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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Manager, Software Engineering - **Company:** Pindrop Security, Inc. - **Location:** United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $195,000.0 - $235,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, User Authentication, Software as a Service, Cloud Engineering, Continuous Integration, Distributed Systems, Fraud Prevention and Detection, Multi-Cloud, Kubernetes - **Published:** July 24, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.pindrop.com/careers/job-title/?gh_jid=8039363 ## About the Role * You are a technically credible, hands-on leader who can move from strategy to architecture to day-to-day execution without losing the trust of the team. * You are collaborative and culture-driven, and you know how to energize a team while partnering effectively across functions. * You are resilient, calm under pressure, and comfortable making sound decisions in ambiguous or high-stakes situations. * You are an influential communicator who can translate technical priorities and tradeoffs into clear business impact for stakeholders., * 6+ years of experience in software, platform, or cloud engineering, including direct responsibility for team leadership and delivery outcomes. * Strong hands-on experience building and operating distributed systems in AWS and/or GCP, with familiarity in Kubernetes, CI/CD, and cloud-native engineering practices. * Proven ability to lead engineers through execution, improve engineering processes, and deliver reliable systems in production. * Strong technical grounding in modern backend engineering, observability, and operational excellence. Nice-to-haves: * Experience in fraud prevention, authentication, voice biometrics, trust and safety, or related security products. * Prior hands-on experience as a software, infrastructure, or platform engineer before moving into management. * Experience working in high-growth SaaS environments where speed, scale, and cross-functional execution all matter. ## Description As Senior Manager, Engineering for Protect, you will lead a critical engineering area within Pindrop's fraud detection platform. This role combines hands-on technical credibility with strong people leadership. You will help your team build and operate scalable, high-performance services that power real-time fraud detection, while partnering closely with Product, Research, and peer engineering leaders to deliver meaningful customer outcomes. 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