Software Engineering Manager

Qrypt's mission is to protect the world's data and restore privacy. Qrypt hardens cybersecurity and future-proofs encryption against quantum attacks by eliminating key transmission. Qrypt's unique technology independently generates symmetric keys at multiple endpoints for critical workflows today. We are a passionate team of engineers, physicists, and cryptographers committed to transforming the way the world safeguards data and communications! We are seeking an experienced Software Engineering Manager to lead a team of approximately six software engineers. This role requires a strong hands-on technical leader who can balance people management, project delivery and active participation in software development. You will continually increase your teams' performance by removing obstacles, iteratively improving process, and nurturing cross-functional agile teams. The ideal candidate is technically deep, an effective communicator and comfortable representing the software engineering team in client-facing discussions. This is a NYC/hybrid role with frequent travel to the NYC office.

What you'll do:

• Divide your time between 50% management & 50% technical contribution
• Partner with product and sales to execute a dynamic product roadmap
• Manage, mentor and develop a team of software engineers, fostering a high-performance and collaborative culture
• Own project planning, execution and delivery for the team's work
• Lead from a technical perspective, providing direction and oversight of the design, development, and deployment of secure, scalable cloud native microservices
• Write code, working with technologies and tools such as Rust, Azure, AWS, React, Docker and more
• Drive a modern agile software development process
• Guide technical decision-making, architecture discussions and design reviews
• Participate in client meetings to provide technical briefings, project updates and solution discussions

• 3+ years leadership experience (manager/tech-lead/etc.), 10+ years software engineering experience
• Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a similar domain
• Experience delivering cloud-native microservices with agile development processes
• Experience deploying software to production and maintaining high availability
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presentations and executive briefings
• Familiarity with AI enabled workflows
• Comfortable briefing clients and external stakeholders
• PLUS: TS/SCI or Secret Clearance, * Rust, C/C++, Bazel, SQLite
• React, Typescript
• AWS, Azure, strongSwan/IPsec, Docker

• Competitive Pay & Equity
• Excellent healthcare coverage
• Strong 401K matching program
• Gym Reimbursement
• But above all, be part of an amazing team! Together, we'll make this world a safer place!