Senior Manager, Software Engineering (USA Remote)

This Senior Manager of Software Engineering will lead engineering efforts for a core product within the product portfolio, playing a pivotal role in maintaining and evolving a mature, security-critical desktop used by institutions globally. This is a senior technical leadership role requiring expertise in security, reverse engineering, desktop software development, and engineering team management.This position will drive security enhancements, security awareness, product stability, and long-term architectural planning.  Strong technical acumen and leadership skills will be required to ensure reliability, compliance, and scalability. The role also supports broader company OKRs, including security and resilience across the ExamSoft portfolio.What You’ll be Doing: Lead and Empower Security-Focused Engineering Teams. Oversee and mentor a high-performing engineering team responsible for delivering a secure, resilient assessment platform. Drive technical execution with a strong focus on security, privacy, and compliance. Cultivate a culture of proactive risk management, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.Embed Security into Engineering Practices. Champion secure software development lifecycle (SDLC) principles from design through deployment. Ensure security is integrated into CI/CD pipelines, code reviews, and architecture. Advocate for threat modeling, static and dynamic code analysis, and secure-by-design architecture reviews.Drive Advanced Security Testing. Lead efforts in white-box, black-box, and grey-box testing, ensuring thorough coverage of the platform’s attack surface. Oversee initiatives in reverse engineering of software components to identify potential vulnerabilities or security gaps, and guide the remediation process.Guide Security-Critical Desktop and Web Development. Bring technical expertise in secure desktop application development (e.g., C) and cloud-based backend systems (e.g., AWS). Ensure that the exam delivery platform maintains integrity under adversarial conditions, including offline scenarios and tamper attempts.Collaborate Cross-Functionally to Mitigate Risk. Partner with Product, Security, QA, and Compliance teams to identify risks early, prioritize security-related initiatives, and align with institutional, regulatory, and industry standards. Translate technical findings into actionable business decisions for leadership and stakeholders.Establish and Maintain Secure Architecture. Own the evolution of the system architecture with a strong emphasis on scalability, performance, and resilience against tampering and cheating. Continuously assess architectural decisions through the lens of risk reduction and secure isolation of sensitive workflows.Build Security Talent and Capabilities. Hire and develop engineers with a strong security mindset. Mentor the team in areas such as secure coding practices, exploit prevention, and adversarial thinking. Encourage upskilling through security certifications, training, and internal knowledge sharing.Personal Attributes:Experience managing remote stakeholders and working with US based peersStrong Project Management and planning skillsStrong Engineering skills (not required to be hands-on, but ability to perform System Design Reviews if needed)Proactivity and curiosity Get things done attitude Experience in similar roles in a high-tech environmentFluency in an English