Senior Engineering Manager, Client Platform

You will lead Client Platform — the team responsible for the software that lives in customer environments and makes NodeZero's autonomous pentests possible. Client Platform owns two sub-teams: Image Build & Release (the factory that produces and signs the NodeZero runner container image) and OTA Services (the system that keeps runners current across thousands of customer environments).

Responsibilities

Lead Client Platform, the team responsible for software in customer environments that enables NodeZero's autonomous pentests; Build, mentor, and grow Client Platform to ~10 engineers across Image Build & Release and OTA Services; Directly manage the Engineering Managers of both sub-teams and set the technical and cultural direction for the full org; Establish engineering norms and a culture of ownership; Lead end-to-end CI/CD workflows to create, sign, and reliably publish the NodeZero runner container image; Own software supply chain security: reproducible builds, image signing, SBOM generation, and vulnerability scanning in CI; Architect and operate the over-the-air update delivery system that keeps NodeZero runners current across thousands of customer environments; Collaborate closely with Security Research to ensure the runner executes new autonomous pentest capabilities as they ship; Act as a Product Owner by partnering with product managers, security researchers, and customer success to manage the client-side roadmap; Travel of up to 5% may be required

Requirements

Demonstrated expertise leading teams that design, build, and operate containerized software (Docker, VM images) deployed into on-premise or customer-managed environments; Experience implementing robust software supply chain practices (secure builds, image signing with cosign or Notary, reproducible builds, vulnerability scanning in CI); Experience designing and operating OTA update mechanisms for distributed agents or edge software at scale, including staged rollouts, rollback, and delivery verification; Ability to reason about correctness in opaque, customer-controlled environments where failure modes cannot be observed directly; Experience building or significantly growing an engineering team, including hiring, onboarding, and establishing engineering norms for shipped software; Proven ability to define and instill engineering culture: rigorous code review standards, robust testing across diverse customer environments, and a strong culture of ownership; Drives high-impact architecture decisions rigorously, requiring design documents, structured reviews, consensus building, and accounting for customer environment variables; Proficient in Go (preferred), Python, or C++; Strong Linux OS-level operations: container runtimes, networking in corporate environments, systemd, process isolation; Experience with CI/CD pipelines for building and signing container images (cosign, Notary v2, or equivalent); Familiarity with OTA update protocols and frameworks: TUF (The Update Framework), Omaha, or custom mechanisms; Understanding of TLS, certificate pinning, and secure software delivery in hostile network environments

Nice to have

Exposure to cybersecurity, pentesting tools, or vulnerability remediation; Experience with cross-platform agents (Windows/Linux) and endpoint telemetry; Background in software running in air-gapped or restricted network environments; Familiarity with SLSA supply chain security framework

Benefits

Health, vision & dental care for you and your family; Flexible vacation policy; Generous parental leave; Equity package (stock options) may be offered; Growth opportunities; Remote work (100% remote company)