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Senior Software Engineering Manager

Vectra · Austin, TX

Posted about 3 months ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
75 days
Vectra's roles stay open a median of 73 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
0% of Vectra's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Vectra
high
23 stale, 4 reposted of 29 open
Hiring momentum
39 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-10-22

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Vectra's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Vectra.

About this role

As a Senior Software Engineering Manager at Vectra, you will lead engineering teams responsible for foundational platform capabilities, ensuring the delivery of reliable, secure, and scalable software. Your role involves managing team performance, driving project planning and execution, participating in architectural discussions, and improving operational excellence across various platform systems. You will collaborate with multiple departments to enhance engineering efficiency and mentor engineers while communicating progress and risks to senior leadership.

Our read on this posting2.8out of 5
benefits
5/5
freshness
1/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
4/5
pay transparency
0/5

Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Vectra as an employer.

What you need

  • 5+ years of engineering management or technical leadership experience, including ownership of production software, infrastructure, or platform systems
  • Experience leading teams that deliver reliable, secure, and scalable software
  • Strong technical judgment with the ability to discuss architecture, design, code quality, operations, and delivery tradeoffs
  • Experience with modern software engineering practices including code review, source control, CI/CD, automated testing, release management, and operational readiness
  • Strong Linux/Unix proficiency
  • Experience managing Agile delivery practices such as sprint planning, retrospectives, roadmap planning, and project visibility

Nice to have

  • Hands-on experience with AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Packer, or similar platform tooling
  • Experience with Linux internals, Debian packaging, AppArmor, cgroups, networking, iptables/nftables, or OS-level security
  • Experience with Python, Go, C++, or systems/backend development
  • Experience operating production environments and improving reliability, availability, security, and deployment safety
  • Experience applying AI-assisted tooling, automation, or developer productivity improvements to engineering workflows

What you get

  • Competitive base pay
  • Incentive plan eligibility
  • Participation in the employee equity plan (stock options)
  • Health care insurance
  • Income protection / life insurance
  • Access to retirement savings plans

Worth weighing

  • Role involves significant management responsibilities, which may not appeal to all engineers
  • Focus on operational excellence may require a strong commitment to process and discipline
  • No specific salary range mentioned in the posting

Summarised from Vectra's posting. Read the full original.

Listed by Vectra on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-22. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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