Engineering Manager - Frontends
Ready to join the AQ era?
SandboxAQ is solving challenging problems with AI + Quantum for positive impact. We partner with global leaders in government, academia, and the private sector to identify applications that would benefit from quantum-based applications to current and future commercial challenges. We engage with customers early and throughout the development process to improve market fit.
Our team’s unique approach enables cross-pollination across a diverse range of fields, from physics, computer science, neuroscience, mathematics, cryptography, natural sciences and more! Our success comes from coalescing diverse talent to create an environment where experimental thinking and collaboration yield breakthrough AI + Quantum solutions. Join a culture where thought leadership, diverse talent, employee engagement, and technological impact will create the next tech uproar.
We are deeply committed to education as a means to advance quantum solutions and computing initiatives. We invest in future talent through internship programs, research papers, developer tools, textbooks, educational talks/events and partnerships with universities/talent hubs to attract multi-disciplinary talent. Our hope is to inspire people from all walks of life to be prepared for the quantum era and encourage a path in STEM.
About The Role
The SandboxAQ team is looking for an Engineering Manager to help functionalize the next generation of cybersecurity systems, and particularly focus on our Frontends team. This team is responsible for building & maintaining all the components that use our API, from our user-facing web UI to a developer-focused SDK and third-party integrations. Moreover, as this team is growing and has a large scope, the manager will have to be able to delegate responsibilities and organize that team into multiple and smaller teams.
A successful candidate will excel at leading by example and should have a proven track record of professional software design and development. Knowledge of information security best practices will be considered a plus. The candidate should be able to make individual contributions. The candidate will be part of a diverse team consisting of cryptographers, mathematicians, ML experts, and physicists, where they will play a key role in the efficient and effective enablement of the technologies being developed.
What You'll Do
- Lead a team of software engineers, including actively participating in planning, prioritizing, designing, implementing and reviewing activities
- Contribute technically to projects and products
- Work closely with other engineering teams and product managers
Minimum Qualifications
- Proven track record managing and leading software engineers
- Significant software development experience in one or more programming languages (e.g., Typescript, Python, Go, Rust)
- Proficiency evaluating and organizing technical work accurately
- Strong oral and written communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work in a small team / rapid prototyping environment and deal with uncertainty
Preferred Qualifications
- Expertise in designing and maintaining large-scale data enrichment pipelines
- Competence in one or more of the following practices: Cryptography, Networking, Data-analysis / ML
- Familiarity with modern CI/CD practices
- Experience working one or more Cloud technologies (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP)