Engineering Manager (Acquired Products & VPN) (Remote)
Mode Mobile
SeniorAbout the position
Lead the engineering team for a VPN product, focusing on technical leadership and product integration.
Tech stack
- kotlin
- swift
- go
- node
- postgresql
- aws
- docker
- terraform
- ansible
Requirements
Required:
- 8+ years of professional software engineering experience, including 2+ years managing engineers as a people manager or hands-on tech lead/manager in an agile environment delivering consumer products to end-users
- Strong hands-on technical background, with deep expertise in at least one of our core areas and enough breadth to work effectively across the stack
- Experience leading or being a key contributor in a technical acquisition, migration, or takeover of a live product: due diligence, transition planning, knowledge transfer, and integration into a parent organization
- A track record of raising engineering quality on an inherited system: introducing automated testing, CI/CD, code review, documentation, and security hardening without stopping feature delivery
Nice to have:
- Experience running a consumer VPN, proxy, or privacy product, including operating in restrictive network environments and handling law-enforcement / data requests
- Experience managing distributed, remote, multi-timezone teams, including contractors or a small inherited team
- Experience with subscription businesses: in-app purchases, Stripe, RevenueCat, attribution and analytics (Mixpanel, Amplitude, Firebase)
Responsibilities
- Lead technical onboarding of acquired products from due diligence through transition and steady-state ownership
- Assess inherited architecture, infrastructure, security, vendors, operational risks, and technical debt
- Define and execute the transition plan with the acquired team and Mode stakeholders
- Build and continuously improve a repeatable engineering acquisition playbook
Benefits
- A competitive compensation package
- Participation in the Company's equity plan (for full-time team members)
- Open PTO, generous Company Holidays, and Wellness Days (for full-time team members)
- Remote social activities, including virtual coffee buddies