Harness is led by technologist and entrepreneur Jyoti Bansal, founder of AppDynamics (acquired by Cisco for $3.7B). The company has raised ~$570M in Series E venture funding, is valued at $5.5B, and backed by top investors including Goldman Sachs, Menlo Ventures, IVP, Google Ventures, J.P. Morgan, Capital One Ventures, Citi Ventures, ServiceNow, Splunk Ventures and more. Harness is building the industry’s leading AI-powered software delivery platform, enabling teams worldwide to build, test, and deliver software faster, safer, and more reliably. Writing code is only 30–40% of the engineering lifecycle — the rest involves testing, deployments, security, compliance, and optimization. Harness brings AI and automation to this outer loop, turning complex, time-consuming workflows into streamlined processes at massive global scale.
The platform includes industry leading products in CI/CD, Feature Flags, Cloud Cost Management, Service Reliability, Chaos Engineering, Software Engineering Insights, Internal Developer Experience, and API discovery, observability, governance, and runtime protection. Over the past year, Harness powered 128M deployments, 81M builds, 1.2T API calls protected, and $1.9B in cloud spend optimized, helping customers like United Airlines and Choice Hotels accelerate releases by up to 75% and achieve 10x DevOps efficiency. With employees in over 25 countries, Harness is shaping the future of AI-driven software delivery — and we’re looking for exceptional talent to help us move even faster.
Harness is seeking a dynamic Engineering Manager to lead the charge in building the next generation of innovations in Continuous Delivery (CD). This isn’t just another leadership role—it’s a unique opportunity to design and deliver impactful features that delight customers, drive ARR growth, and strengthen our leadership in the DevOps space.
In this role, you’ll guide a distributed engineering team spanning multiple geographies, developing new capabilities on top of our platform. You’ll collaborate closely with customers to address escalations, refine feature requirements, and make strategic product decisions that shape the evolution of our CD offering.
We’re looking for a leader who’s not only strong in backend technologies (Java, Go) but also enjoys staying hands-on with code. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced, startup-like environment, embraces ambiguity, and consistently transforms complex challenges into measurable impact.
If you bring energy, innovation, and a passion for delivering exceptional customer experiences, this is your chance to redefine how enterprises deploy software—and leave your mark on the future of DevOps.
About the role- Harness is a market leader in DevOps, constantly innovating to deliver cutting-edge features and expand into new deployment areas. As an Engineering Manager, you’ll play a pivotal role in advancing this vision—staying closely aligned with our customers, building features that attract new users, and expanding adoption across our existing customer base.
- You’ll collaborate with exceptional engineers and architects, driving key technology decisions that power the world-class features distinguishing our product from the competition.
- As a technical leader, you’ll champion code quality, performance, and best practices—ensuring that every line of code is robust, scalable, and production-ready. Beyond execution, you’ll shape and evolve our technical vision, define forward-looking roadmaps, and inspire your team to innovate and push boundaries.
This role isn’t just about managing a team—it’s about building a world-class product that strengthens our position as a leader in the DevOps market.
About you
- Proven Leader: 3+ years leading high-performing engineering teams, balancing technical depth with people leadership.
- Builder’s Mindset: 5+ years building SaaS applications in backend (Java/Go) roles, with a passion for hands-on architecture and coding.
- Organization Builder: A track record of assembling and scaling world-class engineering orgs.
- Global Collaborator: Comfortable leading teams and working with customers across time zones.
- Customer-Obsessed: You’ve directly influenced customer satisfaction and know what it takes to deliver mission-critical, customer-facing software.
- Performance-Driven: Skilled in building multi-tenant SAAS platforms that deliver seamless user experiences.
- Battle-Tested: Strong command of managing production incidents and leading effective on-call rotations.
- Strong knowledge of monitoring, alerting, logging and Performance optimisation in large-scale systems.
- Hands-on experience in various Cloud Platforms or Kubernetes is highly desirable
- Technically Grounded: BS in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
- Accelerating Our Mission to Bring AI to Everything After Code
- Goldman Sachs leads investment in software delivery startup Harness at $5.5 billion valuation
- How Harness runs 16 “startups within a startup” at scale | Jyoti Bansal
- Harness Research Shows AI Visibility Crisis Fueling Security Nightmare
- Harness has been named to the Inc. Power Partner list for software delivery success
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex or national origin.
Note on Fraudulent Recruiting/Offers
We have become aware that there may be fraudulent recruiting attempts being made by people posing as representatives of Harness. These scams may involve fake job postings, unsolicited emails, or messages claiming to be from our recruiters or hiring managers.
Please note, we do not ask for sensitive or financial information via chat, text, or social media, and any email communications will come from the domain @harness.io. Additionally, Harness will never ask for any payment, fee to be paid, or purchases to be made by a job applicant. All applicants are encouraged to apply directly to our open jobs via our website. Interviews are generally conducted via Zoom video conference unless the candidate requests other accommodations.
If you believe that you have been the target of an interview/offer scam by someone posing as a representative of Harness, please do not provide any personal or financial information and contact us immediately at [email protected]. You can also find additional information about this type of scam and report any fraudulent employment offers via the Federal Trade Commission’s website (https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/job-scams), or you can contact your local law enforcement agency.
Top Skills
What We Do
Harness is a leader in AI-native software delivery, dedicated to empowering developers and engineering teams worldwide. We revolutionize how software is built, tested, deployed, and optimized by driving efficiency, reliability, and speed throughout the software development lifecycle. At Harness, we envision a world where developers focus on innovation, free from repetitive tasks, supported by tools that streamline every step.
Our platform leverages AI and automation across all key pillars of software delivery: Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery, Feature Flags and Experimentation, Cloud Cost Management, Security Testing, and more. By automating traditionally manual processes that slow down engineering teams, Harness enables organizations to release software faster, reduce errors, and optimize costs—all while enhancing the developer experience and flexibility.
Harness is transforming software delivery on a global scale. As a pioneer in AI-driven automation, we streamline complex development processes, eliminate inefficiencies, and empower developers to innovate freely. Our mission is ambitious: enabling millions of developers to deliver code faster, more reliably, and with greater ease than ever before.
Why Work With Us
Harness is built on a culture of growth, collaboration, and transparency, where team members are encouraged to push boundaries and solve meaningful challenges. We invest in personal and professional development, value work-life balance, and foster a supportive environment—making Harness an ideal place to make a real impact in tech.
Gallery
