Senior Engineering Manager

About Blumira and Our Culture

By making detection and response rapid, simple, and affordable, we can help organizations of all sizes - especially small and medium-sized businesses - which have been neglected, priced-out, or, simply—failed—by existing solutions. In helping them, we help their customers, and, overall, make the Internet a safer place. We have a platform, a vision, and a team that can turn the tide. To realize our vision, we're looking for inquisitive and driven teammates, like you! Be part of a friendly and supportive team that embraces who you are and offers you the opportunity to help build and scale the Ann Arbor tech security scene and to learn and grow with experienced SaaS security leaders. You will have the ability to make a big impact in the initial build of Blumira’s Engineering organization and take Blumira to the next level!

About the Opportunity

We are searching for a Sr. Engineering Manager to join our R&D team. As a fast growing early-stage startup, our ability to predictably deliver on strategic projects that solve customer problems is key to success. As a technically sound people manager, we'll look to you to grow the talent of the engineering team while refining best practices.

Simply put, managers are responsible for two things: Results and Retention.

Role Expectations 

• Foster a culture of inclusion, excellence, and learning from within the Engineering team; ensure that Blumira is a great place to be
• Conduct regular 1-1s, coach team members, share clear and actionable feedback, and guide professional development; ensure that Blumira is a great place to be from
• Drive results through your team members by managing their workload and performance; providing technical guidance and direction to teams and individuals; set your team up for success
• Align and support engineers throughout the development lifecycle, including participating in strategic objective identification, technical planning, documentation, and code reviews; help the team deliver value
• Make certain that our codebase and practices are ready to scale to meet the needs of the business; are we working on solving hard and meaningful problems?
• Participate in organizational planning to inform the business where to make investments; are we ready for the next phase of growth?
• Execute on hiring and onboarding of new engineers to effectively grow the team and department;  enable great first impressions
• Encourage quality craftsmanship; deliver products to be proud of
• Enhance engineering effectiveness by working across departments; play well in the sandbox
• Focus the team on customers directly instead of in the abstract; customers are our best collaborators

About You

• 5+ years of leading successful delivery of software development projects and teams
• You possess a highly driven and entrepreneurial personality, with an ability to get stuff done
• You have a sharp mind and eye for detail, and can show others what great looks like
• You are comfortable initiating and managing change and work effectively and efficiently with your team
• You're interested in helping to build your team and processes to make the business succeed
• Quality of character including a desire and willingness to help guide others
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to collaborate effectively with peers

Bonus

• Start-up experience
• SIEM/EDR/Detection & Response platform experience

Perks and Benefits: 

• Competitive compensation and stock equity plan
• Unlimited PTO
• A flexible work environment that supports working from home with a monthly stipend
• Comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, as well as a company sponsored pre-tax retirement savings program

Salary: $160,000 - $190,000

Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Blumira is an inclusive employer. We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, citizenship status, disability, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, medical condition or any protected category prohibited by local, state or federal laws.