Senior Engineering Manager - Threat Platform

About AppOmni

AppOmni, a leader in SaaS Security, helps customers achieve secure productivity with their applications. Security teams and owners can quickly detect and mitigate threats using unmatched depth of protection, continuous monitoring, and comprehensive visibility. Trusted by over 25% of the Fortune 100, AppOmni specializes in securing diverse SaaS environments.
Allowing our employees & teams to collaborate and innovate is important to us, and we promote a hybrid work model to encourage engagement and connectivity.  We’re looking for talented individuals located within our hub cities, open to working 3 days per week in-office. 
Hub Cities: San Francisco & San Jose (CA), Denver (CO), Lexington (KY) and New York City (NY)

About the Role

AppOmni is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead and grow our Threat Platform team. In this role, you will oversee critical parts of our platform focused on SaaS security, enabling customers to identify, prioritize, and respond to threats in real time. You’ll collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders, shape technical direction, and lead a high-performing engineering team skilled in Python and Go to build high-volume data pipelines that empower robust SaaS threat detection and analytics.

Key Responsibilities

1. Technical Leadership & Vision
• Define and drive the technical strategy for our Threat Detection and Response initiatives, aligning with AppOmni’s broader goals and product roadmap.
• Champion best practices in SaaS security, threat detection, and high-volume data pipelines, continuously seeking opportunities for improvement.
2. Team Management & Development
• Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing engineering team, ensuring individuals have clear goals, regular feedback, and opportunities for professional development.
• Foster a culture of transparency and shared ownership, where every team member feels supported and valued.
3. Delivery & Execution
• Oversee end-to-end delivery of features and enhancements for threat assessment, incident response, and detection customization.
• Utilize agile methodologies (or similar) to optimize team workflows and accelerate time-to-market for customers.
• Ensure timely pull request (PR) reviews, clear task definitions, and consistent communication of progress and blockers.
4. Customer-Centric Innovation
• Advocate for a customer-first mindset, making data-driven decisions that address real-world SaaS security needs.
• Partner with Product Management to gather feedback, validate assumptions, and refine detection and response capabilities based on market and customer insights.
5. Collaboration & Cross-Functional Alignment
• Collaborate with peer teams (Security Research, Product, Data Science) to share insights, remove roadblocks, and align on overarching business goals.
• Promote open communication and break down silos for a seamless, integrated approach to product delivery.
6. Process & Quality Excellence
• Establish and refine engineering processes to improve code quality, reliability, and performance—particularly for scalable, high-throughput data pipelines.
• Advocate for continuous improvement, early issue detection, and rigorous testing, monitoring, and observability.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of overall Software Engineering experience, including 5+ years as a hands-on engineer
• 2+ years of experience as an Engineering Manager or in a technical leadership role, guiding teams that deliver production-grade SaaS solutions
• Must have SaaS security product experience including security operations and detection engineering
• Expertise with Go, particularly in building high-volume data pipelines or threat detection systems
• Proven track record of managing complex projects with high-performance and high-availability requirements, ideally in security or data-focused environments
• Demonstrated ability to fail fast, learn faster, iterating quickly in agile or agile-esque settings
• Strong communication skills—verbal and written—suitable for a remote-first or distributed workforce
• Nice to have: data engineering" into more nice to have and swap it with security product experience as the must have

What Success Looks Like

• Your team consistently delivers high-impact features on time while meeting or exceeding quality benchmarks
• You cultivate an environment where engineers feel supported, engaged, and empowered to innovate
• You proactively identify and resolve issues early, adjusting course when needed to maintain project momentum
• You align Threat Detection and Response initiatives with AppOmni’s mission, contributing to industry-leading SaaS security solutions
  

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent industry experience.

Culture

Our people are collaborative and supportive as we move quickly to research and develop new ideas, deliver new features to our customers, and iterate on ideas and innovations. We accomplish this by focusing on our five core values: Trust, Transparency, Quality, Customer Focus, and Delivery. Our team is determined to make a difference to positively impact our way of life by securing the technology that is changing the world.

AppOmni is proud to be Certified by Great Place to WorkⓇ, as we seek to build a culture where all employees feel appreciated and supported, especially with clear and honest leadership, employee recognition, and an environment that fosters innovation and collaboration.

We believe diversity fuels innovation and drives growth by bringing a wealth of different perspectives and skills. We’re committed to fostering an inclusive environment where every employee feels valued, heard, and empowered to reach their full potential. Join us in building a workplace where we can all thrive.

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Compensation & Benefits

AppOmni is committed to supporting our employees' financial, professional, and personal well-being. To do this, we take a holistic view of compensation, one that values not just the immediate financial package but also the long-term growth of both our employees and our company. We're committed to pay equity and transparency and encourage all candidates to discuss their salary expectations with us early in the application process.

Our total rewards package includes the following:

• Base Salary: The annual base salary compensation range in the U.S. for this role is $210,000 - $240,000. Final offer amounts are determined by factors such as the final candidate’s skills, qualifications, and experience, as well as business considerations and peer compensation.  Candidates located in the Bay Area may be entitled to a higher salary range. 
• Stock Options: Our vision is to not just grow as a company but to grow together.  By offering stock options, we are inviting you to be an integral part of our journey forward.
• Benefits: The many benefits of employment with AppOmni include working remotely, new hire home office / computer equipment stipend, generous paid time off, paid company holidays, paid floating holidays, paid parental leave, paid sick time and paid family leave for applicable states, health insurance - medical, dental, and vision with HSA option, LifeWorks Employee Assistance Program, company-provided life insurance, AD&D, STD/LTD and additional supplemental life insurance options, 401(k) and Roth retirement saving accounts, and a monthly wellness benefit reimbursement. All benefits are subject to eligibility requirements and plan details. 

The application window is anticipated to close on May 1st, 2025

AppOmni is an equal-opportunity employer. Applicants will not be discriminated against because of race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, disability, pregnancy, marital status, veteran status, medical condition, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. AppOmni is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at [email protected].