISO27001)
Nice to have
  • Experience with tokenization, payment processing, or security products
  • BA/BS degree
  • A knack for out-of-the-box thinking that thrives in a fast-paced startup environment
  • Proven track record of rolling out AI developer tools or agentic workflows across an engineering organization
  • Experience optimizing low-latency distributed data streams and high-concurrency database queries
What the job really is

As a Senior Manager of Engineering at VGS, you will lead the Payments Acceptance engineering team, focusing on enhancing Value-Added Services such as Network Tokens and Account Validation. You will collaborate with Product Management and other technical leaders to drive engineering excellence and implement AI-native workflows, while fostering a high-performing team culture. Your role will involve strategic roadmap execution, ensuring system resiliency, and maintaining high standards for performance and security in a mission-critical environment.

Benefits
  • Competitive salary
  • 401(k) with a 4% match and immediate vesting (applies to US only)
  • Early equity
  • Internet stipend
  • Learning stipend
  • Office set-up stipend (applies to US only)
Things to weigh
  • No salary listed
  • Remote-first philosophy with hybrid options for local employees
  • Focus on high agency and ownership may require a self-motivated work style
  • Emphasis on AI-native engineering practices may require adaptability to new methodologies
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