[Hiring] Manager, Software Engineer, Agents @Airlock Digital

Role Description

This role is opening as we scale the Agent organization to support a growing enterprise customer base, and it comes with real room to shape both the Windows Agent's technical direction and how the broader Agent team operates.

We are looking for a Manager, Software Engineering to lead a small team responsible for Airlock Digital's Windows, macOS, and Linux Agents. This is a player-coach role with a clear technical focus:

• Remain deeply hands-on in the Windows Agent codebase, shaping architecture, implementing features, reviewing code, and resolving complex defects.
• Manage four to five engineers across the Agent teams, setting clear expectations, coaching performance, supporting career growth, and creating accountability for delivery.
• Own the technical direction and outcomes across supported Windows environments.
• Provide people leadership and delivery oversight for the macOS and Linux Agents.
• Work with product, QA, security, support, and cloud engineering to improve product quality and customer outcomes.
• Participate in an on-call rotation for high-severity Windows Agent issues.

Qualifications

• 8–12+ years of professional software engineering experience, including significant experience building native Windows software in C and C++.
• Deep Windows systems-programming expertise across user mode and kernel mode.
• A record of designing, shipping, and sustaining security-critical endpoint or systems software.
• Proven technical leadership in a mature software product.
• 3+ years of experience managing a small engineering team.
• Clear written and verbal communication, sound judgment, and experience working across engineering, product, and customer-facing functions.
• A bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field is preferred but not required.

Requirements

• Experience with Windows file-system minifilter drivers, the Windows Driver Kit, Filter Manager, or related endpoint enforcement technology.
• Experience with application control, allowlisting, endpoint protection, EDR, anti-malware, or other prevention-focused security products.
• Familiarity with macOS or Linux endpoint software and experience managing engineers working outside the manager's primary technical platform.
• Knowledge of PE/COFF files, Authenticode, catalog signatures, certificate-chain validation, publisher identity, hashing, or PowerShell enforcement mechanisms.
• Experience with native Windows Agent technologies and deployment concerns.
• Practical experience with WinDbg, crash dumps, Event Tracing for Windows, Process Monitor, performance profilers, or development across x86, x64, and ARM64.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401K Plan with 4% Company Match.
• Life and Disability Programs.
• Paid Parental Leave.
• Paid time off and Paid Holidays.
• Volunteer and Birthday Time off.
• Home Office Allowance.