Why This Job is Featured on The SaaS Jobs
This Senior Engineering Manager role sits at an intersection that matters in modern SaaS: the control plane for deployed products spanning physical appliances, virtual instances, and cloud-delivered services. Within security SaaS, “sensor management” is effectively the operating layer that determines how reliably customers can deploy, update, and observe distributed components—an area where product expectations are shaped by SaaS-grade UX and automation.
For a SaaS engineering leader, the work signals durable career leverage: building and evolving a management platform, shipping on a regular release cadence, and aligning engineering execution with product and program counterparts. The emphasis on web-application delivery, REST-style architectures, and a DevOps-oriented ownership model maps directly to how many SaaS companies run platform-adjacent product teams, where reliability and customer workflows are part of the feature set.
The listing points to strong fit for a hands-on manager who stays close to code, process, and mentoring, and who is comfortable balancing UI-to-API concerns. It also suits someone who prefers clear operational rhythms (Agile ceremonies, ongoing releases) and is motivated by improving how customers interact with complex, distributed security products.
The section above is editorial commentary from The SaaS Jobs, provided to help SaaS professionals understand the role in a broader industry context.
Job Description
Towards the end of our interview process is an in-person interview.
Do you want to help make the world safe from cyber attack?
At Corelight, we believe that the best approach to cybersecurity risk starts with the network. Attackers can evade endpoint detection, firewalls and many other technologies - but they can’t avoid leaving digital footprints on the networks they traverse. Built on open-source innovations from Zeek, Suricata and YARA and refined through years of real-world use, Corelight transforms network footprints from physical, virtual and cloud networks into actionable insights. Our customers use these insights to speed incident response and proactively hunt for threats.
Role
You will be leading our Corelight sensor management product development team. (Cleverly named “Fleet”) This team is responsible for developing and supporting the management platform for our Corelight family of physical, virtual, and SaaS offerings. This role will require an experienced, hands-on, detail oriented, and low ego engineering leader. The right candidate will have experience delivering web-application software products and leveraging Agile processes to improve team performance. You will partner with Product and Program Management to deliver cloud and on-premise releases on a regular cadence. You will report to the Director of Engineering, Sensors.
Responsibilities
- Lead and mentor the engineering team responsible for developing the management platform for Corelight’s virtual, physical and SaaS offerings.
- Lead development process for the Sensor Management team, including sprint planning and retrospectives, code-reviews, code style guidelines and mentoring team members.
- Have regular one on one meetings with direct reports, grow their skill sets, and motivate them to excel in their careers.
- Lead the evolution of how customers interact with Corelight’s sensor products.
- Work with your team in a hands-on fashion: reviewing code and even implementing features or fixing bugs when appropriate.
- Develop and cultivate a DevOps style of development, where engineers are expected to develop, test, and support their software (with assistance from Quality Engineering and Customer Support).
- Collaborate with our product to develop and launch attractive solutions for novel functionality.
- Partner with other engineering, QE teams to ensure quality and responsiveness of the user experience.
Qualifications
- Strong appreciation and support for our core values: low ego results, tireless service, and applied curiosity.
- Deep understanding of the control-plane layer for managed devices that are deployed at scale.
- A demonstrated history of leading Engineering teams and helping them improve.
- Experience working with Agile development methodologies.
- 5+ years experience delivering Enterprise, Security, or Network products.
- Experience leading delivery of a SaaS product or cloud services is a strong plus.
- Experience programming with Golang and Javascript
- Deep working knowledge of HTTP servers and REST API architectures
- Ability to deliver end-to-end customer value, from UI to API
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
- Strong desire to have fun and be part of a winning team!
Fueled by investments from top-tier venture capital organizations such as Crowdstrike, Accel and Insight, Corelight is the fastest growing network detection and response platform in the industry. Our customers trust us to protect mission-critical assets in leading enterprises, government, and research institutions worldwide. We are leading the way with AI-assisted workflows, machine learning models, cloud security and SaaS-based solutions to arm defenders with the tools and knowledge they need to disrupt cyber attacks. Our team of passionate innovators are dedicated to solving some of the toughest challenges in cybersecurity, while fostering a collaborative, inclusive, and growth-oriented culture.
Corelight is committed to a geographically distributed yet connected employee base with employees working from home and office locations around the world. At Corelight, we take pride in the diversity of our backgrounds and perspectives, and we are committed to fostering an inclusive environment that strengthens our company.
We are looking forward to meeting you. Check us out at www.corelight.com
Notice of Pay Transparency:
The compensation for this position may vary depending on factors such as your location, skills and experience. Depending on the nature and seniority of the role, a percentage of compensation may come in the form of a commission-based or discretionary bonus. Equity and additional benefits will also be awarded.
Compensation Range
$235,000—$289,000 USD
