About the role
In the cloud, every second counts. On the leading edge of security, Sysdig stops attacks in real-time by instantly detecting changes in cloud security risk with runtime insights and open source Falco. Trusted by a large enterprise customer base, we are a well-funded startup, passionate open source enthusiasts at heart, and problem-solvers who are building and delivering powerful solutions to secure cloud-native applications. We have an organizational focus on delivering value to customers. We appreciate diverse opinions and open dialogue to spur ideas and we believe in working together to achieve our goals. We're an international company that understands how to cultivate an inclusive environment across all teams. And we're a great place to work too - we've been named a "Best Places to Work" by Inc, the San Francisco Business Time, and Built In, with recognitions ranging from "Best
Benefits" to a "Best Company for Happiness". We are looking for driven team members who want to join us on our mission to lead cloud security globally. Does this sound like the right place for you? \n What you will do Team Leadership: Reporting to the Senior Director Engineering you will build, mentor, and lead a high-performing development team for Sysdig's next-generation Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) product. Execution & Delivery: Communicate team priorities, define development tasks aligned with broader organizational goals, and own the planning and tracking of sprint deliverables. Cross-Functional Execution: Drive high-visibility, company-level strategic initiatives across the organization, aligning product, security, and infrastructure teams to push projects across the finish line. Dependency & Constraint Navigation: Masterfully manage complex cross-team dependencies, mitigating timeline shifts and engineering bandwidth constraints without sacrificing quality. Customer & Stakeholder Diplomacy: Act as a key technical touchpoint for stakeholders and customers, managing expectations transparently when
requirements, timelines, or scopes wiggle. Next-Gen AI Workflows: Champion and scale our transition into a purely Claude Code-based development workflow, driving team adoption of AI-native engineering for rapid feature development, refactoring, and code comprehension. AI-Driven Automation: Architect and implement automated pipelines using Claude Code for autonomous testing, continuous maintenance, code review assists, and boilerplate generation to significantly boost team velocity. Architecture & Design: Guide the design of multitenant, cloud-native data processing microservices for high resiliency and performance. Hands-on Engagement: Stay close to the metal by reviewing code developed by
