Director of Engineering- Applications Group

we are the original API Security vendor pioneering the market as the first vendor in 2018. Since then we have exhibited hyper-growth in a number of customers, threats stopped, and revenue. We saw API security as the security battleground of the future years ago as APIs started to form the foundation of the application innovation needed to drive business success today. Across banks, retail and transportation, IoT, autonomous vehicles, and smart cities, every modern app depends on APIs. Attackers realize APIs are the conduits to all sorts of valuable data and services within the year, APIs are predicted to be the number one application threat vector. Without secure APIs, businesses cannot rapidly innovate. we have delivered the only patented solution to discover all APIs and their exposed data, stop API attackers, and provide remediation details for dev teams to write more secure APIs.
At Salt, were passionate about what we do. We work as a team and embrace new ideas, wherever they come from. We also enjoy all the benefits of a startup environment, including quickly seeing the results of your work, making an outsized impact on our company, and solving diverse challenges.
Want to make a big difference? We encourage you to apply!
About the position:
Salt is looking for a Director to lead our Application Engineering group, the core driver of Salts success, as it delivers most of the value to our customers.
Our team consists of highly experienced, motivated, and innovative problem-solvers who thrive in a fast-paced environment and are great people to work with.
We tackle big data and stream processing at a massive scale, with growing challenges as customer usage expands. This includes on-prem data collection, traffic aggregation from multiple sources, and parameterization for further processing.
What will you do:
Lead and mentor a high-performing engineering team, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence.
Collaborate with product management to define and prioritize engineering initiatives, ensuring alignment with business goals.
Develop and execute the technical roadmap, making strategic decisions on architecture, technology stack, and product enhancements.
Drive the delivery of high-quality, scalable, and reliable software solutions on schedule.
Provide technical leadership, guidance, and support to team leads and engineers, promoting best practices in software development.
Act as a liaison between engineering, other cross-functional teams, and executive leadership.
Foster a culture of continuous improvement, advocating for agile methodologies, automation, and optimization.
Recruit, onboard, and retain top engineering talent, fostering a diverse and inclusive team.