Director, Engineering – Emerging Technologies

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San Jose, CA
220K-290K Annually
7+ Years Experience
Artificial Intelligence • Security • Cybersecurity
The Role
The Engineering Director is responsible for leading a team to develop cutting-edge AI-driven threat detection solutions. Key responsibilities include hiring and mentoring engineering talent, strategic planning, technical decision-making, and collaborating with product stakeholders to enhance offerings based on customer feedback.
Summary Generated by Built In

Vectra® is the leader in AI-driven threat detection and response for hybrid and multi-cloud enterprises.

The Vectra AI Platform delivers integrated signal across public cloud, SaaS, identity, and data center networks in a single platform. Powered by patented Attack Signal Intelligence, it empowers security teams to rapidly prioritize, investigate and respond to the most advanced cyber-attacks. With 35 patents in AI-driven threat detection and the most vendor references in MITRE D3FEND, organizations worldwide rely on the Vectra AI to move at the speed and scale of hybrid attackers. For more information, visit www.vectra.ai. 

Position Overview 

Vectra AI’s Office of the CTO is looking for an Engineering Director to lead a team tasked to build an advanced solution in the threat detection and response space. True to Vectra’s heritage, this solution will blend various forms of AI (including Gen AI) and deep security expertise to take SOC capabilities to a new level. The solution will be cloud-native and thus will be open to rapid iteration. The initial customers for the solution are already engaged and providing valuable and timely feedback.

The ideal candidate will have experience with the challenges of early-stage product development and particularly with SaaS-delivered products or services applying data analytics, ML or AI.

The ideal candidate is a leader of high-performance teams who is excited to work on cutting-edge technology and who delights in exceeding customer expectations.

The role reports directly to the CTO.

Responsibilities   

  • Hire a top-class engineering team
  • Be a key partner in the strategic planning process identifying key technical decisions, milestones, roadmap, etc.
  • Build team culture which values rapid iteration with feedback over big bang delivery
  • Identify potential technical risks and quickly determine whether they are real risks
  • Mentor and grow team members in both their technical and soft skills 
  • Participate in architecture discussions and guide the technical direction of the team
  • Interface with product organization to keep stakeholders abreast of progress and discuss what maturing features should be implemented in core product offering

Requirements 

  • Experience leading teams of senior and junior engineers on complex projects with external dependencies
  • 10+ years of software engineering experience in all phases of a software development lifecycle
  • Knowledge of software design principles and leading software development practices
  • Strong communication & collaboration skills
  • Track record of getting things done, taking initiative and challenging assumptions
  • Experience with real-time processing pipelines and surrounding technologies
  • Experience with delivering solutions involving ML, expert systems, or AI within streaming/real-time constraints
  • Solid grounding in the technology of at least one cloud environment (AWS preferred)

Preferred

  • Experience programming in any of the following: python, rust, C++ 
  • Experience with Terraform and CI/CD
  • Knowledge of networking and networking protocols
  • Knowledge of Cybersecurity

Education

  • BS or MS or PhD in Computer Science or similar technical degree

Our competitive total rewards package includes cash compensation within the range provided below. Actual pay for this position may vary based on the hired candidate’s location, experience and relevant incumbent pay position.  

Vectra Total Rewards

$220,000$290,000 USD

Vectra provides a comprehensive total rewards package that supports the financial, physical, mental and overall health of our employees and their families. Compensation includes competitive base pay, incentive plan eligibility, and participation in the employee equity plan (stock options). Specific benefits offered varies by location, but commonly include health care insurance, income protection / life insurance, access to retirement savings plans, behavioral & emotional wellness services, generous time away from work, and a comprehensive employee recognition program.

Vectra is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. 

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. 

 

Top Skills

C++
Python
Rust
The Company
Austin, TX
460 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 2011

What We Do

Vectra® is the leader in threat detection and response – from cloud and data center workloads to user and IoT devices. Its Cognito® platform accelerates threat detection and investigation using AI to enrich network metadata it collects and stores with the right context to detect, hunt and investigate known and unknown threats in real time. Vectra offers four applications on the Cognito platform to address high-priority use cases. Cognito Stream™ sends security-enriched metadata to data lakes and SIEMs. Cognito Recall™ is a cloud-based application to store and investigate threats in enriched metadata. Cognito Detect™ uses AI to reveal and prioritize hidden and unknown attackers at speed. And Cognito Detect for Office 365 and Azure AD™ finds and stops attacks in enterprise SaaS applications and the Microsoft 365 ecosystem. For more information, visit vectra.ai.

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